Senior Solution Architect

Hybrid in Canada: Toronto

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EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Solution Architect, Retail Product & Digital Commerce to lead solution architecture initiatives for a large-scale Product Data Transformation program within a leading omnichannel retailer.

In this role, you will serve as EPAM's architecture lead, working closely with business and technology stakeholders to modernize the product data lifecycle, including vendor onboarding, product enrichment, content authoring, digital asset management, governance, and publishing processes.

The program focuses on replacing legacy on-premises platforms with modern cloud-native and SaaS solutions, including Syndigo, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), SAP Commerce Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

You will design and guide enterprise-scale solutions across retail merchandising, product information management, digital commerce, content management, and system integration domains. The role requires close collaboration with client leadership, architecture teams, and delivery organizations while supporting the evolution of retail and e-commerce capabilities across multiple business functions.

Req# 1095066686

Responsibilities

Lead solution architecture activities for product data, merchandising, and digital commerce initiatives
Contribute to the target-state architecture for the product data lifecycle, including vendor onboarding, item setup, enrichment, governance, approval workflows, and publishing processes
Design and optimize vendor integration solutions, including onboarding, validation, and data exchange frameworks
Define product data governance approaches, including taxonomy management, classification models, attribute structures, data quality controls, stewardship processes, and approval workflows
Design solutions for content authoring, digital asset management, and product content distribution, including imagery, video, rich media, multilingual content, and supporting workflows
Design and oversee integrations between product information platforms, e-commerce systems, ERP solutions, store systems, and other enterprise applications
Identify opportunities to leverage AI and Generative AI capabilities for product content creation, translation, classification, image tagging, attribute extraction, and data quality automation
Support migration initiatives from legacy platforms, including coexistence strategies, data migration, cutover planning, and decommissioning activities
Review existing architectures, identify risks and gaps, and provide recommendations aligned with business and technology objectives
Design and oversee implementation of APIs, event-driven integrations, data platforms, services, interfaces, and batch or near-real-time processing solutions on Microsoft Azure
Integrate SaaS platforms with hybrid and on-premises enterprise ecosystems while ensuring scalability, reliability, observability, and performance during peak retail demand periods
Produce architecture deliverables including solution blueprints, integration designs, sequence diagrams, architecture decision records, and technology roadmaps
Participate in architecture governance processes and provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle
Apply security, privacy, compliance, and enterprise architecture best practices
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate complex technical concepts into practical business solutions
Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to delivery teams while supporting successful solution implementation and go-live activities
Build trusted relationships with business and technology stakeholders and provide architectural leadership across retail and digital commerce initiatives

Requirements

10+ years of technology experience, including 5+ years in Solution Architecture roles
Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions in Retail, E-Commerce, Grocery, CPG, Distribution, or similar consumer-focused industries
Strong understanding of the end-to-end product data lifecycle, including product creation, enrichment, governance, syndication, and publishing processes
Hands-on architecture experience with Product Information Management (PIM), Product Content Management, or Enterprise Commerce platforms, including Syndigo, Salsify, Stibo STEP, inRiver, Akeneo, Informatica PIM, SAP MDG, SAP Commerce Cloud, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce, or commercetools, as well as the design of upstream product data integrations supporting product content and catalog management
Strong experience in integration architecture, including API-first, event-driven, batch, and file-based integration patterns
Experience designing cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure (or equivalent experience on another major cloud platform)
Strong understanding of data modelling, relational and non-relational databases, and data quality management approaches
Experience creating architecture artifacts, technical roadmaps, and governance documentation
Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders and executive leadership
Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and client-facing communication skills
Ability to drive architectural decisions and guide delivery teams through implementation
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Nice to have

Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Assets, AEM Sites), Adobe Workfront, or similar DAM and content management platforms
Experience with search and discovery solutions, including indexing, faceted navigation, relevance tuning, and personalization
Practical experience applying AI and Generative AI to product content management, merchandising, or data quality initiatives
Knowledge of merchandising, assortment planning, pricing, inventory, and supply chain systems
Experience with marketplaces, retail media platforms, loyalty solutions, and omnichannel fulfillment capabilities such as BOPIS and ship-from-store
Knowledge of store operations and POS integrations
Experience supporting multilingual product content and multi-brand or franchise operating models
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF, SAP Commerce, AEM, or PIM platform certifications