Solutions Architect – Digital

A global retail organisation is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join its Technology Strategy & Architecture function. This is a permanent role within a growing architecture practice, supporting large‑scale digital and technology transformation across the business.

This position will play a key role in shaping modern, scalable, composable technology solutions, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring architectural integrity across complex digital commerce and enterprise environments.

What You’ll Do

• Design end‑to‑end technology solutions aligned to architectural principles, frameworks and best practice
• Translate business and technical requirements into clear, actionable solution designs
• Architect solutions within composable/MACH environments, including headless, API‑first and cloud‑native patterns
• Lead the design of microservices, event‑driven integrations, APIs and middleware at enterprise scale
• Provide architectural oversight across multiple delivery teams, ensuring consistency, quality and risk mitigation
• Collaborate with engineering, product, business and external partners to shape solution direction
• Support governance processes including design reviews, documentation and architectural assurance
• Contribute to digital commerce architecture across e‑commerce, mobile apps and omnichannel experiences
• Apply performance engineering principles including Core Web Vitals and performance budgeting
• Navigate complex multi‑vendor environments and support dependency management across teams
• Stay informed on emerging technologies and assess their relevance to future architecture direction

What You’ll Bring

• Deep understanding of solution architecture principles, frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) and best practice
• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences
• Experience designing solutions within composable/MACH architectures
• Expertise in microservices, event‑driven design, API management and enterprise integration patterns
• Broad knowledge across digital commerce domains including e‑commerce, mobile platforms and in‑store digital
• Understanding of web performance engineering and designing for scale
• Proven experience (5+ years) delivering enterprise‑scale technology solutions
• Minimum 8 years in technology with relevant degree or professional qualifications
• Strong understanding of systems development lifecycles and delivery best practice
• Ability to communicate architectural decisions clearly to senior stakeholders
• Strong pragmatism under ambiguity, balancing short‑term constraints with long‑term direction
• Experience sustaining high‑quality design across multiple concurrent initiatives
• High emotional intelligence and ability to build trusted relationships across teams
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI/ML applications
• Experience working in complex multi‑vendor delivery environments
• Familiarity with platforms such as commercetools, Amplience, Fluent Commerce, Salesforce or Bloomreach
• Experience in retail or digital commerce environments
• Experience mentoring or providing technical leadership to junior architects or engineers

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