Serving the needs of all families with young childrenCarters Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children encompassing Carters OshKosh Bgosh Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work constant learning genuine people and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carters.
The Principal eCommerce Architect requires extensive web and app development background. This leader will focus on leading and delivering applications across the eCommerce landscape in support of Carters large scale eCommerce business.
The ideal candidate has led delivery of React based web applications for large businesses leveraging serverless infrastructure and modern web tooling.
This role reports to the Senior Director eCommerce & Marketing Technology and is based in our Buckhead office. Onsite 34 days a week.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT:
eCommerce IT Development Delivery 50
- Define detail of CI/CD strategy and partner with the development team to engineer a deployment process which ensures quality standards are met while supporting agile development cycles.
- Define timelines for larger initiatives and align on plans to deliver against committed timelines.
- Jump into delivery if problems prove to be difficult for engineers and ensure deadlines are met.
- Review quality and security standards to be met by development delivery.
- Provide oversight of technical decisions and delivery with a focus on performance and speed to delivery.
- Solve complex technical problems and communicate the solution to nontechnical management and peers.
eCommerce IT Strategy and Architecture 25
- Possess in depth experience and knowledge of web architecture. Specifically having implemented multiple headless web applications leveraging static site generators serverside rendering or a headless CMS.
- Be a strong voice in architectural choices across the retail landscape.
- Weigh in on technical direction and tools utilized across the enterprise.
eCommerce Production Support and Maintenance 25
- Deliver high quality of production support and maintenance service levels 365/24/7 particularly during times of high volume and peak order taking and processing.
- Lead and/or participate in outage calls and Root Cause Analysis for production problems.
- define processes for how support is managed including on call schedules of team and how incidents are to be responded to.
WED LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent experience is required.
- Strong architectural design analytical and communication skills are required as well as an understanding of SDLC Agile methodology and PCI Compliance.
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full SDLC including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations required.
- Selfassured and confident with a professional approach; ability to work under pressure toward tight deadlines; willingness to learn a cando attitude and motivated to succeed and grow required.
Preferred skills and experience:
- 10 years web technology experience including progressively more responsible roles and experience preferred.
- 8 years experience as a delivery lead operating in the code and delegating to others.
- Experience with multitier web development Apple/Android mobile app development and/or Content Management customization preferred.
OUR TEAM MEMBERS:
- Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
- Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation trust and thrive in a consensus driven environment
- Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and factbased insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
- Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
- Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the weve always done it this way mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes
MAKE A CAREER AT CARTERS:
Career Development: Success starts from within and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carters University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
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