FR - Coremedia Architect

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values -driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience. The opportunity At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries. We are proud of: • The work we do and the innovation we drive • Our values of share, care a nd dare • A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy • Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration The role We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect – CoreMedia to join our team and work on a strategic digital commerce programmes for brands within the LVMH Group. You will play a key role at the intersection of technology, architecture, e-commerce and digital experience, owning the target architecture of the CoreMedia platform and guiding the successful delivery of complex digital projects. You will act as the architecture reference for the delivery teams, defining robust and scalable solutions, setting technical standards and supporting Tech Leads and Senior Developers in applying them. The role is based in Paris , in which case onsite presence with the client in Paris La Défense is required for a minimum of three consecutive days per week. You will thrive in this role if you are: • A curious problem solver who challenges the status quo • A collaborator who values teamwork and knowledge-sharing • Excited by the intersection of technology, creativity and data • Experienced in Agile methodologies and consulting (a plus) Role responsibilities • Act as the architecture lead and main architectural point of contact for the CoreMedia programme, towards client architects, product owners and stakeholders. • Define and own the target architecture and solution design of CoreMedia Content Cloud solutions (Studio, CAE, Headless Server, Content Delivery APIs), ensuring scalability, performance, security and maintainability. • Remain hands-on on the most critical design topics: prototype and validate custom content types, Studio extensions, Blueprint customisation and Spring-based back-end components through proofs of concept. • Establish architecture principles and engineering standards, lead architecture and design reviews , and ensure quality gates, test strategy and technical documentation (architecture decision records, diagrams). • Design and secure the integration of CoreMedia with the wider ecosystem : e-commerce platform, PIM, DAM, search, personalisation, CDN and other third-party services through APIs. • Translate business and functional requirements into target architecture and technical roadmaps , and contribute to estimation, backlog refinement and release planning. • Define the CI/CD, environment and deployment strategy (containers, cloud), and support release readiness and production, including incident analysis and performance tuning. • Govern technical debt, CoreMedia upgrades and Blueprint evolution, and anticipate architectural risks and dependencies. • Coach and mentor Tech Leads and developers, promote knowledge sharing and architecture best practices, and foster technical autonomy and continuous improvement. • Work in an Agile (Scrum / SAFe) setup: contribute to ceremonies and, in a SAFe environment, to PI Planning and the identification of architectural and technical dependencies across teams. • Ensure clear reporting and visibility on architecture decisions, technical progress, ri