Commerce Architect

Tenth Revolution Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £90k

Up to 4 weeks abroad per year

Learning platforms access

Certifications support

Government programmes exposure

Multidisciplinary teams

Cloud/AI technologies access

Job summary

Tenth Revolution Group is seeking a Commerce Architect to lead the design and delivery of modern digital commerce platforms for global brands. You will shape architecture strategy, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive transformation projects.

The role emphasizes cloud-native designs, security, and scalable solutions, with hybrid work and international opportunities. Strong leadership and client-facing capabilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience on agile software development projects in a commerce context.
• Proven ability to design and document scalable, complex distributed architectures for front-office and commerce solutions with cloud-native emphasis.
• Experience with leading front-office/commerce platforms (Salesforce Commerce Cloud, commercetools, SAP Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce, Shopify Plus).
• Ability to provide technical leadership to multi-location teams and guide architecture decisions.
• Strong SDLC and agile methodologies knowledge from an architectural perspective.
• Experience in system integrations and data modeling for B2C/B2B ecosystems.
• Understanding of AI/Generative AI applications in commerce architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures for digital commerce and customer platforms.
• Translate business strategy into scalable, secure technical solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout delivery and ensure technical excellence.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Analysts, Developers and Delivery Leads.
• Advise senior stakeholders on architecture strategy and transformation roadmaps.
• Drive digital transformation and modernise legacy platforms while delivering value.
• Ensure security, governance, resilience and performance standards.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Agile experience

Technical communication

Problem solving

Continuous learning

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud-native architectures

Tools

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

commercetools

SAP Commerce Cloud

Adobe Commerce

Shopify Plus

Job description

Role is also available in Bristol and Manchester

Hybrid 2/3 days in office

Security Clearance Required or Eligibility to Obtain

Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Are you passionate about designing modern digital commerce platforms that transform customer experiences and drive business growth? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and technology?

We're looking for an experienced Commerce Architect to help global organisations shape the future of digital commerce through innovative, scalable, and customer-centric solutions.

What You'll Do

As a Commerce Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of cutting-edge digital commerce and customer experience platforms, working with some of the world's leading brands.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Designing and evolving end-to-end technical architectures for digital commerce and customer platforms
• Translating business strategy and client requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing technical solutions
• Providing hands-on architectural leadership throughout delivery, ensuring architectural integrity and technical excellence
• Collaborating with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Delivery Leads to deliver successful outcomes
• Advising senior client stakeholders on architecture strategy, technology choices, and transformation roadmaps
• Driving digital transformation initiatives and helping organisations modernise legacy platforms while delivering incremental value
• Ensuring solutions meet security, governance, resilience, and performance standards
• Identifying and mitigating technical risks across complex programmesExploring how AI and emerging technologies can enhance customer experiences, platform capabilities, and architectural practices

What We’re Looking For

We're seeking architects who combine technical excellence with strong consulting and leadership skills.

You’ll ideally bring:

To thrive as an Architect in our Commerce foundry, you will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, architectural design capabilities, and effective communication skills. We are looking for practitioners who can translate vision into tangible technical solutions, guide development teams, and ensure the successful implementation of complex digital commerce platforms.

Your experience should include:

• Experience: Significant experience working on agile software development projects, working as an Architect or adjacent role (e.g. Senior Developer, Technical Lead)
• Solution Architecture & Design: Proven ability to design and document robust, scalable, and complex distributed application architectures for B2C and/or B2B front-office and commerce solutions. Experience with cloud-native architectures is a must.
• Commerce Platform Expertise: Demonstrable experience as a Solutions Architect with leading front-office/commerce platforms aligned with composable principles (e.g., Salesforce Commerce Cloud, commercetools, SAP Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce, Shopify Plus, etc). A clear understanding of the role these technologies play in the broader digital customer landscape is essential.
• Technical Leadership & Guidance: Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, best practices, and effective problem-solving. Experience coaching and supporting multi-location development teams.
• Architectural Principles & Methodologies: Strong understanding of architectural patterns, software development lifecycle (SDLC), and agile development methodologies from an architectural perspective. Ability to bridge the gap between old and new world technology landscapes and chart a path from one to the other, with demonstrable experience of helping clients to modernise complex legacy estates and guiding them on legacy monolith decommissioning.
• System Integration & Data Architecture: Experience in designing complex system integrations and defining data models for broader front-office and commerce ecosystems (e.g., PIM, OMS, CDP, CRM, Marketing Automation).
• Performance, Scalability & Security: Expertise in designing solutions that meet high standards for performance, scalability, and security, including knowledge of security principles and standards.
• AI in Architecture: A practical understanding of how Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI can be integrated into front-office and/or commerce architectures to enhance functionality, improve customer experience, and optimise operations. Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and techniques to improve architectural design processes and personal productivity.
• Technical Communication & Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent ability to concisely articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, present architectural designs, and collaborate effectively with client technical teams and project stakeholders. Good knowledge of the digital vendor landscape, including experience engaging with vendor selection processes for digital customer solutions, articulating the technical and commercial rationale for choices.
• Problem-Solving & Innovation: A proactive and analytical approach to solving complex technical challenges, with a focus on designing innovative and practical solutions. A clear view on innovation within our sector and its relevance to our clients.
• Continuous Learning & Self-Motivation: A commitment to staying abreast of emerging technologies, architectural trends, and industry best practices in digital commerce. Self-motivated and driven, constantly seeking to deliver excellent client outcomes.

• Salary up to £90,000 Gross/a depending of location
• Up to 4 weeks working abroad per year
• Access to leading learning platforms and professional development programmes
• Support for continuous learning, certifications and career progression
• Exposure to major Government digital transformation programmes
• Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary teams on high-impact initiatives
• Access to industry-leading cloud, data and AI technologies

Why Us?

You’ll work alongside talented strategists, creatives, engineers, and architects to solve complex challenges for some of the world's most recognisable organisations.

We value people who:

• Lead with integrity
• Build inclusive and high-performing teams
• Challenge the status quo
• Continuously learn and innovate

If you're looking for an opportunity to shape enterprise-scale digital commerce solutions while working in a collaborative and people-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.