Job description

Job Role: Enterprise Architect
Job Location: London, UK/ Amsterdam, NL ad Belgium


In the role of an Enterprise Architect, you will consult with our customers to define End-to-End Solution Architecture for large scale digital experience transformation landscapes that includes but not limited to Digital Commerce, Marketing and Content Management, Digital Experience Platform, Customer Experience Management Programs across Europe.
You will be pivotal to problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on technology choices, technical implementation, project processes, deliverables. As a thought leader in your domain, you will be the key advisor to architecture and design decisions. You will anchor business pursuit initiatives and in-house capability building. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.

Required
• 15-17 years of overall industry experience in Java/J2EE based applications including Digital Commerce, Content Management and Marketing
•5-6 years of experience Architecting end to end solution in Digital Experience platforms such as Acquia, SAP Hybris, CPQ or other Ecommerce for B2B, B2B2C and B2C platforms
•Experience in defining the Digital Strategy for Experience platforms, Ecommerce platform, roadmap for implementation and Product Evaluation.
•Provide best-fit architectural solutions for one or more projects. Implement solutions and create technology differentiation
•Participation in pre-sales activities. Create solution, assist in defining scope and sizing of work
•Expertise and knowledge in new technical paradigms such as Headless system implementations. Knowledge of disparate Digital Experience and Commerce products for competitive analysis
•Establish vendor connects and leverage partnerships. Nice to have experience in working with product Alliance partners and Professional Services for Joint Solutions/Joint Proposals
•Consultation to project leads and developers on implementation approaches and problems.
•Deep experience in working with Client Business Users for Requirement Gathering, Analysis and Design
•Prepare the standards and guidelines for technical designing based on various business goals and specific inputs from the clients
•Recommend necessary changes in the existing experience platforms, e-commerce applications and work for its efficient functioning, revenue generation, and cost savings
•Coordinate with the web developers, e-commerce marketing team, and e-commerce analysts for the effective completion and working of the e-commerce application
•Identifying technical risks and problems in the design, implementation and at run-time
•Experience in
•Implementation of Commerce platforms (SAP Hybris, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce/Magento, Commercetools, etc.), Product Catalog, Path to Purchase, Order Management and Integration with Back-end systems like SAP ERP or 3rd party systems
AND/OR
•Experience with Customer/Digital Experience platforms (Adobe, Sitecore, Contentful, Contentstack, etc.) in Content Management, Global/Flexi Search, Order Management system integrations.
•1 or 2 implementations of Global Rollout.


Preferred
•Leadership
oDemonstrable integrity, empathy and emotional intelligence
oAbility to set direction and then mobilise the commitment of team individuals
oShares new ideas and consistently demonstrates openness to the opinions and views of others.
• Working Style
oPrimarily a relationship builder that builds formal and informal professional networks and maintains and extends networks within, across and external to organizational boundaries.
oObtains and shares information, ideas and problems, cross collaboration ability
oIs forward looking and future oriented
oMobilizes others to support change
oExcellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking and consulting skills
oChallenges conventional thinking and traditional ways of operating, and invites stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities.
•Communication skills
oAbility to communicate digital concepts and technologies to business leaders
oAbility to communicate business concepts to technologists
oAbility to provide strong technical operational guidance to technologists and feedback to architecture
oAbility to conduct planning sessions
oAbility to influence others by communicating ideas or positions in a persuasive manner that builds support, agreement or commitment
oAble to exert strong influencing and negotiation skills
oBuilds a trust-based relationship with key stakeholders. Uses a formal and informal network to gather information.


Personal
Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include:
•High analytical skills
•A high degree of initiative and flexibility
•High customer orientation
•High quality awareness
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills