Architect, Ecommerce Technical
Chico's FAS
Fort Myers, FL
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
This position is responsible for designing Enterprise-wide solutions to include specific expertise in Digital, E-Commerce and Cloud solutions.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Accountable for leading, developing, and delivery of E-Commerce architecture for Chico’s commerce function. This includes domain models, principles, current-state and target state architectures, and roadmaps.
- Drives innovation in the E-Commerce domain (Cloud Adoption, Microservices, Omni-Channel initiatives, Personalization, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence).
- Writes functional, technical and architecture specifications and diagrams for feature enhancements, integrations, and solutions.
- Demonstrates leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why,” and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and a recommendation.
- Responsible for defining the incremental state architectures, design patterns, and implementing best practices for E-Commerce.
- Partners with external vendor partners as needed to implement solutions.
- Serves as the Digital E-Commerce expert and spearheads all facets of Chico's Digital Initiatives.
- Partners and builds trusted relationships with key stakeholders, Digital Product Owners, Engineers to drive and manage the technology planning, solutioning and implementation for large, strategic, complex multi-system Commerce projects.
- Values individuality and the diverse talents of their team. Leads the team by communicating expectations, providing guidance, delivering feedback, and empowering the team to be their best.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Sciences, Engineering, or related field
- An equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered
- 7+ years of overall experience with Digital ecosystem and E-Commerce domain (E-Commerce, PIM, Search, Order Management Systems, Loyalty, Digital Marketing)
- 3+ years of experience as a Digital/eCommerce Architect (preferably in Retail domain)
- Extensive experience in supporting large scale E-Commerce implementations
- Experience with one or more public clouds GCP, Azure, AWS
- Experience with modern microservices architecture using Service Mesh, API Gateways, Cloud Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proven track record in setting and defining architectural solutions and designs aligned with target architecture; GraphQL, RESTful API development, microservices development, solid understanding of design impacts to performance, security, resiliency, and maintainability.
- Hands-on experience with front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, node.js, React/Angular, CDNs will be a big plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication ability
- Passion for technology and expanding your skills