Distinguished, Architect

Distinguished Architect

We are seeking a talented and passionate Distinguished Architect to join our team. You will serve as a visionary hands-on leader, actively coding, setting the technical direction and architectural standards across multiple domains and business units. You will drive enterprise-wide technology strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and ensure that Walmart's solutions are innovative, scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term business goals.

The Local Marketplace Initiative is a strategic priority for Walmart, aiming to expand our platform to connect local sellers and customers, enhance assortment, and drive community engagement. To ensure the success of this initiative, it is critical to have a dedicated End-to-End Architect who can provide holistic technical leadership across all phases of the program.

We bring a passion that is unmatched, and our efforts have an epic impact on the world around us, both inside and outside of work. With colleagues across the nation, we strive to create a sense of belonging, with no shortage of guidance and support for you as you grow and develop your career here.

*Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this position*

What you'll do:

• Define and champion architectural blueprints, standards, and best practices across the organization.
• Set the vision for cross-domain and cross-platform integration, ensuring reusability, consistency, and future-readiness.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks, providing strategic recommendations for enterprise adoption.
• Author technical position papers and thought leadership on architecture and technology trends.
• Guide the selection and evolution of technology stacks for diverse business needs.

Technical Leadership & Innovation:

• Mentor and guide senior architects and engineering leaders on advanced architectural patterns, coding standards, and technology trends.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, enterprise-scale systems with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability.
• Oversee the development and deployment of telemetry, automation, and CI/CD pipelines at scale.
• Drive the adoption of secure coding practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Strategic Requirement Analysis & Solution Design:

• Lead enterprise-level requirement analysis, ensuring alignment with Walmart's strategic objectives.
• Mediate and resolve conflicting requirements among business units and stakeholders.
• Prioritize and shape the roadmap for enterprise solutions, focusing on innovation and business value.
• Guide the creation of user stories and epics for complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Security & Compliance Architecture:

• Set the vision for secure software development, data protection, and compliance across all products and platforms.
• Oversee vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and the implementation of robust security architecture.
• Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and industry standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR, PCI).

Stakeholder Influence & Executive Leadership:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, influencing technology investment and business strategy.
• Lead enterprise-wide discussions, build consensus, and drive decision-making using data-driven insights.
• Represent Walmart in external forums, industry groups, and technology communities.

Talent Development & Culture:

• Attract, develop, and retain top technical talent through mentorship, coaching, and workforce development initiatives.
• Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning across the technology organization.
• Model Walmart's values and ethical standards in all interactions.

Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation:

• Drive the adoption of new technologies and digital transformation initiatives at scale.
• Champion a growth mindset, encouraging experimentation, and support intelligent risk-taking.

What you'll bring:

• Deep working knowledge of all aspects of Cloud native distributed system development: Azure/ GCP/ WCNP preferred
• Polyglot working with Full stack, multi-platform, large scale low latency architectures, micro-services architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring software development engineers, leaders, architects, and leading engineering projects, guiding engineering teams on engineering excellence; solid system design; hands on coding experience.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional project development and in collaborating with other scrum teams, QA, Release Management, Program Management, and TechOps
• Proven experience in the design, development, and scaling of software platforms for large user bases, focusing on modularity and extensibility.
• Platform-focused decision-making, balancing technical and business needs in fast-paced, complex environments to ensure performance and scalability.
• Experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams to align on platform goals.
• Strong business acumen, integrating technical vision with strategic business insights.
• Exceptional and concise verbal and written communications skills

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

About Walmart Global Tech:

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Living the Walmart Value:

Focus on our Associates / Belonging - Identifies, attracts, and retains top talent; builds a high-performing team; embraces a culture of belonging

Benefits and Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great benefits include a 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, flexible working hours, and more.

We are reimagining the tech workplace by making a permanent transition to virtual work for most of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success. We'll collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00