Ecommerce Solutions Architect

Independent Vetcare Limited; Bagstone; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme

Voluntary benefits

Discounted staff pet care

Access to discounts/cashback with many

Job summary

Pet Drugs Online is seeking a hands-on Head of Architecture to own the architecture and translate the vision into an actionable plan. You’ll collaborate with engineers and suppliers, turning strategy into a practical roadmap and driving decisions across data, integration, and systems ownership.

You’ll balance cost, speed and risk while guiding senior leaders, with a focus on improving the ecommerce platform, order management, and data governance across our hybrid IT environment.

Qualifications

• Solutions architecture experience in ecommerce, ideally in retail or logistics.
• Experience with Adobe Commerce, Magento, SAP Hybris or a similar ecommerce platform.
• Strong integration and middleware experience, including how systems share data and what happens when it fails.
• Experience with ERP or order management systems, and with modernising legacy platforms gradually rather than replacing them in one go.
• The commercial sense to balance cost, speed and risk, and prioritise accordingly.
• A clear way of explaining technical choices to people who aren't technical.
• Desirable: TOGAF or a similar architecture certification.
• A commitment to supporting our purpose and values.

Responsibilities

• Turn technology strategy into a phased roadmap tied to commercial priorities.
• Review solution proposals from internal teams and suppliers, and challenge them where they fall short.
• Weigh up build, buy and hybrid options on cost, supplier risk and time to value, then give senior leaders a clear recommendation.
• Support the PMO on feasibility, sizing complexity, risk and sequencing for new work.
• Agree with our Data Lead which system owns pet, prescription, customer, product, order and stock data.

Skills

Solutions architecture

Adobe Commerce

Integration & middleware

ERP / order management

TOGAF (desirable)

Job description

Pet Drugs Online is seeking a hands-on Head of Architecture to own the architecture and translate the vision into an actionable plan. You’ll collaborate with engineers and suppliers, turning strategy into a practical roadmap and driving decisions across data, integration, and systems ownership.

You’ll balance cost, speed and risk while guiding senior leaders, with a focus on improving the ecommerce platform, order management, and data governance across our hybrid IT environment.