Content/ Commerce Architect
Location: Dubai
Experience: 15+yrs
Key Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise CMS and digital commerce platforms.
Define end-to-end solution architecture for content management, eCommerce, digital experience, and omnichannel platforms.
Design scalable and secure headless and composable commerce solutions.
Provide architectural leadership across CMS, commerce, APIs, integrations, personalization, analytics, and digital experience.
Define content models, information architecture, taxonomy, workflows, and content delivery strategies.
Design and govern integrations using REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and API gateways.
Evaluate and recommend appropriate CMS and commerce platforms based on business and technical requirements.
Drive architecture modernization, platform transformation, and migration initiatives.
Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, availability, security, and maintainability.
Establish and enforce architecture standards, design patterns, governance, and technical best practices.
Work with DevOps teams on CI/CD, cloud deployment, automation, and platform operations.
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, POCs, and solution presentations.
Identify opportunities for personalization, SEO, analytics, and digital customer experience improvements.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to architects, developers, and engineering teams.
Act as a trusted technology advisor to senior stakeholders and clients.
Mandatory Technical Skills
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Sitecore
Optimizely
Shopify Plus
SAP Commerce / SAP Hybris
Headless Commerce
Composable Commerce
REST APIs / GraphQL
Microservices Architecture
API Integration / API Management
Content Modeling
Personalization
SEO
Digital Analytics
Cloud Architecture – Azure / AWS
DevOps / CI-CD
Solution Architecture & Architecture Governance
Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills
Experience with MACH architecture
Experience with PIM, DAM, CDP, Search, and Personalization platforms
Knowledge of Elasticsearch / Solr
Experience with Azure API Management / AWS API Gateway
Experience with Docker / Kubernetes
Knowledge of event-driven architecture and Kafka
Experience with enterprise security and identity frameworks
Experience in B2B and B2C commerce
Experience with omnichannel digital transformation initiatives
Client-Facing & Leadership Skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Strong executive stakeholder management experience.
Proven ability to interact directly with UAE clients and senior business stakeholders.
Strong consulting and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to present complex architecture concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong experience leading architecture teams and enterprise transformation programs.
