Solution Architect

Job description

Company Description

McFadyen Digital is the leading advisor and implementer of eCommerce Marketplace solutions.  During 15 years of implementing marketplaces, we’ve built dozens of platforms that cumulatively generate billions of dollars of gross merchandise value (GMV).  We’re honored to have supported 10% of the Fortune 500 with their digital marketplace initiatives.  Over 250 global brands like ABB, AB InBev, ACCO, Albertsons, American Red Cross, American Eagle Outfitters, US Army, US Agriculture Dept, (and many more) have entrusted their digital transformations to McFadyen. We operate global offices across the US, Brazil, and India. McFadyen Digital has been a trusted employer for 37 years and believes that people are the most important part of our company.  We’re proud of our Great Place to Work certification.

Learn more about us at our website: www.mcfadyen.com

Job Description

MUST HAVE E-commerce or Marketplace experience.

Can you master and implement evolving technologies around digital commerce & marketplaces?  Could you discuss enterprise transformation with a Fortune 500 CIO, CMO, or CDO?   Do you have the mindset to mentor team members on new technologies and help architect scalable solutions?  Can you collaborate with our delivery managers on the technical aspects of major implementations for clients across the globe? Are you intrigued by eCommerce, Marketplaces, Martech, and cloud technologies? Have you demonstrated thought leadership to the level of speaking at conferences?

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 15 years of experience in solution architecture, technology implementation, consultative selling, and hands-on full lifecycle IT systems development, implementation, and project management. They will provide hands-on leadership to the technical team in a $10 million and growing services company. They will have the ability to effectively manage customer expectations and communicate effectively with delivery teams.  They will lead an exceptional team of smart and driven engineers as their coach and guru.  They should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and collaboratively work with geographically dispersed teams.

100% remote work

Responsibilities

Top 5 responsibilities

  • Ensure that the solutions McFadyen delivers are properly architected, developed, tested, and delivered.
  • Drive and/or support business development including sales calls, preparing technical responses with estimated project scope, costs, duration and resource requirements in written proposals.
  • Ensure client satisfaction.
  • Actively search for opportunities to expand our business within existing accounts.
  • Support the Delivery managers and Project Managers in forecasting staff, budget, and other resource needs on projects.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Strategize with sales prospects and existing clients on innovative technology solutions to mission-critical business needs.
  • Articulate the solutions and quantify cost and timeline estimates, in collaboration with other McFadyen team members.
  • Challenge a diverse group of energetic team members to get the best out of them.
  • Participate in interviewing Senior technical staff.
  • Responsible for some staff performance reviews.
  • Update our DevOps and related infrastructure & processes to improve systems, tools, automation, and methodologies.
  • Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models.
  • Lead the continuous implementation of new industry standards and development methodologies including Agile & Kanban to increase responsiveness and growth.
  • Maintain a focus on our clients’ success.
  • Stay on top of technology trends and developments (out of self-driven passion).
  • Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models.
  • Recommend best practices based on experience, research, frameworks, design patterns, and visionary thinking.
  • Liaise with our global team via regular videoconferences and occasional early morning or late evening calls.
  • Be responsible for driving team certifications, specializations and maintaining software partner status.
  • Occasionally travel to client/prospect/partner sites and related conferences.
  • Travel across the McFadyen offices and be a mentor to the technical team.

Qualifications

Top 5 Qualifications

  • Development experience in one or more of the following technologies – Java, Python, RoR, PHP, C#.
  • Experience with microservices based architectures and other frameworks like Spring Boot, BFF, MuleSoft, Apache Service Mix etc.
  • Experience with Cloud Computing – AWS/ Azure/ Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with SQL and NOSQL databases – Oracle, Dynamo, Maria, MySQL or Mongo.
  • Experience with JavaScript frameworks – Angular, React, Node.

Other Qualifications

  • Experience with PWA – Vue or Magento React or others.
  • Experience with DevOps and Infrastructure as code– CI/CD, Monitoring and Alerting – Terraform, Kubernetes, Rancher, Jenkins and others.
  • Experience with eCommerce, marketplaces, cloud solutions, Continuous Integration, DevOps, middleware, mobile, and content management required.
  • Experience with enterprise eCommerce platforms like Oracle Commerce ATG & Endeca, Oracle Commerce Cloud solutions, Magento, SAP Hybris, SAP Commerce Cloud, Shopify Plus, and with marketplace solutions like Mirakl a major plus.
  • Experience with integrating commerce solutions to retail software like ERP, OMS, CRM, WMS, Payment Gateways, Credit Management, Loyalty Platforms, Tax Management Solutions, PIM/ MDM Solutions.
  • Experience with marketing technology solutions like marketing automation, Data Management Platforms (DMP), conversion rate optimization (CRO) a plus.
  • Experience with related/competing technologies a plus: Salesforce.com, Salesforce commerce cloud (Demandware), Commerce Tools, Elastic Path, etc.
  • Experience architecting Microservices based architecture solutions.
  • Exposure to headless architectures like Single Page Applications (SPA) and Progressive Web Applications (PWA).
  • Innovative technologies like AI/ML, last mile, OMS in retail/eCommerce a plus.
  • Strong background in web systems integration industry.
  • Proven leadership track record of high-visibility projects.
  • Ability to quickly apply new and evolving cloud technologies.
  • Experience with multiple methodologies including Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Rapid Prototyping, XP, etc.
  • Management Skills (resource planning, setting expectations, scheduling, mentoring, prioritizing.
  • Oral communication (sales presentations, client meetings).
  • Written communication (proposals, architecture diagrams, overseeing system design, project artifacts).
  • Ability to multi-task simultaneously in a timely, courteous and professional manner.
  • Flexibility and respect for company culture and co-workers.
  • Integrity has driven to make and deliver achievable commitments.

Additional Information

What we can offer you

  • A career with thought leaders who literally wrote the book on Marketplace Best Practices.
  • A career in the fast-paced world of retail eCommerce, digital marketplaces, and platform businesses.
  • A career with first movers who are deploying new business models and strategies worldwide.
  • A career in a flat management structure without a rigid hierarchy and bureaucracy.
  • A career in a culture that rewards creativity and innovation, risk-taking and teamwork.

Additional information

Our Core Values: Caring, Adaptable, Proactive Ownership, Empowering Clients

Keywords: eCommerce, Magento, Shopify, Hybris, Oracle, Mirakl, Architecture, Technology area, IT, business team, Team effort, Scrum, Agile, Java, Python, RoR, PHP, C#, Angular, React, Node, PWA, MySQL, Mongo, Maria, PWA, Vue, Kubernetes, Terraform

eCommerce & Marketplace Platforms:

Adobe Commerce (Magento), Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC), SAP Hybris, Mirakl, ChannelAdvisor, IBM WebSphere Commerce, BigCommerce, Shopify Plus, commercetools, Oracle Commerce, Elastic Path, Spryker

Technology & Tools:

CRM (Salesforce), SaaS Sales, PIM (Product Information Management), CPQ (Configure Price Quote), CMS (Content Management Systems), OMS (Order Management Systems), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), BI Tools (Business Intelligence)

McFadyen’s goal is to ensure that our clients are able to maximize the return on their technology investment by providing better service to their clients, partners and internal teams. At McFadyen we truly believe our employees are our most valuable asset. Across our locations in the US, Brazil, and India, we offer a world class work culture that enables top notch delivery for some of the world’s most influential companies.

McFadyen Solutions Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law, where applicable.

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