Overview
The Ecommerce Platform Architect will play a crucial role as a tech lead, focusing on the development and definition of technology strategy for digital customer and marketing platforms. This hands-on position involves collaboration with product teams, technology leadership, and strategic partners to craft scalable and resilient solutions. The architect will leverage their extensive experience in omni-channel platforms to influence technology decisions within a dynamic digital environment.
Responsibilities
- Define and develop technology strategy for digital customer and marketing platforms.
- Collaborate with product teams and technology leadership to shape platform architecture.
- Establish engineering principles to ensure solutions are scalable and cloud-first.
- Advise agile teams on impact, risks, and opportunities regarding technical and architectural decisions.
- Stay updated on tech trends and experiment with new digital technologies.
- Identify technology opportunities and introduce new tools across teams.
- Manage technical roadmaps and make informed architecture decisions.
- Support third-party engineering partners by providing guidance and oversight.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in omni-channel multi-cloud platforms within fast-paced international environments, preferably in retail or hospitality.
- Strong background in agile methodologies, including Dev/SecOps practices.
- Expertise in Enterprise Sitecore or similar CMS platforms, including modern implementations.
- Familiarity with modern web technologies such as .NET, React, and Next.js.
- Experience with Azure and cloud infrastructure management.
- Solid understanding of DevOps processes, CI/CD, and engineering best practices.
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, product, and engineering teams.