Solution Architect - Retail

OVERVIEW

As Solution Architect you will be responsible for developing leading edge digital
solutions that span multiple functions, like Product, Engineering, QE, UX, MarTech,
and Data. You will help shape technology strategy, evolve and future proof our
platform. The ideal candidate will be motivated and proactive with a strong technical
background, leadership, and communication skills; and a track record of delivering
high-quality software.
 
RESPONISBILITIES

• Support the development and execution of the enterprise architecture strategy,
  roadmaps, and governance frameworks aligned with the retail business goals
• Conduct research, analyze, design, and deliver enterprise architectures
  tailored for the retail industry, encompassing infrastructure, resiliency,
  security, governance, automation, and integration
• Evaluate new technologies and determine their applicability in delivering SaaS
  for digital retail operations
• Provide architectural guidance and collaboration across stakeholder
  organizations to ensure solutions meet fashion retail industry requirements
• Lead cloud readiness assessments, application modernization initiatives, and
  cost-benefit analyses for retail systems
• Design deployment architectures for enterprise services, user experience and
  systems/applications operational excellence to achieve optimal performance,
  fault tolerance, redundancy, and scalability in retail environments
• Oversee the integration of omnichannel delivery methods and mobility
  experiences for seamless retail customer experiences
• Work with implementation teams to successfully take concepts to delivery
• Collaborate and contribute towards a culture of innovation, excellence, pushing
  for adoption of good engineering practices, managing waste and technical debt
  to a minimum.
• Embrace calculated risk-taking, necessary to promote business goals as a top

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10 years of overall technical experience with at least 5 years leading teams as a solutions
• Previous experience in driving composable commerce solutions for B2C digital
  commerce capabilities on web/mobile/app platforms.
• Use of AI/data centric approaches to scale customer journeys and digital back-
  end systems.
• Proven track record of collaborating on high level abstract problem, business or
  technical and turning them into successful features.
• Strong systems engineering background, distilling simple solutions for complex
  technical challenges, spanning define, design, develop, deploy, and operate
• Experience working with distributed team members both onshore and offshore
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build
  relationships easily and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. 
• Well versed with UX methodologies, back-end integrations, Agile, CI/CD,
  DevOps, automation to build low touch systems.
• A coach and mentor who can demonstrate the craft of technology and show the
  way to remove roadblocks.
• Experience developing capabilities with leading ecommerce platforms like
  Shopify, BigCommerce, Salesforce Cloud. Having a good understanding of
  helping make Buy vs Build decisions.
  Integration experience with incorporating third party products/vendors to
  enhance ecommerce capabilities.
• Experience with major cloud providers – AWS, Azure, GCP
• Familiarity with modern frameworks and libraries – React, Vue, Next.js
• This position will require you to work onsite at either our Beverly Hills or Sam Ramon office.