Digital Commerce Transformation Solution Architect

Commerce Solution Architect | Digital Commerce Transformation

Bristol | London | Manchester | 8+ years' experience | Hybrid (2-3 days in the office) | Permanent | Up to £110,000 + Bonus | ILR OR British passport

Shape the Future of Digital Commerce

An exciting opportunity to join a leading global consulting and technology organisation, helping some of the world's most recognisable brands design, build and evolve next-generation digital commerce platforms.

Working at the intersection of business strategy, customer experience and technology, you'll help clients modernise digital ecosystems, deliver seamless customer journeys and unlock new growth opportunities through innovative commerce solutions.

As a Commerce Solution Architect, you'll play a key role in defining architecture strategy, leading technical design and supporting the delivery of complex digital transformation programmes across a range of industries and technologies.

The Role

You'll work closely with product teams, engineers, designers, delivery leads and senior stakeholders to design and implement enterprise-scale commerce and customer experience platforms.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing end-to-end architecture solutions for digital commerce and customer-facing platforms.
• Translating business requirements into scalable, secure and high-performing technical architectures.
• Providing architectural leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle from discovery through implementation.
• Working closely with development teams to ensure solutions align with architecture standards and best practices.
• Communicating technical concepts, architecture decisions and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Supporting organisations through complex digital transformation programmes and technology modernisation initiatives.
• Driving architecture governance, security compliance and risk management activities.
• Evaluating emerging technologies, including AI and automation capabilities, and applying them where appropriate.
• Supporting vendor selection, platform evaluation and technology strategy decisions.
• Contributing to business development activities, proposals and thought leadership initiatives.
• Mentoring architects, engineers and consultants to help develop capability across the wider team.

Required Experience

• At least 8 years of Solution Architecture experience within enterprise-scale technology environments.
• Experience delivering digital commerce , customer engagement or front-office technology platforms .
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures across AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud .
• Experience with microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures and modern integration patterns.
• Proven ability to lead architecture design across multiple teams , suppliers and workstreams .
• Experience working within Agile and product-led delivery environments .
• Strong understanding of security, scalability, resilience and performance within customer-facing platforms .
• Experience developing architecture roadmaps and guiding technology strategy .
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and consulting skills .
• Experience with architecture governance frameworks and design authority processes .
• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience applying AI, automation or emerging technologies within solution architectures .

Nice to Have

• Experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce (Magento), SAP Commerce Cloud, Shopify Plus or commercetools.
• Experience delivering omnichannel customer experience platforms.
• Knowledge of Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), personalisation technologies and digital marketing ecosystems.
• Experience leading vendor assessments and technology selection exercises.
• Consulting or professional services experience.
• Architecture certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Interest in AI, automation, advanced analytics and digital innovation.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary package - up to 120k GBP
• Annual bonus
• Cash allowance
• Hybrid working model
• Up to 4 weeks working abroad per year
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Support for certifications and career progression
• Opportunity to work on large-scale digital transformation programmes
• Exposure to leading cloud, commerce and AI technologies
• Collaborative environment with multidisciplinary teams and high-profile clients

Interview Process

1. Hiring Manager Interview
2. Architecture & Technical Leadership Interview
3. Final Executive/Partner Interview

If you're passionate about digital commerce, customer experience and modern architecture, and want to help global organisations solve complex business and technology challenges, we'd love to hear from you.