Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect. You will be in a hands-on technical role that combines defining technical direction, leading implementation efforts, and mentoring a talented team of developers. You are someone who excels at the intersection of technology leadership, hands-on coding, and strategic collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
Solution Design and Architecture:
Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural blueprints, including system landscapes, data models, integration strategies, and deployment plans.
Define and document technical standards, guidelines, and best practices for solution development.
Evaluate and recommend technology platforms, frameworks, and tools based on business requirements, cost-effectiveness, and scalability.
Design solutions that are aligned with security, performance, reliability, and maintainability requirements.
Participate in the full software development lifecycle, providing architectural guidance and support to engineering teams
Stakeholder Collaboration:
Work closely with our clients to understand the business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
Communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Facilitate discussions and workshops to gather requirements and explore potential solutions.
Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and the client-side technology team to build trust and confidence in our solutions.
Technical Leadership:
Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Review and approve technical designs and code to ensure adherence to architectural standards.
Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends and evaluate their potential impact on our solutions.
Identify and mitigate technical risks and challenges.
Drive innovation by exploring new technologies and architectural approaches.
Documentation and Governance:
Create and maintain clear and concise architectural documentation.
Participate in architectural governance processes to ensure consistency and compliance.
Contribute to the development of architectural standards and patterns.
Qualifications & Experience:
7+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering solutions on commerce platforms
Experience designing and delivering Micro-Services based solutions using frameworks like on cloud platforms like Azure/GCP/AWS
Experience integrating with 3rd party systems like ERP, OMS, Payment gateways, Tax systems, Marketplaces, Product Configurators, DAM, CMS, Composable Storefronts, etc.
Exposure to languages and technologies like NodeJS, React, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, etc.
Exposure to Relational database concepts, with intermediate proficiency in SQL
Experience working in an agency or consulting company across multiple industries.
Experience collaborating on complex deals and leading large teams across multiple time zones (on-shore/near-shore/off-shore)
Personal technical credibility, through direct experience leading and inspiring teams (directly or indirectly) on technologies and best practices
Experience with data security/privacy best practices
The annual salary range for this position is $113,000-$182,850. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.
Benefits available with this position include:
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
• 401k,
• Flexible paid time off,
• At least 15 paid holidays per year,
• Paid sick and safe leave, and
• Paid parental leave.
Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.
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