Job Description

McFadyen Digital is the leading advisor and implementer of eCommerce Marketplace solutions. During 15 years of implementing marketplaces, we’ve built dozens of platforms that cumulatively generate billions of dollars of gross merchandise value (GMV). We’re honored to have supported 10% of the Fortune 500 with their digital marketplace initiatives. Over 250 global brands like ABB, AB InBev, ACCO, Albertsons, American Red Cross, American Eagle Outfitters, US Army, US Agriculture Dept, (and many more) have entrusted their digital transformations to McFadyen. We operate global offices across the US, Brazil, and India. McFadyen Digital has been a trusted employer for 37 years and believes that people are the most important part of our company. We’re proud of our Great Place to Work certification. 

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Job Description

Can you master and implement evolving technologies around digital commerce & marketplaces?  Could you discuss enterprise transformation with a Fortune 500 CIO, CMO, or CDO?   Do you have the mindset to mentor team members on new technologies and help architect scalable solutions?  Can you collaborate with our delivery managers on the technical aspects of major implementations for clients across the globe? Are you intrigued by eCommerce, Marketplaces, Martech, and cloud technologies? Have you demonstrated thought leadership to the level of speaking at conferences? 

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 15 years of experience in solution architecture, technology implementation, consultative selling, and hands-on full lifecycle IT systems development, implementation, and project management. They will provide hands-on leadership to the technical team in a $10 million and growing services company. They will have the ability to effectively manage customer expectations and communicate effectively with delivery teams.  They will lead an exceptional team of smart and driven engineers as their coach and guru.  They should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and collaboratively work with geographically dispersed teams. 

100% remote work 

Top 5 Responsibilities 

1. Expertise in various Enterprise class ecommerce platforms and related systems such as PIM, CMS and OMS 
2. Strong consultative skills, ability to lead and run workshops with clients and stakeholders, and provide effective solutions based on their needs and goals 
3. Conduct Needs Analysis: Assess the business's specific requirements, goals, and constraints to identify essential platform features.
4. Research and Evaluate Platforms: Analyze and compare various e-commerce platforms based on features, usability, scalability, and vendor reliability. 
5. Provide Strategic Recommendations: Offer expert recommendations and detailed reports on the most suitable e-commerce platforms, including cost and benefit analysis 

Additional Responsibilities 

• Articulate the solutions and quantify cost and timeline estimates, in collaboration with other McFadyen team members.
• Challenge a diverse group of energetic team members to get the best out of them. 
• Update our DevOps and related infrastructure & processes to improve systems, tools, automation, and methodologies. 
• Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models. 
• Lead the continuous implementation of new industry standards and development methodologies including Agile & Kanban to increase responsiveness and growth.
• Maintain a focus on our clients’ success. 
• Stay on top of technology trends and developments (out of self-driven passion). 
• Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models. 
• Recommend best practices based on past experience, research, frameworks, design patterns, and visionary thinking. 
• Occasionally travel to client/prospect/partner sites and related conferences. 
• Travel across the McFadyen offices and be a mentor to the technical team. 

Qualifications

• Experience with eCommerce, marketplaces, cloud solutions, Continuous Integration, DevOps, middleware, mobile, and content management required. 
• Experience with enterprise eCommerce platforms like Oracle Commerce ATG & Endeca, Oracle Commerce Cloud solutions, Magento, SAP Hybris, SAP Commerce Cloud, Shopify Plus, and with marketplace solutions like Mirakl a major plus. 
• Experience with integrating commerce solutions to retail software like ERP, OMS, CRM, WMS, Payment Gateways, Credit Management, Loyalty Platforms, Tax Management Solutions, PIM/ MDM Solutions. 
• Experience with marketing technology solutions like marketing automation, Data Management Platforms (DMP), conversion rate optimization (CRO) a plus. 
• Experience with related/competing technologies a plus: Salesforce.com, Salesforce commerce cloud (Demandware), Commerce Tools, ElasticPath, etc. 
• Experience architecting Microservices based architecture solutions. 
• Exposure with headless architectures like Single Page Applications (SPA) and Progressive Web Applications (PWA). 
• Innovative technologies like AI/ML, last mile, OMS in retail/eCommerce a plus. 
• Strong background in web systems integration industry. 
• Proven leadership track record of high-visibility projects. 
• Ability to quickly apply new and evolving cloud technologies. 
• Experience with multiple methodologies including Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Rapid Prototyping, XP, etc. 
• Management Skills (resource planning, setting expectations, scheduling, mentoring, prioritizing. 
• Oral communication (sales presentations, client meetings). 
• Written communication (proposals, architecture diagrams, overseeing system design, project artifacts). 
• Ability to multi-task simultaneously in a timely, courteous and professional manner.
• Flexibility and respect for company culture and co-workers. 
• Integrity has driven to make and deliver achievable commitments. 

Main Skills 

• Development experience in one or more of the following technologies – Java, Python, RoR, PHP, C#. 
• Experience with microservices based architectures and other frameworks like Spring Boot, BFF, MuleSoft, Apache Service Mix etc. 
• Experience with Cloud Computing – AWS/ Azure/ Google Cloud Platform. 
• Experience with SQL and NOSQL databases – Oracle, Dynamo, Maria, MySQL or Mongo. 
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks – Angular, React, Node. 
• Experience with PWA – Vue or Magento React or others. 
• Experience with Devops and Infrastructure as code– CI/CD, Monitoring and Alerting – Terraform, Kubernetes, Rancher, Jenkins or others. 

Additional Information

What we can offer you

• A career with thought leaders who literally wrote the book on Marketplace Best Practices.
• A career in the fast-paced world of retail eCommerce, digital marketplaces and platform businesses.
• A career with first-movers who are deploying new business models and strategies worldwide.
• A career in a flat management structure without a rigid hierarchy and bureaucracy.
• A career in a culture that rewards creativity and innovation, risk-taking and teamwork.

Building a great company culture is a top priority for McFadyen Digital. We try to provide the best environment possible for team members - one that treats people the way they want to be treated. Culture Index is one of our tools for enhancing our enjoyable and productive people-focused environment. In order to be considered for this position, please follow this link to fill out a short Culture Index survey . Please use as many descriptors as possible that pertain to you. There are no right or wrong answers. 

Our Core Values: Client Focus, Owning the Outcome, Adaptable, Caring   
Keywords: eCommerce, Magento, Shopify, Hybris, Oracle, Mirakl, Architecture, Technology area, IT, business team, Team effort, Scrum, Agile, Java, Python, RoR, PHP, C#, Angular, React, Node, PWA, MySQL, Mongo, Maria, PWA, Vue, Kubernetes, Terraform 

McFadyen Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable. 

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