Lead Digital Architect – Product Information Management (PIM Akeneo)

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Lead Digital Architect Product Information Management (PIM / Akeneo)

Role Definition

The Digital Architect Product Information Management (PIM) is responsible for solution and componentlevel architecture for PIM capabilities within Cat Digitals commerce and experience ecosystem. This role translates business and product requirements into scalable secure and operable solution designs while actively augmenting delivery teams through handson architectural contribution.

Operating under the guidance of a System Architect this role ensures that PIM solutionssuch as Akeneo or equivalent platformsare designed and implemented in alignment with enterprise architecture standards integration patterns and nonfunctional requirements. The role is deliveryoriented with accountability extending beyond design reviews to direct engagement throughout implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Solution & Functional Architecture

• Decompose business and product requirements into clear implementable architectural components aligned to platform and enterprise standards.
• Design solutionlevel architectures for PIM capabilities including data models interfaces workflows and integration patterns.
• Perform architecture tradeoff analysis (build vs buy cost vs scalability speed vs sustainability).
• Define and document nonfunctional requirements including scalability performance security reliability and operational readiness.
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts such as solution diagrams interface contracts and architectural decision records (ADRs).

Architecture Governance & Stakeholder Alignment

• Participate in and lead solution architecture reviews and design walkthroughs.
• Act as a bridge between Product Engineering and System Architecture ensuring shared understanding and alignment.
• Provide ongoing architectural guidance to delivery teams to ensure design intent is realized in implementation.
• Identify solutionlevel architectural risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

Technical Architecture & Delivery Augmentation

Cloud & Platform Architecture

• Design and guide PIM solutions on cloudnative platforms (AWS preferred).
• Apply best practices for containerized and cloudnative architectures including scalability resilience and cost efficiency.

API Integration & Microservices

• Design RESTful APIs and integration patterns for PIM consumers and downstream systems.
• Apply eventdriven and asynchronous integration patterns where appropriate.
• Define service boundaries data ownership and resilience patterns (retries idempotency circuit breakers).

Data & Integration Architecture

• Design data flows and integrations across PIM Commerce CMS Search and downstream enterprise systems.
• Define and govern canonical data models and domain events.
• Ensure data quality consistency and synchronization across platforms.

CI/CD Operations & Security

• Collaborate with platform and DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts where applicable.
• Embed securitybydesign including authentication authorization secure integrations and compliance considerations.
• Ensure observability and operational readiness including logging monitoring and supportability.

Critical Skills & Knowledge (SkillsBased Alignment)

Architecture & Functional Skills

• Requirements decomposition and solution structuring
• Solutionlevel tradeoff analysis and decisionmaking
• Nonfunctional architecture design
• Architecture documentation and governance
• Crossfunctional collaboration with Product Engineering and Architecture stakeholders

Technical Skills

• Cloudnative architecture (AWS preferred)
• API design and integration patterns
• Microservices and eventdriven architectures
• Data integration and synchronization patterns
• CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code concepts
• Secure observable and operable system design

Domain Experience (Preferred)

• Product Information Management (PIM) platforms (e.g. Akeneo or equivalent)
• Commerce / eCommerce platforms
• Content Management Systems (Adobe ecosystem preferred)
• Search platforms and experience delivery integrations

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Typically 812 years of experience in software engineering solution architecture or platform delivery.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to enterprisescale digital platforms in a handson architectural role.

Role Expectations

• Operates at solution and component scope with accountability for executionready architectures.
• Actively participates in delivery lifecycle not limited to advisory or review functions.
• Supports and complements the System Architect by ensuring architectural decisions are implemented correctly and consistently.
• Influences through technical depth clarity of communication and delivery partnership.

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