Senior Magento Architect

ServerMonkey•Houston, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

ServerMonkey is a global provider of enterprise IT hardware solutions, trusted by organizations that demand performance, reliability, and value. We deliver new and refurbished servers, storage, and networking equipment from leading OEMs, supported by rigorous testing, quality assurance, and fast turnaround times. Our mission is to help companies extend the life of their infrastructure, optimize budgets, and scale smarter through high‑quality hardware, lifecycle services, ITAD, and custom configuration. ServerMonkey is looking for a strategic and technical leader to own our e-commerce technology stack. We are not just an online store; we are a complex Configure-to-Order (CTO) platform running on a highly customized Magento 2 environment hosted on AWS. This role is fully in the office in Houston, TX. You will lead the restructuring of our web team, bridging the gap between technical engineering, product data, and digital marketing. You’ll stabilize the platform, optimize our complex server configurator for speed and UX, own the cloud architecture end to end, and help extend our storefront into international markets and channels as you build a scalable architecture that drives revenue growth.

Requirements

Deep understanding of Magento 2 architecture (Cloud/On-prem), PHP 7/8, MySQL, and caching strategies (Varnish/Redis/Elasticsearch)
Proven track record architecting high-traffic, revenue-generating B2C and/or B2B storefronts where uptime, checkout conversion, and page speed directly affect the P&L — not just internal tools or back-office systems
4+ years designing, deploying, and operating production e-commerce workloads on AWS, with hands-on depth in compute, networking, managed databases, caching, CDN, and security services.
Experience supporting cross-border or multi-region commerce — localized storefronts, currency and tax complexity, international shipping/compliance, hreflang and international SEO, and data residency/GDPR considerations
Experience with Rules Engines, ERP integrations or CPQ (configure, price, quote) tools
You care about CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and server-side performance (New Relic, Blackfire) to ensure sub-2-second load times, and you’ve built pipelines with tools such as CodePipeline/CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI deploying into AWS
7+ years in Web Development/E-commerce, with 3+ years in a technical leadership or architect role
Proven experience managing sites with massive catalogs or configurable products (50+ options) is critical
Familiarity with JavaScript (Knockout.js/React), REST APIs, Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu administration and shell scripting), and AWS/Azure infrastructure

Nice To Haves

Experience in IT Hardware, Servers, or Data Center industries
Adobe Certified Expert – Magento Commerce; AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer
Previous experience with NetSuite or similar ERP migrations
Experience with PWA Studio or Vue Storefront
Hands-on experience with Adobe Commerce Cloud (which runs on AWS) or a comparable managed Magento hosting platform
Docker, ECS, or EKS in production
Having led an on-prem or co-located e-commerce platform migration into AWS
Having launched a storefront in a new country or region

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of our custom server configuration tool. Lead initiatives to refactor legacy code, improve load times and enhance mobile usability
Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of our Magento 2 Commerce platform, balance hands-on development with high-level strategy
Maintain Core Web Vitals, ensure PCI compliance and manage regular security patching and data protection standards
Establish development standards, documentation and deployment processes to eliminate breaking changes in production
Define and document the target-state architecture — application, data, integration, and infrastructure layers — and own the technical decision record for major platform changes
Own the design and cost of our AWS footprint — EC2/ECS, Aurora MySQL (RDS), ElastiCache for Redis, OpenSearch, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, ALB, Auto Scaling Groups, and VPC/subnet/security group design
Drive everything through Terraform or CloudFormation/CDK — no manual console changes in production
Architect for promotional spikes and seasonal peaks with auto-scaling, read replicas, queue-based decoupling (SQS/SNS/EventBridge), and load testing ahead of major campaigns
Multi-AZ deployments, backup/restore strategy, documented RTO/RPO, and regular failover testing
IAM least-privilege, AWS WAF/Shield, Secrets Manager/Parameter Store, KMS encryption, GuardDuty, and CloudTrail auditing in support of PCI-DSS
CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms paired with APM tooling so issues are caught before customers report them
Continuously right-size instances, manage reserved/savings plans, and report on cost-per-order infrastructure economics
Restructure the department into three functional pods: Platform Pod (Internal and Agency Backend/Frontend developers), Data Pod (Product specialists managing complex compatibility rules), Growth Pod (Technical SEO and UX specialists)
Act as the primary stakeholder for external agencies, holding them accountable for code quality, budgets, and deadlines
Hire, lead, and mentor technical talent to foster a forward-looking, solution-oriented culture
Set the standards for how the team and our agencies work in AWS — access controls, environment parity, change management, and release windows
Partner with marketing to solve faceted navigation issues, canonical tagging, and schema markup
Translate complex hardware compatibility rules into a simple, guided buying experience
Ensure data integrity between Magento, GA4, and our ERP (NetSuite) / Inventory systems
Support expansion into international markets — multi-store views, multi-currency and multi-language storefronts, localized payment methods, tax/VAT/duty handling, cross-border shipping logic, and geo-based CDN routing
Architect and maintain integrations with international and third-party sales channels (marketplaces, distributor portals, B2B punchout) so catalog, pricing, and inventory stay consistent across every channel