What are the responsibilities and job description for the Solutions Architect position at Agility Partners?
The role will primarily be supporting e-commerce platforms, focusing on online retail solutions. One of the key responsibilities will be to provide expertise in architecting sustainable solutions and mature IT processes.
Responsibilities:
- Work with business leaders and enterprise architects to align solution architecture with enterprise strategy
- Foster an environment of innovation within the e-commerce team, taking the initiative to move us in the best technical direction to meet our needs
- Understand and document functionality requirements within the e-commerce space
- Work with internal teams to provide solutions for process improvement, whether coding or 3rd party integration
- Develop an understanding of the e-commerce business models and their unique challenges
- Recommend and oversee a technical modernization roadmap that meets the needs of e-commerce business and aligns to the broader Technology approved architecture; ensuring that solutions meet key requirements of reliability, supportability, resilience, security, and performance
- Reviewing code changes that have been made and ensure practices adhere to internal and external regulations and practices
- Provide consultation and guidance to product owners as well as mentoring and oversight to application developers; act as a technical subject matter expert for the e-commerce platform.
- Assist technical teams in performing technical problem-solving and troubleshooting in the areas of e-commerce and integrations.
- Oversee the implementation of proper software development lifecycle practices
- Mentor team members on proper practices for testing and reporting
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
- 4 years of proven experience as a solution architect or equivalent role
- Hands-on experience in software development or system engineering
- Familiarity with programming languages like C#, NodeJS, and Python
- Familiarity with eCommerce platforms and integration API’s
- Knowledge of strategic IT solutions and best practices
- Knowledge of CI/CD deployment practices
- Excellent analytical and organization skills
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills (presentations, documents, emails)
- The ability to work independently and in a team environment
Special Skills and/or Training Desired:
- Experience working with OroCommerce
- Experience working with API’s
- Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment
- Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps
- Experience with AWS Managed Services
