Technical Architect (Ecommerce)

We are looking for a Technical Architect to shape enterprise e-commerce search and product discovery for a UK retail programme. You'll lead the architecture of scalable search platforms, helping improve relevance, customer experience and commerce performance.The project covers AI-powered search, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, semantic and vector search, alongside cloud-native and event-driven architectures. You'll work with product, engineering and business teams, leading technical design and architecture governance.Key SkillsOpenSearch / ElasticsearchSearch relevance, ranking and indexingSemantic search, vector search and embeddingsDistributed search architecture and performance optimisationMicroservices and event-driven architectureAWS / Azure cloud platformsAPIs, Kubernetes and TerraformBased in London, this is a hybrid role requiring 1 day per week onsite, with a 12-month contract.For more information or to apply directly, please email . I review applications daily and will contact shortlisted candidates as quickly as possible.TPBN1_UKTJ