Technical Lead - Shopify - Enfield - Contract
Posted 1 day ago by Harvey Nash
Negotiable
Outside
Onsite
Enfield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Technical Lead - Shopify role in Enfield involves acting as the technical design authority for a leading customer, focusing on platform changes and integrations. The position requires strong Shopify architecture experience, particularly in a retail environment, and the ability to manage third-party suppliers and validate designs. The candidate will oversee the API and integration strategy while ensuring architectural integrity and performance across multiple systems. This is a hands-on role that demands collaboration with various stakeholders and a commitment to maintaining delivery timelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Sign off Shopify + Contentful + OneStock architecture
- Own the API and integration strategy, ensuring seamless connectivity across eCommerce, retail and third-party systems while maintaining architectural integrity and performance
- Work closely with SI to validate design decisions
- Protect long-term scalability and avoid technical debt
- Oversee integrations: Shopify OneStock OMS Contentful POS / tills KDS Delivery platforms Payment gateways
- Define failover and recovery strategies across integrations and third-party platforms to protect customer transactions and operational continuity
- Oversee performance & load readiness
- Support phased rollout across 350+ locations
Key Skills:
- Senior Shopify architecture experience
- OMS implementation experience (OneStock desirable)
- Previous experience working in a multi-site retail/hospitality environment
- Proven experience in a client-side role, collaborating effectively with SI partners
- Experienced in managing stakeholders and partners across all levels of the organisation – including director-level
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Enfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Technical Lead - Shopify – Enfield - Contract
6 month contract duration Outside IR35
Due to the nature of this project, our customer is seeking a candidate who can work onsite 3 or more days per week.
We are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to act as the technical design authority for our leading customer based in Enfield, London. You will own platform changes and integrations, define and sign off solution architecture, and work closely with third-party suppliers to validate designs and ensure architectural alignment. The ideal candidate will bring strong Shopify architecture experience, ideally gained within a retail environment and will thrive on a fast-paced project while maintaining delivery timelines.
Key Skills & Responsibilities:
- Sign off Shopify + Contentful + OneStock architecture
- Own the API and integration strategy, ensuring seamless connectivity across eCommerce, retail and third-party systems while maintaining architectural integrity and performance
- Work closely with SI to validate design decisions
- Protect long-term scalability and avoid technical debt
- Oversee integrations: Shopify OneStock OMS Contentful POS / tills KDS Delivery platforms Payment gateways
- Define failover and recovery strategies across integrations and third-party platforms to protect customer transactions and operational continuity
- Oversee performance & load readiness
- Support phased rollout across 350+ locations
Who we’re looking for:
- Senior Shopify architecture experience
- OMS implementation experience (OneStock desirable)
- Previous experience working in a multi-site retail/hospitality environment
- Proven experience in a client-side role, collaborating effectively with SI partners
- Experienced in managing stakeholders and partners across all levels of the organisation – including director-level
Harvey Nash is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy