Senior Magento Architect

Server Monkey 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.

Server Monkey 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.

• Technical Strategy & Platform Ownership**:
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    • The Configurator: Take full ownership of our custom server configuration tool. Lead initiatives to refactor legacy code, improve load times and enhance mobile usability
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    • The
    
    Roadmap:
    
    Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of our Magento 2 Commerce platform, balance hands-on development with high-level strategy
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    • Performance & Security
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    Maintain Core Web Vitals, ensure PCI compliance and manage regular security patching and data protection standards
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    • Standardization: Establish development standards, documentation and deployment processes to eliminate breaking changes in production
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    • Architecture Ownership: Define and document the target-state architecture — application, data, integration, and infrastructure layers — and own the technical decision record for major platform changes
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure & Reliability:
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    • AWS Architecture: Own the design and cost of our AWS footprint — EC2/ECS, Aurora MySQL (RDS), Elasti Cache for Redis, Open Search, S3, Cloud Front, Route 53, ALB, Auto Scaling Groups, and VPC/subnet/security group design
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    • Infrastructure as Code: Drive everything through Terraform or Cloud Formation/CDK — no manual console changes in production
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    • Scalability & Peak Traffic: Architect for promotional spikes and seasonal peaks with auto-scaling, read replicas, queue-based decoupling (SQS/SNS/Event Bridge), and load testing ahead of major campaigns
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    • Resilience & DR: Multi-AZ deployments, backup/restore strategy, documented RTO/RPO, and regular failover testing
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    • Security & Compliance in the Cloud: IAM least-privilege, AWS WAF/Shield, Secrets Manager/Parameter Store, KMS encryption, Guard Duty, and Cloud Trail auditing in support of PCI-DSS
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    • Observability: Cloud Watch metrics, logs, and alarms paired with APM tooling so issues are caught before customers report them
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    • Fin Ops :
    Continuously right-size instances, manage reserved/savings plans, and report on cost-per-order infrastructure economics
• Team Leadership & Restructuring:
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    • Build the “Triad”: Restructure the department into three functional pods
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    • Platform Pod: Internal and Agency Backend/Frontend developers
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    • Data Pod :
    Product specialists managing complex compatibility rules
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    • Growth Pod: Technical SEO and UX specialists
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    • Agency Management :
    Act as the primary stakeholder for external agencies, holding them accountable for code quality, budgets, and deadlines
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    • Mentorship: Hire, lead, and mentor technical talent to foster a forward-looking, solution-oriented culture
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    • Cloud…