Enterprise Architect, Adobe Commerce (remote)
Company Description
Blue Acorn iCi, an Infosys company, is a digital consultancy focused on delivering innovative solutions across customer experience, commerce, and data. Our team of over 400 experts enable clients to navigate large-scale, digital transformation programs.
Whether it’s a digitally savvy consumer brand or a legacy manufacturer, Blue Acorn iCi empowers businesses with digital scalability to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer experience. With services that include strategy, analytics, design, and engineering, we elevate global brands across industries such as media, consumer goods & retail, financial services, manufacturing, technology and more.
Join our innovative and collaborative team as we deliver extraordinary digital experiences for some of the world’s largest brands!
Description:
Blue Acorn iCi is hiring a customer-facing Enterprise Architect who has multi-solution experience with Adobe solutions (i.e. Adobe Commerce, Adobe Experience Manager, etc). We are looking for an EA with broad technical skills, deep e-commerce knowledge, and unparalleled business acumen. The Enterprise Architect supports sales teams in developing value propositions that align with our customers’ business strategies on digital transformation and cloud adoption. The Enterprise Architect is a subject matter expert in one or more categories that may include: business strategy, application architecture, data & information, integration, security, cloud computing, distributed platforms, mobile, and analytics. Enterprise Architects are expected to have strong sales skills and use proven consultative approaches to engage with customers and define their transformation journey along with steps to get there.
Functions and Responsibilities:
- Assist the customer in business planning and strategy by focusing on business capabilities and maturity. Understand customer needs, company's products/services and match them with best in class technology to define a north-star target state. Help to define prioritization and sequencing of the transformation by proposing a strategic roadmap that leads to the target state. Lead key discussions around change programs from both business and technical perspectives.
- Determine which technologies to leverage (fitment analysis) in the customer's architecture landscape, based upon product knowledge, industry experience and industry standard EA frameworks.
- Clearly articulate business architecture (mission/vision, capability models, capability assessments) and technical architecture (current and future state diagrams, solution best practices, reference architectures, design patterns).
- Provide reliable and trusted data rich points of view of relatable customer transformations in the industry i.e. how other customers with similar needs have succeeded in their transformation.
- Assist sales teams in responses to RFPs and technical requirements documents
- Actively engage with account executives and solution engineers to develop opportunities for customer-facing enterprise architecture engagements. Continuously promote and communicate the value of Enterprise Architecture both within the solution engineering community, as well as within the broader sales and customer success organizations.
- Share engagement experience with the internal audiences and enrich collective IP. Conduct architecture workshops and other enablement sessions. Mentor and guide others.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Frequent travel required during planning phases of projects to meet with clients/stakeholders (this will taper down once a project begins)
- Ability to speak both Spanish and English fluently is highly preferred
- B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent
- 8+ years experience in either software, system or enterprise architecture disciplines
- Good understanding of and ability to discuss cloud architecture and principles of modern platforms as well as common EA topics such as person based journeys, process orchestration, master data management, analytics and insights, artificial intelligence, etc.
- Familiar with principles of network, application and information security
- Articulate and balanced in demeanor with crisp written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Good understanding of security processes, standards & issues involved in multi-tier cloud or hybrid applications
- Familiar with Industry or vertical solutions a plus
- 2-3 years in a pre-sales role or customer-facing consultative role
- Experience with and deep understanding of key business drivers and technical architecture
- Experience with and exposure to architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, etc. and Design Thinking
The US average base salary range for this full-time contract position is $120,000 - $170,000. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations, but they are subject to change based on the following factors: role, experience level, education/certification, job-related skills, and working location. Please note that some states within the US have pay/hiring laws that may affect the salary range listed above.
Full Time, Non-Temporary Employees enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability, paid time off, 401(k), and more! Additional perks vary by location.
Blue Acorn iCi is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.
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Blue Acorn iCi will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at: engagement@blueacornici.com.
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