Solution Architect - DXP
Requisition ID: 187815
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Solutions - Marketing
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Nova Scotia
City: Mississauga / Stellarton
Location: Tahoe Office, Foord St. Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
Solution Architect – DXP (AEM, Web, & Mobile Apps)
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect with over 8 years of experience in designing scalable solutions using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and developing high-performance enterprise web and mobile applications. The ideal candidate must possess expertise in AEM Architecture, AEM Applications, React, React Native, and Next.js, along with a strong foundation in cloud platforms (Azure), RedHat, microservices, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and API integrations.
This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
Key Responsibilities
1. Solution Architecture & Development
- Lead the architecture and development of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), with deep expertise in AEM Sites, Assets, Workflows, and Headless CMS.
- Responsible for creating and documenting High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD), focusing on the integration of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), websites and mobile apps.
- Ensure seamless integration of AEM with backend services, APIs, and third-party systems.
- Oversee the architecture and development of modern web and mobile applications using React, React Native, and Next.js.
- Design and develop scalable, reusable components and front-end architectures for web and mobile platforms.
2. Web and Mobile App Development & Optimization
- Lead the architecture of React and Next.js websites and React Native mobile applications, ensuring cross-platform performance and scalability.
- Architect and implement server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG) strategies in Next.js.
- Provide technical mentorship to developers on React, React Native, Next.js, and AEM.
- Optimize applications for performance, security, and scalability across different platforms.
- Own and lead code reviews, architectural decisions, and technical deep dives.
3. Performance Optimization & Infrastructure
- Optimize web performance through techniques such as lazy loading, CDN, caching, and image optimization.
- Proficiency in API development, including Firebase, Graph QL, REST, and backend integrations, with a strong understanding of backend development in Node.js, Java, or Python for designing scalable and efficient API architectures.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices for web and mobile applications.
- Ensure high availability and scalability using Azure, RedHat, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Define API gateway and microservices strategies for scalable backend integrations.
4. Governance, Compliance & Documentation
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of technical architectures, best practices, and coding standards.
- Enforce code quality, security, and accessibility standards across web and mobile applications.
- Align solutions with enterprise architecture principles and IT strategies.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into technical specifications.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions through best practices in architecture and design.
- Leverage and assist with the evolution of enterprise architecture strategic goals and work products.
- Evaluate and provide input into discovery initiatives, business proposals and charters for new projects.
- Evaluate and recommend tools, techniques, and processes to enhance software development and quality.
- Participate in Blueprint and High-Level Functional Design and determine strategy.
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What you have to offer:
Key Skills & Experience
- 8+ years in solution architecture for AEM, web, and mobile application development.
- Deep expertise in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including AEM Sites, Assets, Workflows, and Headless CMS.
- Knowledge of coding and architecture in React, React Native, Next.js, and TypeScript.
- Proficiency in API development, Firebase, Graph QL, REST, and backend integrations.
- Strong understanding of backend development, including Node.js, Java, or Python, for designing scalable and efficient API architectures.
- Expertise in scalable cloud deployments on Azure, RedHat, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Knowledge of testing and DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines deployment, and App Store/Play Store deployments.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, code optimization, and system scalability skills.
- Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum).
Job Requirements
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Experience: 8+ years in solution architecture, 5+ years in React, React Native, and Next.js, and 3+ years in AEM.
- Technical Skills: Expertise in React, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and cloud platforms.
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.
At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.
We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.