Solution Architect

Job DescriptionMUST HAVE E-commerce or Marketplace experience. Can you master and implement evolving technologies around digital commerce & marketplaces?  Could you discuss enterprise transformation with a Fortune 500 CIO, CMO, or CDO?   Do you have the mindset to mentor team members on new technologies and help architect scalable solutions?  Can you collaborate with our delivery managers on the technical aspects of major implementations for clients across the globe? Are you intrigued by eCommerce, Marketplaces, Martech, and cloud technologies? Have you demonstrated thought leadership to the level of speaking at conferences?   The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 15 years of experience in solution architecture, technology implementation, consultative selling, and hands-on full lifecycle IT systems development, implementation, and project management. They will provide hands-on leadership to the technical team in a $10 million and growing services company. They will have the ability to effectively manage customer expectations and communicate effectively with delivery teams.  They will lead an exceptional team of smart and driven engineers as their coach and guru.  They should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and collaboratively work with geographically dispersed teams.    100% remote work   Responsibilities  Top 5 responsibilities   Ensure that the solutions McFadyen delivers are properly architected, developed, tested, and delivered.   Drive and/or support business development including sales calls, preparing technical responses with estimated project scope, costs, duration and resource requirements in written proposals.   Ensure client satisfaction.   Actively search for opportunities to expand our business within existing accounts.   Support the Delivery managers and Project Managers in forecasting staff, budget, and other resource needs on projects.   Additional Responsibilities    Strategize with sales prospects and existing clients on innovative technology solutions to mission-critical business needs.   Articulate the solutions and quantify cost and timeline estimates, in collaboration with other McFadyen team members.   Challenge a diverse group of energetic team members to get the best out of them.   Participate in interviewing Senior technical staff.   Responsible for some staff performance reviews.   Update our DevOps and related infrastructure & processes to improve systems, tools, automation, and methodologies.   Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models.   Lead the continuous implementation of new industry standards and development methodologies including Agile & Kanban to increase responsiveness and growth.   Maintain a focus on our clients’ success.   Stay on top of technology trends and developments (out of self-driven passion).   Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models.   Recommend best practices based on experience, research, frameworks, design patterns, and visionary thinking.   Liaise with our global team via regular videoconferences and occasional early morning or late evening calls.   Be responsible for driving team certifications, specializations and maintaining software partner status.   Occasionally travel to client/prospect/partner sites and related conferences.   Travel across the McFadyen offices and be a mentor to the technical team.   QualificationsTop 5 Qualifications   Development experience in one or more of the following technologies – Java, Python, RoR, PHP, C#.   Experience with microservices based architectures and other frameworks like Spring Boot, BFF, MuleSoft, Apache Service Mix etc.   Experience with Cloud Computing – AWS/ Azure/ Google Cloud Platform.   Experience with SQL and NOSQL databases – Oracle, Dynamo, Maria, MySQL or Mongo.   Experience with JavaScript frameworks – Angular, React, Node.   Other Qualifications    Experience with PWA – Vue or Magento React or others.   Experience with DevOps and Infrastructure as code– CI/CD, Monitoring and Alerting – Terraform, Kubernetes, Rancher, Jenkins and others.   Experience with eCommerce, marketplaces, cloud solutions, Continuous Integration, DevOps, middleware, mobile, and content management required.   Experience with enterprise eCommerce platforms like Oracle Commerce ATG & Endeca, Oracle Commerce Cloud solutions, Magento, SAP Hybris, SAP Commerce Cloud, Shopify Plus, and with marketplace solutions like Mirakl a major plus.   Experience with integrating commerce solutions to retail software like ERP, OMS, CRM, WMS,