FR - Coremedia Architect

Role overview

Own the solution architecture for a CoreMedia platform supporting complex digital commerce and customer experience programmes. You will guide delivery teams from target-state design through implementation, balancing architectural leadership with hands-on validation of critical technical decisions. The role involves regular client-site work in Paris La Défense: at least three consecutive days each month for Germany-based nearshore candidates, or weekly for candidates based in France.

Responsibilities

- Lead architecture discussions with client architects, product owners, and other stakeholders; define the platform’s target architecture and technical roadmap. - Design scalable, secure, maintainable solutions across CoreMedia Content Cloud components, including Studio, CAE, Headless Server, and content delivery APIs. - Validate critical designs through prototypes and proofs of concept, including content types, Studio extensions, Blueprint customisations, and Spring-based services. - Set engineering standards and lead design reviews; define quality gates, testing approaches, and architecture documentation. - Plan integrations with commerce, product information management, digital asset management, search, personalisation, content delivery networks, and other services. - Guide deployment and release decisions, address production issues and performance, manage technical debt and upgrades, and mentor technical leads and developers.

Requirements

- At least eight years of Java/JEE development experience, including at least three years with CoreMedia Content Cloud, CMS, Studio, CAE, Headless Server, or Blueprint. - Strong skills in Java, Spring or Spring Boot, Maven, Freemarker or JSP, and JavaScript or TypeScript. - Experience designing REST and GraphQL APIs and headless or hybrid CMS architectures. - Background as a solution or technical architect, or as a lead developer with architecture ownership, including technical decisions, design reviews, and mentoring. - Experience integrating CMS platforms with commerce, PIM, DAM, and search systems in complex enterprise environments. - Knowledge of Git, CI/CD, containers, Docker or Kubernetes, and a cloud provider; understanding of performance, caching, security, SEO, and accessibility for large web platforms.

Nice to have

- Experience with Scrum or SAFe, including PI Planning, and with Jira and Confluence. - French proficiency, consulting experience, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Benefits and work setup

- Permanent or freelance engagement, with remote or hybrid options depending on location. - Professional development and international mobility opportunities.