Senior Solution Architect – Global DTC Technology

PUMA is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to support end-to-end architecture across PUMA's global DTC technology landscape. The role ensures scalable, stable, and future-proof architecture decisions across digital and physical touchpoints, advising Product and Project Teams by aligning business strategy, product roadmaps, and technology architecture. Acting as an architectural authority for strategic initiatives, the architect helps guide the structured evolution and expansion of PUMA's global technology ecosystem.

• Support, design, and own end-to-end solution architectures for strategic initiatives across the global DTC technology landscape, including digital channels, retail systems, core platforms, integrations, and data.
• Ensure scalable, stable, and future-proof architecture decisions across digital and physical touchpoints.
• Advise and enable Product and Project Teams, aligning business strategy, product roadmaps, and technology architecture while governing solution quality, non-functional requirements, and long-term platform evolution.
• Define architecture artifacts such as high-level architecture diagrams, design documents, data models, and system interaction maps.
• Define integration patterns including API-first, event-driven, modular, and cloud-native architectures.
• Define and validate non-functional requirements covering performance, security, scalability, compliance, resilience, and failure handling.
• Participate in discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and impact assessments.
• Advise squads, lead design reviews, and document key architecture decisions.
• Contribute to architecture governance and technology evaluations, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborate with Platform, DevOps, and SRE teams to ensure operational readiness, scalability, and reliable platform operations.
• Act as key interface between Product, Engineering, Delivery, Platform teams, and Management.
• Ensure adherence to security standards, data privacy requirements, and regulatory compliance.
• Enable structured evolution and expansion of the technology stack.

• 8+ years of experience in solution or system architecture within complex IT environments
• Experience in DTC, eCommerce, retail, or omnichannel environments
• Strong understanding of integration architectures and modern engineering practices
• Experience working in global matrix organisations
• Strong communicator bridging business and engineering teams
• Structured, pragmatic, decision-oriented, and governance-aware working style
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of digital channels (web, app, commerce capabilities)
• Strong understanding of retail and store systems (POS, omnichannel integrations)
• Strong understanding of core platforms (order management, payments, CRM, data platforms)
• Strong understanding of the integration layer (APIs, event-driven architectures, middleware)
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, and release management
• Strong understanding of observability and operational architecture principles
• Strong understanding of security concepts (OAuth2, SSO, CIAM)

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide. PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability.