Role Descriptions:
Help with and Implement the Backend Architectural Artifacts
Platform level systems and services (PIM ERP Commerce CMS Marketing etc) their relationships and interconnectivity
Implementation level architecture for secure cloud-native scalable performant backend services (monoliths microservices modularization)
Contribute to and maintain our org wide Architecture Decision Records
Enable the team to live our Backend Engineering Policies Procedures and Standards
CICD practices environment configuration feedback loops etc
Backend tooling frameworks their application quality gating and measurement
Technology stack services consultancy and selection in accordance with technical and quality requirements (scalability performance security compliance)
Support our platform Backend Operational Practices
Drive Ecommerce and Parts Town wide projects
Disaster Resiliency Recovery and Availability Planning capabilities
Logging strategies for efficient root cause analysis and low MTTRs
Monitoring Alerting and on-call policies
Unit Integration and Acceptance level API contract testing strategies
Ongoing metrics and dashboarding on backend performance (SLAs SLOs SLIs Golden Signals dashboarding etc)
Drive best in class Backend strategies
Our customers need to love what we do for them
Work across disciplines and with other Principal Engineers to evangelize for the needs of the Backend discipline
Knowledge transfer training mentoring of backend practices across the engineering org
Essential Skills:
Extensive ecommerce experience and the latest capabilities in the space.
Exposure and usage of major ecommerce platforms (SAP Commerce Cloud Magento Mirakl Punchouts etc)
Expert knowledge of backend technologies their strengths and weaknesses and how to get the most out of them e.g. SAP Commerce Cloud SAP S4 ElasticSearch Solr Redis MSSQL MySQL PostgreSQL
An advocate and enabler of strong quality controls (unit integration acceptance testing frameworks and methodologies) using industry leading tooling (Junit SonarCloud Jmeter etc)
Proficiency in one or more major cloud platforms such as Azure (preference) Google Cloud AWS or others
A deep understanding of cloud native methodologies
Containerization technologies Docker ContainerD Kubernetes (K8S K3S) container registries and artifact tools (e.g. Artifactory GCR ACR ECR)
An applied knowledge of vertical and horizontal scaling of systems and services including microservice monolithic WebQueueWorker and distributed systems architectural patterns
Understanding of REST GraphQL and event-driven architecture principles and best practices and tooling (e.g. PubSub Kafka etc)
Experience with APM distributed tracing techniques monitoring and logging tools like AWS CloudWatch EFK ELK Stack OpenTelemetry Dynatrace Datadog New Relic etc
A strong understanding and observed application of oAuth2 Spiffes and other Authz and Authn best practices and tooling
Strong competence in a range of programming languages and associated frameworks e.g. Java JavaScript HTML CSS SpringBoot ReactJS NextJS TailwindCSS etc
Knowledge of diagramming tools and methodologies (e.g. Miro Figjam etc)
Strong communication and presentation skills
Educated to Degree level in Computer Science or equivalent
7 years of relevant industry experience
Desirable Skills:
Keyword:
Skills:
Digital : Amazon Web Service(AWS) Cloud Computing
Digital : Solr
Digital : Microservices
SAP Commerce Cloud
Experience Required: 8-10
Experience (Years): 4-6 Essential Skills: Work with project teams throughout the organization to design implement and manage CDN infrastructure using Akamai to ensure high availability performance and scalability for customer facing applications and business processes. Handle multiple priorities and assignments with excellence and precision. Be a part of a 24/7/365 organization (some after hours support is expected as part of normal on-call rotation). Directly support line of business development teams provide guidance to them on implementation and changes for customer facing applications Develop and maintain security protocols and measures to protect CDN infrastructure from cyber threats. Monitor and analyze network performance identifying and resolving issues to optimize content delivery of critical applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Akamai CDN solutions with existing systems and applications. Collaborate with information security teams to implement DDoS protection strategies and other security measures in the CDN. Provide technical support and guidance to clients and internal teams regarding CDN and security best practices. Work closely with vendor and professional service teams on delivery related activities and strategy. Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field. OR similar work experience. Strong understanding of network protocols (HTTP/HTTPS DNS TCP/IP). Proven experience as a CDN Engineer or similar role with a strong focus on -depth knowledge of Content Delivery Network technologies including caching load balancing and content optimization. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong communication and teamwork abilities. Experience supporting 24/7/365 customer facing applications at enterprise scale. Awareness and experience with cybersecurity tools and practices such as firewalls intrusion detection/prevention systems and encryption. Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g. Python Bash) a plus. Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP CEH) are a plus but not required.