Footwear Manufactrurer Ecommerce Solution Architect Position Contractor with option to hire Location US based Duration 6 Months&plus CTH Remote is fine Rates - 100-110hr on w2 on 115hr on C2C1099 No H1s GENERAL FUNCTION The eCommerce Solution Architect is responsible for leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives to drive eCommerce globally for all brands. This highly collaborative leader will leverage a deep technical expertise of eCommerce and Marketing technologies and business knowledge to solve problems and architect innovative sustainable and scalable solutions to meet key objectives and accelerate global eCommerce growth. The Architect can communicate and translate business objectives and needs into technology solutions to be implemented by our technology teams. This highly collaborative leader will put the consumer first leverage a deep technical expertise of eCommerce Social Ad Tech and Marketing technologies and business knowledge to drive and implement cohesive user journeys that drive user engagement while meeting key company objectives. PRIMARY DUTIES 1. Partner and build trusted relationships with key stakeholders Digital Product Owners Digital Engineering Commercial Leaders Consumer Marketing leaders Brand Marketing leaders IT Leaders and Senior Leadership Team members to drive and manage the technology planning solutioning and implementation for large strategic complex multi-system projects. 2. Work with stakeholders to understand their business objectives and the architect technology solutions across multiple systems to bring them to life. 3. Drive scope definition requirements analysis functional and technical design application build product configuration unit testing and production deployment. Identify potential issues between system capabilities and the project specifications and propose new solutions to work around these limitations. Ensure that global solutions adhere to nonfunctional and compliance requirements at the local markets 4. Provide technical leadership to all parties and ensure uniform enterprise-wide technology standards are defined and adhered to. Collaborate closely with front-end development backend development and architecture teams. 5. Write functional technical and architecture specifications and diagrams for feature enhancements integrations and solutions. Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the why and articulate several options the pros and cons for each and a recommendation. Strong focus on the high quality throughout the entire process. 6. Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of an issue including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to eCommerce leadership. 7. Influence the need to put the user at the center of everything we do advocate for them protect their data a.k.a. security. Ensure that all PII data is handled in a secure manner and that Architectural solutions account for threat vectors. 8. Develop and maintain a deep understanding and proficiency of new and existing technologies within the full in the eCommerce technology stack Salesforce Commerce Marketing and Service Clouds to deliver a clear point of view on how core solutions should be designed and leveraged across the environment. Partner with external vendor partners to understand and evaluate new capabilities to be leveraged to enhance the consumer experience and drive accretive ecommerce revenue growth. 9. Partner with other functional leaders within the Experience Team including QA Leads and Product Owners to ensure seamless handoffs throughout the entire project development process. 10. Through an eye of continuous improvement will identify gaps and opportunities to improve systems and processes that drive growth create efficiencies and deliver best-in-class customer experiences. 11. Ensure that DTC technology and development best practices are fully integrated into new projects including user experience standards accessibility performance optimization localization scalability device compatibility and more. 12. Performs duties consistent with the companys AAPEEO goals and policies. 13. Performs other duties as requiredassigned by manager. KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED Bachelors degree in computer science or related study or equivalent work experience. 10 &plus years of experience combined development and architecture experience. Deep technical experience with B2C e-commerce platforms websites and applications. Salesforce specific experience in Commerce Cloud Marketing Cloud and Service Cloud preferred. Experience in Apex Lightning Aura and Lightning Web Components development Flows and Triggers a plus. Strong understanding of network architecture application development technologies RDBMSs and MVC architecture patterns. Experience architecting API layers and web services. Experience creating custom SF cartridges and applications a plus. Packaging and bundling technologies CICD pipeline and deployment strategies. Experience developing and deploying micro-components microservices and in the cloud. Experience with micro-services CDNs data caches and stores. Experience with data lakes CDPs a plus. Ability to quickly adapt to change and approach problems with a flexible mind-set. Agile development methodology experience. Experience in global multi-branded B2C environments a plus. Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. Ability to work across organizational boundaries and promote and influence direction on how to best solve business and technical problems. WORKING CONDITIONS Normal office environment.