Salesforce Commerce Cloud - Technical Architect

About the role

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com . We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) Technical Architect to lead architecture, design, and technical delivery for enterprise-scale ecommerce implementations and support engagements. The candidate should possess strong expertise in SFCC B2C architecture, integrations, performance optimization, and solution design, along with the ability to guide development teams and collaborate with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical architecture and solution design for SFCC B2C Commerce projects.
• Define scalable, secure, and high-performance ecommerce solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Review and govern technical designs, code quality, and implementation best practices.
• Drive integrations with third-party systems such as OMS, CRM, Payment Gateways, ERP, PIM, Loyalty, and Marketing platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Business, QA, DevOps, and Product Owners.
• Perform technical estimations, solution reviews, and risk assessments.
• Support production issue resolution, performance optimization, and platform stability initiatives.
• Mentor and guide developers and technical leads across projects.
• Ensure adherence to SFCC best practices, coding standards, and release governance.
• Participate in client discussions, architecture workshops, and technical roadmap planning.
• What we want from you
• Strong hands-on experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud (Demandware / SFCC B2C).
• Expertise in SFRA architecture, cartridges, controllers, ISML, OCAPI, SCAPI, hooks, and job frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, Node.js, REST APIs, and integration patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, and deployment processes.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure and serverless integrations (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)
• Prepare architecture diagrams, technical design documents, integration specifications, and solution blueprints.
• Good understanding of ecommerce concepts including catalog, checkout, promotions, inventory, and order management.
• Experience in performance optimization and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• If you know some of this even better
• Experience with composable commerce or headless architecture.
• Exposure to Salesforce ecosystem products such as Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or Experience Cloud.
• Knowledge of frontend frameworks.
• SFCC certifications preferred.
• What we can offer you
• Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.
• Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.
• We lead with Heart , fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human-centric work flourish.
• We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.
• And we champion Courage , inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.
• AT VML Enterprise Solutions
• Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all

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