As a Principal E-Commerce Architect, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a holistic enterprise architecture view of our organization39;s E-Commerce landscape , ensuring that it supports the business strategy and goals, while adhering to cloud-first, mobile-first and API-first principles. You will collaborate with key stakeholders including business leaders, product managers, designers, and technology teams to design and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of our digital platformmiddot; Lead solutioning and architecture of the Michaels e-commerce platform in line with business strategies and roadmapsmiddot; Lead cloud solutioning, evaluation and integration of industry solutions with E-Commerce platform to align with overall business strategymiddot; Architect E-Commerce systems with a cloud-first, mobile-first and API-first principles Design and document overall landscape of organizations e-commerce platform technology and business systemsmiddot; Develop and maintain architectural standards, principles, and guidelinesmiddot; Establish and enforce governance processes to ensure compliance with architectural standardsmiddot; Review and approve project designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecturemiddot; Provide guidance and mentorship to ensure the development of architectural expertise within the organizationmiddot; Oversee project roadmaps and ensure timely completion of deliverables ensuring alignment with approved architecturemiddot; Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the organization, including conducting POC39;s and cost benefit analysis based on various use-casesmiddot; Create and maintain a e-commerce technology roadmap and ensure that technology solutions are scalable, adaptable, and in alignment with the enterprise architecturemiddot; Identify and resolve architectural risks and issuesmiddot; Participate in project estimations, explore innovative approaches and solutionsmiddot; Serve as subject matter expert across businesses or technology groups where integrated solutions are required. Minimum Education Bachelor39;s degree, or equivalent experience Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills Extensive experience in architecting large enterprise systems with a strong focus on cloud architecture, integration, and e-commerce platformsmiddot; Proven experience in architecting and building solutions on major cloud platforms (Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure) using cloud-first principlesmiddot; Ability to apply principles of application and infrastructure architectures, including the distinction between contextual, conceptual, logical, and physical layersmiddot; Knowledge of multiple technology domains including software development languages and platforms, infrastructure platforms, data management and database technologies, networking technologies, security frameworks and toolsmiddot; Knowledge of software or hardware design, selection and deployment techniques and methodologies Awareness and understanding of application of architecture design methodologies and frameworksmiddot; Hands on working on Microservices, Event driven, APIs-first, Cloud native and Headless architecture using Java, Spring bootmiddot; Development experience with full stack development using UI technologies like Reactmiddot; Proficiency in API security frameworks, token management, and user access controlmiddot; Solid foundation and understanding of relational and NoSQL database principlesmiddot; Proven track record of executing on the full product lifecycle (inception through deprecation) to enable highly scalable solutions.Minimum Type of experience the job requires 10+ years of related experience 5+ years of experience in a solution/technical architect role Expertise in specific domain of responsibilityOther Relevant certifications in cloud architecture and e-commerce domainmiddot; Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environmentmiddot; Previous experience in mentoring and leading engineering teamsmiddot; Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.Preferred Education Master39;s degree or PhD in related field 15+ years of related experiencePreferred Type of experience the job requires Retail systems implementation and experience