What are the responsibilities and job description for the Solution Architect (eCommerce) / Chicago, IL position at AB2 Consulting, Inc.?
Architecture And Design
- Design scalable, secure, and composable eCommerce architectures using Azure cloud technologies, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards.
- Oversee the integration of eCommerce platforms with other systems, utilizing Azure Integration Services (AIS) and Azure API Management (APIM) to manage data flow, migration, and synchronization, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Design robust security measures, including encryption, two-factor access controls, and OAuth2, to protect customer data and prevent fraud, ensuring compliance with client’s security standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, project managers, and business stakeholders, to deliver eCommerce solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and maintain detailed technical documentation.
- Evaluate and lead the selection of third-party vendors and technologies that align with the eCommerce strategy.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, systems engineering, or a related field.
- Experience developing system designs, strategies, evaluations, and roadmaps.
- Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences.
- Experience with composable software architectures that leverage an API-first approach and microservices.
- Experience with delivering software in the Azure cloud using modern CI/CD processes and delivery capabilities.
- Specific experience with eCommerce platforms (such as ATG, Magento, Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical staff at all levels of the organization.
- Solid understanding of product management, agile principles, and development methodologies. Capable of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, considering technical and architectural debt.
- Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent analytical and technical skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Skilled at influencing, guiding, and facilitating stakeholders and peers in decision-making.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams.
