Principal Architect - SFCC

ANSR is hiring for one of its clients.

ABOUT UNDER ARMOUR:

Our story is a classic American entrepreneurial journey, born from a simple, unmet need identified by an athlete. In 1996, founder Kevin Plank, then captain of the University of Maryland football team, set out to solve the problem of sweat-soaked cotton shirts by creating a moisture-wicking synthetic alternative. That innovation – HeatGear – redefined the athletic base layer and laid the foundation for what is today a global leader in performance apparel, footwear, and accessories.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Under Armour is driven by a clear mission – to make all athletes better. This relentless pursuit of better defines who we are, shaping our focus on performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.

OUR PURPOSE:

Building on this global foundation, Under Armour India is purpose-built to access India's top-tier talent and embed the brand's culture into scalable, tech-driven solutions. At its core, this is about empowering those who strive for more – a belief reflected in our values: Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes, and Stand for Equality.

These values serve as a shared framework that guides how we think, build, and collaborate. They connect teams across geographies, reinforce our purpose, and ensure that everything we do is aligned to a common goal – enabling better outcomes for athletes and the business.

At Under Armour India, this translates into an environment where individuals have the freedom to go further, regardless of role. Teams are empowered to develop and deliver state-of-the-art products and digital solutions that enhance performance and drive impact at scale.

VALUES & INNOVATION:

Across Under Armour globally, our values act as the thread that unites every teammate, shaping a culture grounded in purpose, accountability, and shared ambition. They are not just principles, but active drivers of how we operate, innovate, and grow together.

This culture is deeply anchored in innovation – a continuous pursuit of better that pushes boundaries and challenges convention. Whether through product innovation or digital transformation, teams are enabled to create solutions that elevate performance and redefine possibilities for athletes everywhere.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The Under Armour Enterprise Architecture team is responsible for ensuring alignment between architectural roadmaps, business strategies, and supporting enterprise transformation activities. The team is currently seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect with an application specialization in Digital Commerce. This role helps ensure the application portfolio aligns with business needs, enterprise standards and industry best practices. The architect produces detailed documentation for applications, projects, processes, governance, patterns, principles and integrations. This role also partners closely with technical leaders, solution architects and stakeholders to ensure alignment, integrate new technologies, rationalize redundant applications, produce architecture roadmaps, provide insight into industry trends and drive innovation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience as a lead engineer or solutions architect in the Digital Commerce space and experience operating within TOGAF or similar Enterprise Architecture framework.

Reporting Structure - You will report directly to the Senior Director of Engineering employed by Under Armour Global Services Pvt. Ltd. in India.

YOUR IMPACT (Job Responsibilities):

• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions aligned with business goals
• Develop technical architecture, data flows and diagrams for new initiatives, current state and target system architectures
• Develop and socialize multi-horizon roadmaps and capability maps aligned to business strategy, value streams and funding cycles
• Guide and educate on architecture strategy, integration standards, and industry trends across a varied composable commerce ecosystem
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Mentor lead engineers and solution architects in modern architecture practices, composable design, and documentation quality
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Build prototypes for new initiatives and evolving business needs
• Assist in discovery and RFx processes
• Support audit and compliance activities
• Produce clear, auditable artifacts and lead architecture reviews
• Contribute to cybersecurity, privacy and AI governance workflows – streamline intake, clarify decision criteria and reduce cycle time
• Stay current with industry trends and hands on development

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 14 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor's degree+10 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree+8 years of relevant experience
• Domain Expertise: Proven expertise architecting composable/MACH commerce solutions spanning storefront, checkout, payments, order capture, OMS/fulfillment orchestration, and returns/exchanges on commerce platforms (eg SFCC, Shopify, Commerce Tools, etc). 2+ years of experience with various programming languages such as Node.js, Next.js, Nest.js including CI/CD pipelines and code repositories like Github.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in performance engineering, observability, secure system design (zero-trust, privacy), relational databases, Git, command line, and modeling tools.
• Strategic Influence: Effective at aligning cross-functional stakeholders, driving consensus in matrixed environments, and connecting architecture decisions to business outcomes and value realization.
• Global Systems Leadership: Experience launching and supporting highly available, mission-critical systems worldwide; familiar with RFx processes and enterprise-grade resiliency patterns.
• Communication & Storytelling: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical topics for non-technical audiences through clear writing and executive-level storytelling. Can assess and understand technology's business impacts and optimize the user journey for a seamless experience.

WORKPLACE LOCATION:

• Location: This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Bengaluru (Manyata Tech Park) office.
• Work Schedule: This role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 4 days in-office per week, with possible travel to regional offices, conferences, and training.
• Licenses/Certifications: TOGAF Certification preferred

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIY:

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.