Position: Technical Architect
Company: Astound Commerce
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Job Purpose

To deliver the design of architecturally complex Digital Commerce platform engagements for our clients. 

- Provide confident technical leadership on client projects including platform migrations, new implementations, and support engagements
- Guide successful implementation of 3rd party integrations using past experience and industry best practices in technology, features, performance, and scalability
- As compared to the Solution Architect role, a Technical Architect should expect to collaborate more closely with the Development Lead on engineering activities and technical specifications

In this role, you will get to

- Gather and refine requirements/user stories to translate business objectives into technical tasks
- Architect digital commerce solutions with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Lead client-facing discovery sessions for specific integrations, and present the resulting solutions
- Refine and improve our technologies and services 
- Perform high-level estimations
- Engage with clients and BA to gather and document integration requirements
- Consult with UX and BA on the creation of storefront requirements
- Collaborate with development lead on code architecture, reviews, releases, and development workflows
- Give direction to the development lead on operational decisions
- Assist Sales with engineering and solutioning efforts during pre-sales engagements
- Provide technical leadership of internal business initiatives with constraints, goals, budgets, and timelines
- Contribute to and maintain a showcase of solutions created on various platforms
- Deliver educational workshops when needed

Your skills and qualifications

- 5+ years developing and/or architecting digital commerce solutions including expertise in enterprise-level e-commerce platforms (SFCC, SAP Hybris, Magento, Salesforce Core Platform, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, CommerceTools)
- 2+ years experience as a team development lead, merging code, releasing code, and managing development teams.
- Experience in leading engagements end to end, providing solutions leadership, content, and governance to consulting initiatives and projects
- Experience in agile and waterfall software development methodologies
- 2+ years work experience in a direct customer-facing and implementation delivery role in a Consulting or professional services organization focused on providing digital e-commerce experiences (desired)
- Bachelor Computer Science or related degree (desired)
- Expert-level proficiency in digital commerce platforms (e.g. SFCC) and programming language (e.g. JavaScript)
- Business communication skills that help guide project team interactions with clients, including requirements gathering and/or user story refinement
- Managing projects and resolving project-related issues
- Self-starter, disciplined, proactive, and collaborative
- Information processing skills including data modeling, organization of large data sets, scripting, and task automation

What we offer in return

- Well-structured processes
- Knowledgebase of the world’s largest eCommerce delivery team
- Professional training and certifications
- Off-the-Charts Career Growth: Сlear career path and a performance review system, career coaching, training and certifications, mentoring and knowledge sharing
- Well-being Is Top Priority: Parental leave, paid time off, comprehensive health and medical plans
- Real Work-Life Balance: Remote, in-office, or hybrid working modes; flexible hours; work-life balance support on every stage and level
- Culture of Success: Culture of collaboration that encourages innovation every step of the way; 20 offices spanning four continents bring diverse perspectives that drive tangible results for our clients worldwide

Why work for Astound Commerce?

Whether you’re working directly with our world-renowned clients or with your Astound colleagues from around the globe, you will shape the future of digital commerce, using emerging technologies and innovative approaches.