Product Architect

Job description:

Job Type: Full Time
Experience: 5 years
Location: Lagos

Company: Nigerian Breweries

  • The Digital Products & Transformation team is offering exciting opportunities to enrich your career development. We are at the forefront of digital innovation, transforming the way businesses operate and deliver value. We are seeking a Product Architect – Commerce to join our team and play a pivotal role in designing and delivering cutting-edge digital products for the commercial functions to drive growth and organizational success.

In this role you will be responsible for:

  • Product Design & Architecture: Develop scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures for digital products, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product owners, developers, UX designers, and business leaders to define product roadmaps and ensure seamless integration into existing systems.
  • Technology Leadership: Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern technologies, tools, and platforms to support digital product development.
  • Cross-Functional Guidance: Provide technical oversight and mentorship to development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices in software development and architecture.
  • Scalability & Performance: Design solutions that ensure optimal performance and scalability for high-demand digital applications.
  • Innovation & Trends: Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in the digital landscape to incorporate innovative solutions into product strategies.
  • Strategy Development: Cascade digital and technology strategies for commerce, ensuring alignment with global strategies, policies, and principles. Analyze market segments to develop solutions that meet customer needs.
  • System Architecture: Develop and maintain high-level system architecture, diagrams, documentation, and best practices for both front-end and back-end systems in the commerce function. Ensure seamless integration of new solutions with existing platforms using modern technologies like cloud, microservices, and APIs.

Educational Qualification:

Minimum:

  • BSc or master’s degree in computer science/engineering, Systems design, IT or a related technological field.
  • 5+ years’ experience in product architecture design or Product management.
  • Certifications in Azure, AWS, ITIL etc. will be an added advantage.

Technical Skills:

  • Solid understanding of both front-end (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end technologies (Java, Python, APIs, microservices).
  • Good understanding of MS Power Platforms, Outsystems.
  • Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native architecture.
  • Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks, design patterns, and system integration techniques.
  • Experience in product lifecycle management, from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization.
  • Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies and tools (Jira, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes).

Other Key Requirements:

Excellent understanding of Sales Systems such as:

  • Distributor Management Systems (DMS)
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems e.g. Dynamics/Salesforce
  • E-Commerce and Order Management Systems
  • Point of Sale (POS) Systems

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Nigerian Breweries ( NB Plc ) on careers.theheinekencompany.com to apply