Commerce Architect

Content/ Commerce Architect Location: Dubai Experience: 15+yrs Key Requirements Key Responsibilities Lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise CMS and digital commerce platforms. Define end-to-end solution architecture for content management, eCommerce, digital experience, and omnichannel platforms. Design scalable and secure headless and composable commerce solutions. Provide architectural leadership across CMS, commerce, APIs, integrations, personalization, analytics, and digital experience. Define content models, information architecture, taxonomy, workflows, and content delivery strategies. Design and govern integrations using REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and API gateways. Evaluate and recommend appropriate CMS and commerce platforms based on business and technical requirements. Drive architecture modernization, platform transformation, and migration initiatives. Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, availability, security, and maintainability. Establish and enforce architecture standards, design patterns, governance, and technical best practices. Work with DevOps teams on CI/CD, cloud deployment, automation, and platform operations. Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, POCs, and solution presentations. Identify opportunities for personalization, SEO, analytics, and digital customer experience improvements. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to architects, developers, and engineering teams. Act as a trusted technology advisor to senior stakeholders and clients. Mandatory Technical Skills Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Sitecore Optimizely Shopify Plus SAP Commerce / SAP Hybris Headless Commerce Composable Commerce REST APIs / GraphQL Microservices Architecture API Integration / API Management Content Modeling Personalization SEO Digital Analytics Cloud Architecture – Azure / AWS DevOps / CI-CD Solution Architecture & Architecture Governance Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills Experience with MACH architecture Experience with PIM, DAM, CDP, Search, and Personalization platforms Knowledge of Elasticsearch / Solr Experience with Azure API Management / AWS API Gateway Experience with Docker / Kubernetes Knowledge of event-driven architecture and Kafka Experience with enterprise security and identity frameworks Experience in B2B and B2C commerce Experience with omnichannel digital transformation initiatives Client-Facing & Leadership Skills Excellent communication and presentation skills. Strong executive stakeholder management experience. Proven ability to interact directly with UAE clients and senior business stakeholders. Strong consulting and problem-solving capabilities. Ability to present complex architecture concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong experience leading architecture teams and enterprise transformation programs. Show more Show less

Lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise CMS and digital commerce platforms; Define end-to-end solution architecture for content management, eCommerce, digital experience, and omnichannel platforms; Design scalable and secure headless and composable commerce solutions; Provide architectural leadership across CMS, commerce, APIs, integrations, personalization, analytics, and digital experience; Define content models, information architecture, taxonomy, workflows, and content delivery strategies; Design and govern integrations using REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and API gateways; Evaluate and recommend appropriate CMS and commerce platforms based on business and technical requirements; Drive architecture modernization, platform transformation, and migration initiatives; Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, availability, security, and maintainability; Establish and enforce architecture standards, design patterns, governance, and technical best practices; Work with DevOps teams on CI/CD, cloud deployment, automation, and platform operations; Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions; Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, POCs, and solution presentations; Identify opportunities for personalization, SEO, analytics, and digital customer experience improvements; Provide technical leadership and mentorship to architects, developers, and engineering teams; Act as a trusted technology advisor to senior stakeholders and clients.