[Hiring] Senior Commerce Solution Architect @EPAM Systems

Role Description

As a Senior Commerce Solution Architect, you will own end-to-end architecture across complex, multi-system digital commerce ecosystems. You will lead technology consulting and pre-sales engagements, partner with executive stakeholders, and help global organizations navigate the shift toward composable, AI-enabled commerce platforms.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of digital commerce by working with global enterprise clients on large-scale transformation initiatives. You will help define technology strategy, shape innovative AI-enabled solutions, mentor architects, and contribute to one of EPAM's strongest commerce and architecture communities.

As part of DEP Poland, you will play a key role in strengthening EPAM's premier nearshore center for commerce transformation while advancing your expertise across architecture leadership, consulting, emerging AI technologies, and practice development.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture for large-scale commerce and digital experience programs spanning multiple platforms, including SAP Commerce, Adobe, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, commercetools, Shopify Plus, and BigCommerce.
• Define target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and transformation strategies, including monolith-to-composable modernization, cloud migration, and platform reengineering initiatives.
• Architect complex integration landscapes connecting commerce platforms with OMS, CDP, ERP, CRM, PIM, loyalty, and marketing ecosystems.
• Establish architecture governance, design review processes, and reusable reference architectures across the practice.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, security and compliance requirements, and composable-core strategies.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex cross-functional technical and architectural challenges.
• Define AI-driven commerce strategies, including intelligent personalization, GenAI-powered content operations, AI-assisted search and merchandising, and emerging agentic commerce capabilities.
• Lead architectural decisions around integrating GenAI and LLM technologies into commerce ecosystems, including RAG architectures, vector search, platform-native AI services, and hyperscaler AI offerings.
• Evaluate emerging AI interoperability standards, such as Agent-to-Agent (A2A) and Model Context Protocol (MCP), and advise clients on their business and technology implications.
• Serve as a trusted advisor, helping clients develop practical and value-driven AI adoption roadmaps while addressing governance, security, and risk considerations.
• Collaborate with EPAM's AI community to introduce innovative AI and agentic commerce capabilities into DEP Poland's service portfolio.
• Lead technical pre-sales activities, including solution shaping, estimation, RFP/RFI responses, PoC/PoV definition, and executive-level presentations.
• Facilitate discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and strategic consulting engagements with C-level stakeholders.
• Translate business objectives, customer experience goals, and AI transformation ambitions into pragmatic and investment-ready technology roadmaps.
• Assess existing client technology landscapes and build business cases for composable and AI-enabled transformation initiatives.
• Identify growth opportunities through deep understanding of client technology ecosystems and business priorities.
• Mentor Solution Architects, Software Architects, and engineering teams across multiple client engagements.
• Contribute to and help lead DEP Poland's Architecture Community and Composable Digital Community by driving reusable assets, accelerators, best practices, and AI-related architectural patterns.
• Play an active role in DEP Poland's architecture community, helping define standards, shape strategic direction, and support professional growth across all architecture levels.
• Support the development and assessment of emerging architects on their path toward Solution Architect certification.
• Represent DEP Poland's architecture capabilities in both client-facing engagements and internal strategic initiatives.
• Shape the future of commerce transformation by helping clients adopt composable architectures, AI-enabled customer experiences, and emerging agentic commerce capabilities.
• Collaborate with a global network of commerce, digital experience, and AI experts while contributing to innovative accelerators, reusable assets, and thought leadership initiatives.
• Extend your influence beyond individual engagements by defining architecture standards, mentoring future architects, and driving strategic initiatives across DEP Poland and the broader EPAM organization.
• Work on highly visible enterprise transformation programs that combine strategic consulting, architecture leadership, technology innovation, and measurable business impact.
• Continue to grow your expertise across modern commerce platforms, cloud technologies, AI-driven solutions, and enterprise architecture practices while contributing to one of EPAM's most recognized technology communities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software architecture, systems integration, consulting, or solution design, including at least 3 years in a Solution Architect role on complex commerce or digital experience programs.
• Experience within retail, e-commerce, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.
• Deep architecture expertise in at least one enterprise commerce or digital experience platform, such as SAP Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce and AEM, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, commercetools, Shopify, or BigCommerce.
• Proven experience designing integrations across commerce, OMS, CDP, ERP (including SAP), CRM, and marketing technology platforms.
• Strong cloud architecture expertise across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including microservices, containers, serverless architectures, and API management.
• Working knowledge of agentic AI concepts, AI-assisted workflows, and emerging interoperability standards such as A2A and MCP.
• Demonstrated success leading technical pre-sales engagements, effort estimation, proposal development, and executive stakeholder presentations.
• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements, including GDPR, CCPA, and PCI DSS.
• Experience mentoring architects and technical teams in complex delivery environments.
• Excellent communication, consulting, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• English proficiency at C1 level or above.

Nice to have

• Experience introducing AI-powered or agent-based capabilities into enterprise commerce solutions.
• Hands-on experience leading migrations from monolithic platforms to composable or MACH-based architectures.
• Involvement with the MACH Alliance or similar industry organizations.
• Experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), personalization platforms, DAM solutions, content operations, or loyalty ecosystems.
• Previous experience in a Technology Consulting role or a strong interest in developing within this career path.
• Relevant cloud, commerce platform, AI, or architecture certifications.
• TOGAF certification or experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks.