Solution Architect - Digital Experiences (DX)

Solution Architect - Digital Experiences (DX)

Job Description

Your Job

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In your role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to log on!

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

As a Digital Experience Solution Architect focused on Digital Experience (DX), you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions using Sitecore and other technologies. Your architectural vision and ability to collaborate cross-functionally will drive the creation of robust digital platforms that deliver exceptional user experiences and align with business objectives. 

Scope/Categories:  

Role will report to the North America DX Engineering Manager 

Travel may include approximately 15% of work time.

Key Interfaces: 

Internal: NA Marketing VP, NA Marketing Brands and Product Teams, NA D&A Product Managers; Legal Team, DTS Cloud Team; DTS Enterprise Architecture Team; Global DTS Commercial Team, NA DTS Team. 

External: Marketing Agencies, Third Party Providers. 

Responsibilities:  

• Design and architect scalable digital solutions using Sitecore and other technologies, ensuring they meet business and technical requirements. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications and architectural designs. 

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring best practices are followed. 

• Oversee the integration of various digital systems and technologies to align with a cohesive platform. 

• Continuously evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to enhance the digital experience. 

• Ensure that all architectural designs comply with CPRA/CCPA, GDPR, and other data privacy regulations. 

• Lead efforts to incorporate compliance features, such as consent management and secure data handling, into the architecture. 

• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure that architectural designs align with regulatory requirements. 

• Stay current with industry trends in digital experience platforms and architecture, applying relevant advancements to improve solutions. 

• Create and maintain architectural documentation, ensuring it accurately reflects the current state of systems. 

• Provide guidance on selecting technologies and tools that support compliance and data protection. 

• Lead the strategy for the digital experience platform, ensuring it aligns with the organization’s goals and objectives across segments. 

• Oversee the technical implementation of digital marketing strategies within the platform architecture and guidelines. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that architectural designs support business objectives and user experience goals. 

• Troubleshoot and resolve architectural challenges, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and performant. 

• Mentor and support other architects and engineers within the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation. 

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field. 

• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, with a focus on digital platforms. 

• Strong expertise headed and headless CMS solutions, including experience with common integration points and best practices. 

• Excellent understanding of web technologies, frameworks, and best practices including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Angular, and REST APIs.  

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically. 

• Expertise in MACH architectural approaches 

• Hand-on expertise in development of scalable consumer facing digital solutions using .Net, C#, MVC approaches, as well as headless technologies 

• Extensive experience with Web Services (SOAP/REST) architecture and GraphQL is a plus. 

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience with Sitecore CMS required. Key Sitecore and Sitecore related skillsets:  

• Hands-on Sitecore solution development experience with Sitecore version 10 required.  

• Experience with deploying and utilizing Cloud ecosystems including Azure, Sitecore Cloud or AWS is required 

• Experience with Docker/ Containers 

• Strong experience with search implementations such as Solr.  

• Experience developing against the Helix design principles and Sitecore best practices. 

• Experience with multilingual implementations. 

• Experience designing and optimizing relational databases and stored procedures for optimal performance and/or maintainability.  Experience with SQL Server is a must 

• Sitecore Professional Developer Certification is required.  

• Experience with automated testing and security scans. 

• Experience with SEO and tagging (analytics). 

• Experience with version control, specifically Git as well as versioning methodologies 

• In depth experience working on an agile team adopting DevOps and CI/CD as well as scrum methodologies. 

• Strong communication and leadership abilities, with experience leading cross-functional teams. 

• Proven ability to lead and mentor development teams. 

• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools  

• Deep knowledge of data privacy laws like CPRA/CCPA, GDPR, and their architectural implications. 

• Extensive experience in issue spotting and raising compliance issues in their day-to-day and be aware of the major regulatory considerations impacting their work. 

• Experience in designing systems that prioritize data security, consent management, and compliance. 

• Ability to evaluate and select technologies that support compliance within digital platforms. 

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

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For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact [email protected] for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact [email protected] for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary LocationUSA-GA-Atlanta-Roswell

Additional LocationsChicago Commercial Center

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time