Digital Solution Architect, New Look
+ Profit-related bonus scheme
1-3 days a week in office (Charing Cross, London)
Global fashion retailer
Be an early applicant
Global fashion retailer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Profit-related bonus scheme
1-3 days a week in office (Charing Cross, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
As one of the original feel-good fashion brands, New Look's goal is to transform shopping with a digital-first omnichannel experience that stays true to the high street stores their customers first fell in love with. Their aim is to uplift their customers, colleagues and suppliers while striving to make kinder choices for their people and planet.
Role
Who you are
- Subject matter expert in MACH (Microservices, API First, Cloud-native & Headless) architecture to design, develop and deploy applications
- Extensive experience and knowledge of e-commerce, omni-channel commerce, and retail processes, systems, and functions
- Implementation experience with one or more of enterprise-grade commerce platforms, enterprise resource planning, content management systems, digital experience platform, order management systems and identity management (agency or client-side)
- Preferably familiar with implementing one or more platforms for e-commerce (Commercetools, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, SAP Commerce, BigCommerce, Shopify Plus)
- Familiarity with building responsive websites for mobile and desktop with frontend technologies including Node.js, NestJS and React
- Exposure to supporting technologies including Kubernetes, GraphQL, containerisation
- Experience working with Cloud Platforms with experience of at least one of Azure, AWS, GCP
- Good understanding of modern DevOps and automated testing methodologies such as CI/CD, BDD, TDD etc
- Good understanding of Security and Information Assurance
- Prior experience as lead/principal engineer or solution architect required
- Proven record of delivering large scale change with agile/lean methodologies
What the job involves
- It's a busy and exciting time for the brand and we’re on the hunt for a Digital Solutions Architect to join our growing Technology team
- Our IT team don't accept the status quo, we think disruptively about Technology and how we can use it
- We collaborate with the business to deliver that technology which supports our business ambition to be the leading omnichannel retailer
- We strive to do the right thing, always, focusing on safe, secure and reliable operations, while seeking out quality technology for our customers and colleagues to support and drive our business goals
- By focusing on the value, we're creating and ensuring our delivery choices suit the product and project ambitions, we challenge ourselves and thrive
- At New Look we are re-architecting our commerce site into a market-leading MACH (Microservices, API first, Cloud-native and Headless) platform as the core of our omni-channel business
- You will be embedded in multi-disciplinary digital development squads to design and build key platform components and integrate new microservices
- Collaborating closely with product and architecture leadership you will help to establish the roadmap and priorities for your squads; platform engineering teams will support you in keeping to best practice for integration, cloud infrastructure and DevOps
- As a digital solution architect, you will be expected to have a firm grasp of New Look’s technology strategy to provide technical direction to engineering teams and drive key design decisions for the platform
- You will become the go-to person in your domain and a key technical leader for IT
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Legacy fashion retailer New Look is a staple of the British high street, dating back to the late 60s and with 440 high street shops across the UK. Over the years, the brand has entered into and left international markets, was purchased by investment holding company Brait SE, and has gradually improved its ethical and sustainable supply chain from a previous 2% of stock to more than 50%.
Of course, there is still a way to go on the shedding of New Look’s previous “fast fashion” designation, but withdrawal from the international market and a notable reduction of its stores in the UK suggest a more focused strategy moving forward. In 2022, New Look partnered with Primer, a no-code automation platform for digital payments. This is further evidence of New Look’s expansion of its digital marketplace, in line with the fact that 4 out of 5 UK shoppers are digital buyers.
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Company benefits
- Competitive Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Competitive Holiday and Buy more Holiday scheme
- 40% staff discount
- Payday lottery
- Private Medical and Dental Insurance
- Virtual GP
- Season ticket loans and Cycle to work scheme
- Car Allowance
- Eyecare
- Day off for Birthday
- Competitive maternity and paternity packages
Company values
- It Starts With Me - We take accountability for and ownership of everything we do. We're curious and ask the right questions. We're clear about our own purpose, we take time to invest in our personal growth and wellness, and we encourage others to do the same
- Play To Win - We're clear on what we stand for and what we need to achieve. We make informed, fair decisions and celebrate and reward success. We constantly raise the bar and are empowered to be brave and bold in everything we do
- We Are One - Success comes from the collective energy and contribution of all our colleagues. We develop effective relationships, showing compassion and respect for each other. We care about each other and our communities and celebrate diversity
- Customer Obsessed - We know who our customers are. We're here to listen and see things from their point of view. With every project we work on, and every customer we interact with, we surpass their expectations, and always make them feel seen
Company HQ
Shadwell, London, UK
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Leadership
Helen Connolly
(CEO, not founder)Previously CEO at Bonmarche, Director of Buying Womenswear and Lingerie at George at Asda, Head of Buying at Dorothy Perkins, Arcadia Ltd, Buying Manager at George @ Asda.
Diversity & Inclusion at New Look
- We have six clear inclusion ambitions: - Drive a culture of inclusivity through learning & sharing - Give our colleagues a stronger voice - Represent the customers we serve - Enable people access to the world of work and opportunities to progress & thrive - Ensure that wellbeing is intrinsic within our ED&I strategy by giving our people the tools to look after their own wellbeing, to stay healthy, happy and have a good work-life balance - ED&I is always on and underpins our purpose #inspirethatnewlookfeeling
- We pride ourselves in being a flexible employer. Our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, we are keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.
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