Lead Solution Architect, Commerce & Cloud

Vmlenterprisesolutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Training opportunities

Competitive pension

Job summary

VML Enterprise Solutions is seeking a permanent Solution Architect with commerce experience to lead the architecture for major online brands and retailers. You will collaborate with our Architecture team and delivery groups to translate business strategy into scalable eCommerce and cloud solutions.

You will design, document, and communicate architectures, engage with key client stakeholders, and drive workshops ensuring the architecture vision is realized across all delivery phases.

Qualifications

• Proven experience owning and delivering large-scale solution architectures.
• Experience designing transactional, enterprise-grade solutions for global clients.
• Strong understanding of eCommerce platforms and components.
• Advocate for cloud-native solutions and modern architectures.
• Experience running design workshops with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication and formal documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall solution architecture across projects from discovery to delivery.
• Document architectures and communicate to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build relationships with client IT and digital strategy stakeholders.
• Lead design workshops and translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Ensure architecture vision is realized by delivery teams across all phases.
• Develop patterns for new technologies and PoCs to align with industry trends.

Skills

eCommerce knowledge

Solution ownership

Cloud-native architecture

Design workshops

Stakeholder management

Communication & documentation

Tools

React

Next.js

GraphQL

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Sanity.io

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

VML Enterprise Solutions is seeking a permanent Solution Architect with commerce experience to lead the architecture for major online brands and retailers. You will collaborate with our Architecture team and delivery groups to translate business strategy into scalable eCommerce and cloud solutions.

You will design, document, and communicate architectures, engage with key client stakeholders, and drive workshops ensuring the architecture vision is realized across all delivery phases.