SAP Commerce Cloud Architect

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Understanding business needs: Working closely with stakeholders to understand their business objectives and needs, articulating business problems, and translating them into a solution design
• Leading the project: Overseeing the entire project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with industry best practices
• Collaborating with teams: Working with cross-functional teams, technical leads, and business analysts
• Design Commerce Cloud Architecture: Design and deliver an end-to-end eCommerce implementation, starting with the business blueprint, configuration, and guiding commerce and UI developers.
• Commerce Cloud Development: Experience in Hybris catalog management, order management, promotions, pricing, Punchout integration with B2B institutes procurement systems and other B2B eCommerce concepts
• Global Mindset: Implement a common framework across multiple countries
• Integration Solutions: Architect and implement robust integration solutions using MuleSoft to connect disparate systems, both on-premises and in the cloud.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize commerce cloud performance through monitoring and analytics tools, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to enhance efficiency.
• Security Protocols: Incorporate security protocols and best practices into microservices design, utilizing MuleSoft's out-of-the-box security features and custom policies to safeguard data and applications.
• CI/CD Pipeline Integration: Implement continuous integration and deployment pipelines for microservices, integrating SAP CC applications with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Maven, GitHub/GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• API Monitoring: Utilize APM tools like Dynatrace or AppDynamics and Log aggregation tools like Splunk or Dynatrace.
• Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans for microservices, ensuring resilience and continuity in the face of cybersecurity incidents.
• Agile and DevOps Practices: Foster an Agile development environment, integrating DevOps practices to streamline the development and deployment of microservices.
• Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for microservices architectures, API designs, and integration patterns developed with MuleSoft.
• Team Leadership and Mentorship: Mentor and lead teams in SAP CC best practices, design principles, and technical skills development.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, advocating for the strategic value of MuleSoft technologies in solving business challenges.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead of technology trends and innovations, continuously applying new features and capabilities to improve SAP CC architecture.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• At least ten years of Information Technology experience designing and developing using Java, J2EE applications, frameworks
• 5+ years of hands-on architecture and application development experience of progressive complexity on SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris)
• Experience with the full SAP Hybris stack, including the Model View Controller (MVC) architecture and integration best practices. Strong working experience with Hybris developing/maintaining custom extensions and modules.
• Experience in data modeling for complex B2B B2C business processes
• Strong hands-on experience customizing Hybris-based e-commerce Applications, Hybris CMS, and e-commerce suites (WCMS, Solr, HMC, CMS & Product Cockpit, Admin Console, Import/Export Service, Catalogs, Categories, Products).
• Experience and passion to work in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• A BA/BS and MA/MS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field strongly preferred
• Comfortable working in internationally distributed teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

GENERAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Outstanding management and leadership skills and ability to attract, retain, motivate, develop, mentor and coach team members for high performance
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to resolve disputes effectively
• Outstanding presentation and public speaking skills
• Expert independent decision making, analysis and problem solving skills
• Understand, interpret and act on financial information and external trends that contributes to business profitability
• Plan and manage complex and successful projects; understand available resources, develop timeline, budget and assign areas of responsibility
• Lead teams to achieve company goals and solve complex business issues in creative and effective ways
• Expert planning and organizational skills and techniques
• Communicate effectively with senior management and key stakeholders
• Excellent negotiating skills and ability to effectively manage internal and external relationships
• Ability to influence, build relationships, understand organizational complexities, manage conflict and navigate politics
• Broad professional and managerial skills with a full understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures
• Lead and develop virtual teams
• Expert in multiple technical and business skills
• Strategic planning skills

Henry Schein is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment in all spheres of its operation. Henry Schein UK Holdings strives to operate a policy of equal opportunity and not discriminate against any person gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law.