eCommerce Solution Architect

New Jersey  ‐ Onsite
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Description:
The Solution Architect is responsible for developing and supporting the US eCommerce program. Key responsibilities include overall technical direction, hands-on software development, managing a team of software engineers, and critically understanding the commercial value of the digital product. Working in close Tandem with the lead Project Manager, the Solution Architect will play a key role in prioritizing software development efforts delivering timely and high quality projects for the business. As the technical leader responsible for the overall integrity of the E-commerce platform, the Solution Architect with have accountability for meeting commercial targets including increasing usage, optimizing operations, and excellent customer experience.

Responsibilities:
Leads the design, development, configuration, installation and upgrade of digital products
Work with the commercial business to understand current and future project requirements, providing guidance and thought leadership on the feasibility of the projects. If a prototype is required, the Digital Product Solution Architect would be responsible to lead its development.
Collaborates with other software engineers to ensure code re usability that conform to SOA standards and knowledge sharing between the development team(s).
Perform Architecture level Quality Control Reviews and sign-off on every project being delivered by the team before it is released for QA testing.
Work with other architectural functions to establish and maintain a solid information repository with updated architecture documents, standards document for development processes/tasks and API documentation for the department.
Oversee problem solving initiatives, especially on the more complex issues.
Mentor developers in reading and building architecture, development concepts, software development.
Facilitate and own communication of the various programs to key business partners including Business Technology colleagues and regional technical product management leadership.
Identify areas for improvements both at the individual and team level.
Incorporate feedback into optimizing behaviors that drive overall improvement.
Educate the organization on new technologies, patterns and broadly industry trends.

SKILLS:

Qualifications:
University Degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
5-7 years' experience in the analysis, design, development, and deployment of E-commerce platforms.
5-7 years of experience in a commercial environment with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and resources concurrently. Business process analysis and design; ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
Extensive management experience demonstrated through multiple successful software product launches, leading teams, and executing programs/projects.
Domain knowledge gained in software product management preferred but not essential.
Clear understanding of software development life cycle and application support; working knowledge of networking and systems design.
Familiarity and experience with mobile technologies required.

Technical Competencies:
JavaScript, PHP, Service-oriented Architecture
Must be fluent in PHP, Objective-C, Javascript/AJAX/JSON
Familiarity with other languages are a big plus (C++, .Python, etc).
Frameworks (Magento, iOS)
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Knowledge of VMware Virtual Center and vSphere 5.x
Demonstrated ability working with medium environments, preferably 10 or more systems
Knowledge of backup methodologies and backup technologies.
Experience with LAMP systems and web services
Basic understanding of network applications and Internet protocols including DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SNMP, SMTP, Spanning Tree, Firewalls, load balancers, SSL Acceleration, TCP, UDP, etc.
Release/Version Management (Github, SVN)

Professional Skills
Highly developed communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to influence and persuade through personal credibility, integrity and professionalism
Excellent written and oral communication skills

Start date
n.a
From
Synectics
Published at
10.10.2014
Project ID:
788883
Contract type
Freelance
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