What are the responsibilities and job description for the SFCC Solutions Architect (Program Leadership Focus) position at Photon?
Job Details
Hello,
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Myself Mankar from Photon and I have a position with our direct client, please send me your updated resume if you are interested.
Job Title: SFCC Solutions Architect (Program Leadership Focus)
Location: Onsite at Client (Beaverton, OR)
Role Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned SFCC Architect & Program Lead with a proven track record of technical leadership, strategic vision, and stakeholder influence. This role demands someone who can own the solution end-to-end, proactively drive initiatives without waiting for direction, and be a trusted advisor to both client executives and delivery teams.
This role combines deep SFCC knowledge (including SFRA and PWAkit), cloud integration, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate is not only deeply technical but also respected as a leader, capable of guiding teams, shaping roadmaps, and influencing decision-making at all levels. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and can command respect through expertise and leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cross-functional programs with minimal oversight, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and strategic pivots.
- Serve as a technical thought leader, influencing architecture decisions, platform strategy, and long-term planning.
- Architect end-to-end SFCC solutions aligned with business goals and delivery standards.
- Define best practices for SFCC development, deployment, and cloud integrations and actively integrate them into the solutions with hybrid client and Photon teams.
- Collaborate with client stakeholders, internal teams, and external vendors to ensure cohesive solutioning.
- Drive improvements to DevOps strategy and implementation across environments (CI/CD, automation, monitoring, performance tuning).
- Actively contribute to the tools, architecture, and implementation of strategies with the client s teams
- Support platform migrations and integrations with AWS, Azure, and third-party APIs.
- Mentor developers and contribute to talent development within the practice.
- Establish KPIs and metrics to track technical success and DevOps maturity.
- Help develop long-term planning roadmaps to increase the time horizon from quarterly to annual.
- Represent Photon in executive-level discussions, providing clarity, confidence, and strategic direction
- Own program-level delivery outcomes, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution.
Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in enterprise eCommerce architecture, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs independently, with a history of executive stakeholder engagement.
- Experience in defining and executing strategic roadmaps, not just delivering projects.
- Prior experience in client-facing consulting roles is highly desirable.
- Proven experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native DevOps practices including for SFCC deployments and tools.
- Strong understanding of AWS, Azure, and integration patterns with SFCC.
- Familiarity with other eCommerce platforms (e.g., Commerce Tools, Magento, Shopify) is a plus.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.
- Comfort with ambiguity and evolving requirements.
