Principal E Commerce Architect (Java)

As a Principal E-Commerce Architect, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a holistic enterprise architecture view of our organization's E-Commerce landscape , ensuring that it supports the business strategy and goals, while adhering to cloud-first, mobile-first and API-first principles. You will collaborate with key stakeholders including business leaders, product managers, designers, and technology teams to design and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of our digital platform.• Lead solutioning and architecture of the Michaels e-commerce platform in line with business strategies and roadmaps.• Lead cloud solutioning, evaluation and integration of industry solutions with E-Commerce platform to align with overall business strategy.• Architect E-Commerce systems with cloud-first, mobile-first and API-first principles• Design and document overall landscape of organizations e-commerce platform technology and business systems.• Develop and maintain architectural standards, principles, and guidelines.• Establish and enforce governance processes to ensure compliance with architectural standards.• Review and approve project designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.• Provide guidance and mentorship to ensure the development of architectural expertise within the organization.• Oversee project roadmaps and ensure timely completion of deliverables ensuring alignment with approved architecture.• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the organization, including conducting POC's and cost benefit analysis based on various use-cases.• Create and maintain a e-commerce technology roadmap and ensure that technology solutions are scalable, adaptable, and in alignment with the enterprise architecture.• Identify and resolve architectural risks and issues.• Participate in project estimations, explore innovative approaches and solutions.• Serve as subject matter expert across businesses or technology groups where integrated solutions are required.

Minimum Education• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience• Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills• Extensive experience in architecting large enterprise systems with a strong focus on cloud architecture, integration, and e-commerce platforms.• Proven experience in architecting and building solutions on major cloud platforms (Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure) using cloud-first principles.• Ability to apply principles of application and infrastructure architectures, including the distinction between contextual, conceptual, logical, and physical layers.• Knowledge of multiple technology domains including software development languages and platforms, infrastructure platforms, data management and database technologies, networking technologies, security frameworks and tools.• Knowledge of software or hardware design, selection and deployment techniques and methodologies• Awareness and understanding of application of architecture design methodologies and frameworks.• Hands on working on Microservices, Event driven, APIs-first, Cloud native and Headless architecture using Java, Spring boot.• Development experience with full stack development using UI technologies like React.• Proficiency in API security frameworks, token management, and user access control.• Solid foundation and understanding of relational and NoSQL database principles.• Proven track record of executing on the full product lifecycle (inception through deprecation) to enable highly scalable solutions.Minimum Type of experience the job requires• 10+ years of related experience• 5+ years of experience in a solution/technical architect role• Expertise in specific domain of responsibilityOther• Relevant certifications in cloud architecture and e-commerce domain.• Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment.• Previous experience in mentoring and leading engineering teams.• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.Preferred Education• Master's degree or PhD in related field• 15+ years of related experiencePreferred Type of experience the job requires• Retail systems implementation and experience