Pim Core Solution Architect

Select employment type: Contract (C2C/ W2/ 1099)/Fulltime

Locations: Lake Forest, CA 92630

About the client:-

Our client is a global leader in Engineering and R&D (ER&D) services. With 976 patents filed for 57 of the Global Top 100 ER&D spenders, the client lives and breathes engineering. Some of their innovations include World's 1st Autonomous Welding Robot, Solar 'Connectivity' Drone, and the Smartest Campus in the World, to name a few.

Their expertise in engineering design, product development, smart manufacturing, and digitalization touches every area of human lives - from the moment one wakes up till the time one goes to bed. With 110 Innovation and R&D design centers globally, the client specializes in disruptive technology spaces such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Robots, Digital Factory, and Autonomous Transport.

Our client is a publicly listed subsidiary of a well-respected $21 billion conglomerate operating in over 30 countries

Job Description:

Skills : PIMCore, Jira, Confluence, Git, AWS, CICD, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PIM, DAM, CMS, eCommerce

PIMCore Solution Architect

· Provide PIMCore architecture to support multi-vendor or multi store product merchandising that includes integration with e-Commerce channels or ERP Systems in a Marketplace/DTC setup

· Enhance PIMCore e-Commerce framework to build e-Commerce modules such as pricing manager, promotions manager, order management systems with fulfillment systems

· Enhance observability and maintainability attributes for the overall PIMCore payloads.

· Support PIMCore integrations with additional 3rd party store e-Commerce/ERP Systems

Role Requirements:

· Provide PIMCore implementation architecture that covers:

· Provide Solution strategy to extend PIMCore's e-Commerce Framework to include pricing manager, promotions manager, order management systems with fulfillment system.

· Conduct technical feasibility studies and provide recommendations for successful PIMcore implementation, considering various factors and potential constraints.

· Define and enforce development standards and guidelines to ensure consistency and quality in PIMcore projects.

· Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and mentor the development team to enhance their skills and deliver high-quality results.

· Work closely with the cloud infrastructure team to optimize the performance and scalability of the PIMcore environment.

· Risk identification and mitigation: Identify and mitigate technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, proactively addressing challenges to ensure project success.

· Building block view with component/bundle details, interface details, Entity Relationship Modeling

· Provide database performance guidelines.

· Cloud Native Deployment guideline for PIMCore/Symfony based workloads.

· Operational Strategy (including how will be maintained / supported)

· Maintain Architecture Decision Records

· Source code, CFTs and details of proposed solution evaluations or POCs

· Test Automation / CI strategy

· Overall task breakdown for the solution

Required Skills

· 3+ years of experience working with Scrum software development processes with rapid iteration cycles (2-3-week sprints)

· Experience with and commitment to key development practices inherent to effective Agile development, including:

· unit testing

· capacity planning

· continuous integration

· backlog grooming

· sprint planning

· regular demonstrations

· Experience working with Agile development tools such as:

· Jira, Confluence, Git / GitLab / Bitbucket, AWS code commit, Code pipeline

· CI CD based development

· Source code repo

· Build servers.

· Automation testing tools

· Static code analysis

· Familiarity with object-oriented design and development, including effective use of interfaces.

· Familiarity with Architectural design patterns and frameworks

· Minimum of 5+ years of experience in PIMcore development and architecture/ 8+ years of development experience in PHP Symfony

· Strong expertise in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

· Extensive knowledge to extend PIMcore framework and its modules, including PIM, DAM, CMS, and eCommerce.

· Experience in designing and implementing complex PIMcore-based solutions, including integrations with other systems such as Elastic Path/ Broadleaf Commerce/ Magento.

· Experience in deploying PIMCore Solutions in AWS / Equivalent Cloud Native Technologies

· Proficiency in API development and integration, including RESTful APIs.

· Familiarity with front-end frameworks like Vue.js or React is a plus.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with team members and clients.

· Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.