BW-1459-Technical Architect / SME – SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris)

Experience

15+ Years IT Experience | 10+ Years SAP Commerce (Hybris)

Primary Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect / Subject Matter Expert (SME) in SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) to lead architecture, solution design, delivery governance, and modernization initiatives for a large-scale enterprise eCommerce platform.

This role requires a hands-on architect with deep expertise in SAP Commerce Cloud, Java ecosystems, enterprise integrations, cloud-native architectures, and solution delivery leadership. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, and external vendors to deliver scalable, secure, high-performing commerce solutions aligned with business objectives.

The role combines strategic architecture responsibilities with technical leadership, production stability ownership, and continuous platform innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design

• Serve as the SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) technical authority across B2B and B2C commerce implementations.
• Define end-to-end solution architecture, integration architecture, deployment architecture, and non-functional requirements.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing commerce solutions leveraging SAP Commerce Cloud and enterprise integration patterns.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, design validation, and solution governance activities.
• Drive modernization initiatives including Commerce upgrades, cloud adoption, API-first architecture, and frontend evolution.

Delivery Leadership

• Lead technical delivery teams through the complete SDLC lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and Development Teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, code reviews, and development guidance.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, release governance, and CI/CD processes.
• Support Agile planning, estimation, risk management, and delivery execution.

SAP Commerce Cloud Expertise

Lead development and customization of SAP Commerce Cloud modules including

B2B Accelerator

B2C Accelerator

OCC APIs

WCMS

Backoffice

ASM

Solr Search

Promotions

Checkout & Order Management

Drive implementation of advanced commerce capabilities including

Loyalty Programs

Guided Selling

Single-Step Checkout

Order Routing

Product Search Optimization

Marketplace Extensions

Integration Leadership

Architect and oversee integrations with

ERP Systems

Payment Gateways

Tax Engines

Loyalty Platforms

PIM Systems

CRM Platforms

External Commerce Services

Design and govern REST APIs, microservices, event-driven integrations, and security frameworks.

Production Stability & Performance

• Own platform performance, scalability, observability, and production stability.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of critical production incidents.
• Define performance optimization strategies for APIs, commerce services, and search platforms.
• Drive monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational excellence initiatives.

Cloud & DevOps

Support deployment and operations on

SAP Commerce Cloud (CCv2)

Microsoft Azure

Collaborate with DevOps teams on

CI/CD Automation

Release Management

Infrastructure Optimization

Security Compliance

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend platform improvements.
• Drive API modernization, frontend modernization, cloud adoption, and architecture evolution initiatives.
• Support adoption of AI-assisted development and automation opportunities where applicable.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 10+ years of SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) architecture and development experience.

Strong expertise in

SAP Commerce Cloud

B2B/B2C Accelerators

OCC APIs

WCMS

Backoffice

ASM

Solr

Deep expertise in

Java (Java 11/17)

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Enterprise Integration Patterns

Strong experience with

Microservices Architecture

API Security

OAuth

SAML

Encryption Standards

Hands-on experience with

Spartacus

Angular

React

Experience integrating

ERP Systems

Payment Providers

Tax Engines

Loyalty Platforms

DataHub or equivalent middleware solutions

Strong understanding of

Software Design Patterns

SOLID Principles

Domain-Driven Design

Performance Engineering

• Experience leading distributed development teams and conducting architecture reviews.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• SAP Commerce Cloud CCv2 implementation experience.
• Microsoft Azure experience.

Experience with

Kafka

Event-Driven Architecture

Data Lake Integrations

Headless Commerce

Exposure to

AI/ML

Generative AI

Intelligent Search

Conversational Commerce

Knowledge of alternative commerce platforms

Shopify

Commercetools

BigCommerce

Experience with observability tools

Dynatrace

Kibana

SonarCloud

Attributes We Value

• Strong solution architecture mindset.
• Proven leadership in large-scale commerce programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture decisions with hands-on technical execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Passion for mentoring teams and driving engineering excellence.
• Continuous learner with interest in emerging technologies including AI and cloud-native architectures.