Technical Architect

• Adobe Commerce/Magento Development experience
• Strong PHP skills
• Familiarity with front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks/libraries like Knockout.js, React, or Vue.js.
• Proficiency in MySQL
• Experience with REST and SOAP APIs for integrating Magento with third-party services.
• Understanding of GraphQL
• Knowledge of e-commerce principles, SEO, user experience, and performance optimisation.
• Proficiency in version control systems, primarily Git. 
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tools like Jenkins
• Experience in leading and mentoring development teams.
• Ensuring coding standards and best practices are followed

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Technical leadership of the development team in the design, development, and deployment of Adobe Commerce solutions.
• Architecture Design: Define and document high-level and low-level technical architecture for Adobe Commerce projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Solution Implementation: Oversee the implementation of technical solutions, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and project requirements. Contributing to pitches, new business and help steer the growth of accounts from a technical perspective.
• Technical Guidance: Offer expertise and guidance on all technical matters, including , coding best practices, and technology selection, to ensure optimal solutions are implemented. Proven track record in architecting, documenting and ability to delegate delivery of appropriate solutions to complex challenges.
• Code Reviews: Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to best practices, alignment with architectural guidelines and enforce best practices for code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Establishing a set of KPIs relating to site performance as a key success factor for customer projects and measurement of team performance and optimizing both front-end and back-end performance
• Technical Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and design patterns.
• Innovation and Best Practices: Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in e-commerce and Adobe Commerce, advocating for their adoption where appropriate.
• Technical Problem Solving: Lead troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex technical issues that may arise during development or deployment. Provide guidance and support to the team in overcoming technical challenges