Technical Architect - eCommerce

The e-commerce architect responsibilities include designing and implementing the e-commerce application projects. The e-commerce architect is a person who leads and develops the prototype e-commerce applications. They generally carry out a detailed study of the client requirements and carry out all the essential requirements for the same. He or she is responsible for undertaking a detailed research of the client requirements along with considering the user requirements. The e-commerce architect then plans and designs the e-commerce application according to the researches made and sees to it that the application satisfies the client requirements.

Key Skills of an E-commerce Architect

The e-commerce architect must be skilled in web designing and other web technologies. The other important skills of an e-commerce architect are as follows:

- Good communicational skills, both verbal as well as written

- Expert knowledge about various web technologies

- Effectively communicate with the client and understand their requirements

- Expert knowledge about various web technologies such as Java, Microservices, Node JS, React JS etc.

- Domain - Ecommerce mandatory

- Expert organizational and management skills

- Expert time management skills and ability to complete the given tasks in the allocated time frame

- Expert supervising skills.

Job Responsibilities of an E-commerce Architect

The major job responsibility of an e-commerce architect is to handle the overall process of designing and implementing the e-commerce application. The other major job duties undertaken by an e-commerce architect are as follows:

- Prepare the long term e-commerce strategic plans and implement them in the e-commerce architecture

- Prepare the standards and guidelines for technical designing based on various business goals and specific inputs from the clients

- Undertake the development, maintenance, and governance of the e-commerce architecture

- Recommend necessary changes in the existing e-commerce application and work for its efficient functioning, revenue generation, and cost savings

- Coordinate with the web developers, e-commerce marketing team, and e-commerce analysts for the effective completion and working of the e-commerce application

- Supervise the e-commerce team and see to it that the given tasks are completed according to the architecture designed.