Data & Integration Architect

Job description

At Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC), we’re not just about business—we’re about building a community where you can thrive. Based in Tyler, Texas, BGC is home to five unique banners—Brookshire's Grocery Company, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, Fresh by Brookshire's, and Reasor's—operating over 215 + stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. We’re all about creating a workplace where you can thrive. At BGC, you matter, your contributions are celebrated, and your future is unlimited. Whether you're launching your career or ready to level up, you’ll find a supportive team, endless growth opportunities, and a chance to make an impact. Here’s what sets us apart: Wellness that works for you: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage. Flexibility and freedom: Paid time off to relax, recharge, and enjoy life. Ownership that empowers: 401(k) plan to help you build a solid future that the Company contributes to. Savings for your lifestyle: Exclusive employee discounts on the things you need most. Investing in your dreams: Scholarships and educational support to fuel your growth. Adventure awaits: Access to a 205-acre outdoor recreation area for unwinding, connecting, and having fun. When you join BGC, you’re not just starting a job—you’re becoming part of something bigger. We’re here to support your goals, inspire your journey, and celebrate your wins. Job Summary: Leads and designs the data and integration architecture, with projects and application progression. Participates in the delivery of numerous key business objectives and the integration of data to other BGC and partner technologies and systems. Assists in overall data integrity responsibilities ensuring information transferred from source systems remains at the highest level of data integrity. Works closely with the BSM, Technical Services and Enterprise Architecture to design and implement innovative methods and technologies across the business application portfolios. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Defines tools for basic data transfer, file share, ETL, application integration and Enterprise Service Bus capabilities to optimize IT systems. Architects the strategic integration and data architecture roadmap and creates an implementation plan for customer, article, sales data, and integration technologies. Initiates and develops an enterprise ERD, enterprise data retention, and archiving strategy. Regulates future integrations in the Company’s business process model using appropriate technologies. Oversees the execution of the roadmap for systems of record for data and supporting integrations. Researches and establishes a comprehensive integration framework for cloud and internally hosted systems. Supports data flow processes, end to end, for projects and initiatives including troubleshooting of data issues. Prepares and monitors a defined source for foundational catalog of systems of records for data and transactional objects and supporting APIs. Develops and monitors the implementation standards and patterns to ensure stability and accuracy of the implementation. Maintains and enforces best practices to facilitate optimized software development and transfer of information. Contributes to enterprise guidelines, standards and principles as precedents are discovered and adopted. Collects requirements, evaluates systems, and coordinates team initiatives relating to IT solutions to resolve business challenges. Creates solution prototypes and implements proof of concepts. Identifies and recommends appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership. Works with business and technology subject matter experts to derive end-to-end solutions that provide value to the enterprise and complies with standards and guidelines set forth by Enterprise Architecture. Participates in design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture. Ensures projects solution architecture is documented using templates and architect tooling. Supports project managers in the effective implementation of systems solutions for internal business partners. Provides guidance and creates standards around adopting new technologies (i.e. Prem vs Cloud). Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Advanced knowledge of all aspects of enterprise technologies including network, infrastructure, applications, security, and cloud technologies. Advanced knowledge of technical design, documentation, and implementation of information systems. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Advanced knowledge of Application Integration, including but not limited to WebMethods, SAP PI, Tibco, and MuleSoft. Advanced knowledge of ETL Tools, including but not limited to Boomi, SAP Data Services, Informatica, and Alteryx. Advanced ability to design and build data integrations. Advanced ability to architect data stores, repositories, and data models. Advanced ability to translate business requirements to data and integration models. Must have a strong command of broad and general technical concepts. Intermediate mathematical skills. Ability to prepare project reports, presentations, and related correspondence. Ability to apply strong critical analysis to business scenarios. Ability to accurately estimate project planning and completion times. Ability to understand technical ramifications of recommendations and decisions. Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form. Ability to show information in presentation or diagram form. Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Ability to lead and motivate others. Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes. Ability to research information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to reason, form concepts and recognize and solve problems. Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information. Ability to comprehend, interpret and explain complex information. Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays. Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible. Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor. Education, Experience and Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in related field required and 10 or more years of related experience: or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education. Experience with Architecture & Integration required. Experience with developing cloud, data, development, and delivery IT roles in advancing capacity preferred. Experience leading data integration efforts preferred. Three years of Information Technology Architecture experience required. Extensive experience in technical design, documentation, and implementation of information systems. Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy. Physical Demands: Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus. Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching, or handling. Continuously required to use fine finger movements (ex. sorting and typing). Continuously required to sit for long periods of time. Frequently required to talk and hear. Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 40 lbs. Occasionally required to bend, kneel, or squat. Attendance at work required. Work Context and Environment: Work is generally performed in an office environment. Quiet to moderate noise level. Ready to find your place? BGC is “A Career Where You Belong.” Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for its partners and customers. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age , disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.