Ecommerce Architect for a Retail GIC

FRATITUDE Talent Advisors; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

FRATITUDE Talent Advisors in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Architect for ecommerce platforms. You will design and deliver scalable architectures, lead cross-functional teams, and align solutions with the group’s technology roadmap.

You bring 7–10 years in software development, at least 6 years as an ecommerce architect, and hands-on expertise with monitoring tools (Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana), CI/CD, and Atlassian tools. English communication and collaborative mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in computer science or IT.
• 7–10 years of software development experience.
• 6+ years as an ecommerce architect.

Responsibilities

• Work with business to understand needs and propose feasible solutions aligned with KPIs.
• Design and implement platform architectures for long-term ecommerce solutions including UI and information architecture.
• Align solutions with the Ecommerce Technology Road Map across the group and Adessa teams.
• Maintain architectural integrity across the ecommerce platform.
• Ensure site performance under peak load with millisecond response times.
• Provide high-level solution architecture and collaborate on low-level design.
• Define implementation strategy and ensure delivery per architecture.
• Set development standards, code reviews and QA/Unit Testing standards.
• Lead requirements gathering and design sessions; write technical docs.
• Provide hands-on expert support to developers when needed.

Skills

Software architecture

eCommerce domain knowledge

Performance troubleshooting

CI/CD tools

Atlassian Suite

Agile / SDLC

Team leadership / mentoring

Education

Engineering degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Splunk

AppDynamics

Nagios

Grafana

Prometheus

Kibana

Confluence

Bitbucket/GIT

JIRA

Job description

• An undergraduate or post graduate in engineering (Computers or IT) with 7-10 years of experience in software development.
• Minimum 6year’s experience as architect for ecommerce development.
• Experience on troubleshooting production & performance problems and doing a post- mortem report. Experience on monitoring and troubleshooting tools like Splunk, Appdynamics, Nagios, Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana etc.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD tools and frameworks
• Working knowledge of Atlassian suite (Confluence, Bitbucket-GIT, JIRA) is needed
• Agile development experience in fast paced environment; working experience in small teams / pods / squads highly desired.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the business to understand business needs, consult them on feasibility& come up with the solution that needs to be implemented considering all the KPIs
• Conceptualizing, designing, and implementing platform architectures that serve as long-term building blocks for all eCommerce solutions. Architecting, developing, and delivering complex eCommerce solutions, including elements of User Interface and Information Architecture design.
• Aligning the solutions according to the Ecommerce Technology Road Map by working with all businesses in the group& other teams in Adessa
• Maintaining the architectural integrity and consistency across the entire product of eCommerce platform.
• Responsible for ensuring the performance of the site (milliseconds response) even when we have peak load on the site (Cyber)
• Provide the high level solution architecture & work with technical leads to come up with low level design
• Define the implementation strategy & ensure the delivery of solution as per the technical architecture defined
• Design & Ensure Development Standards, Code Reviews & Quality Assurance (Unit Testing) Standards
• Conceive, experiment with, and present architectural approaches for software applications, including web, client, server, and others. Work with proof of concepts and come with the best possible solution to a particular problem when needed.
• Lead technical requirements gathering & design sessions and writing technical requirements & design documents.
• Whenever requested, provide hands on expert level assistance to other developers for technical issues. Hands-on working knowledge and should be able to develop is must.
• Code reviews with the development areas and push towards the best practices.
• Communicate to the stakeholders and the managers of the area on the implementations in a way it can be understood by them. Keep the teams informed on the future plans and what’s going on.
• Keep all the teams and providers inclined towards the common goal technically.
• Soft Skills required
• Demonstrate a track record with standard SDLC and Agile implementation techniques. Knowledge on how Squads operate.
• Good written and verbal articulation and communication skills – English is a must.
• Team player and ability to work with different multi-location &multi-cultural teams.
• Proactive attitude on identifying problems and providing solutions.
• Creative and innovative thinking is appreciated.