E-commerce Solutions Architect

Calibre Global Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an E-commerce Solutions Architect to design and manage scalable e-commerce systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in a start-up or SME environment, focusing on security and performance optimization. This hybrid role requires collaboration with diverse teams to align technical solutions with business objectives in West London.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable e-commerce systems in a start-up or SME environment.
• Strong understanding of PCI compliance and system performance optimization.
• Ability to lead and mentor development teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create scalable and secure e-commerce architectures aligned with business goals.
• Select, implement, and integrate e-commerce platforms with third-party services.
• Ensure platform supports business growth and customer experience goals.

Skills

E-commerce architecture design

Cross-functional collaboration

Security best practices

Tools

Shopify

Magento

Agile methodologies

Job description

About the job E-commerce Solutions Architect

E-commerce Solutions Architect

Must be eligible to work in UK, Role is Hybrid working in West London

Seeking a business-minded E-commerce Solutions Architect to design, implement, and manage scalable e-commerce systems. This role will involve working closely with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives, ensuring high performance, security, and seamless integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect & Design: Create scalable and secure e-commerce architectures aligned with business goals.
• Platform & Integration: Select, implement, and integrate e-commerce platforms (e.g., Shopify, Magento) with third-party services (payment gateways, CRM, ERP).
• Business Alignment: Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the platform supports business growth and customer experience goals.
• Security & Performance: Implement best practices for security (PCI compliance) and optimize system performance.
• Leadership: Provide technical direction and mentorship to development teams.
• Preferred: Experience in start-up retail
• Data warehousing and BI
• B2C and B2B CRM best practises
• ERP and WMS implementation
• Scale-up / Fast growth environment
• Technology Road mapping and vendor evaluation
• Backlog management for an Agile development team
• Senior business stakeholder communication.

Ideal

• Marketing attribution tools
• AI and automation of back office
• forecasting, pricing and merchandising tools
• Compostable commerce practices

A good chunk of the experience should be in a start-up or SME environment.