Enterprise Architect SNOWFLAKE REQUIRED

David's Bridal

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About The Position

David’s Bridal is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and govern the organization’s technology roadmap and architectural standards. The role combines strategic and hands-on leadership, partnering with business leaders, product organizations, and engineering teams to align technology investments with long-term business objectives, operational scalability, and modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience architecting complex ecosystems across commerce, retail operations, data platforms, digital engagement, and enterprise systems.

The Enterprise Architect will lead enterprise architecture strategy and governance, guide major modernization programs, evaluate technologies and vendors, and advise senior leaders on technology investments and risk. The role also provides architectural leadership for evolving platforms and mentors engineering and architecture talent. This is a full-time opportunity with a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of architecture or senior technical leadership experience; enterprise retail or multichannel commerce experience is ideal.
• Strong background designing and integrating large-scale systems, including Shopify or other enterprise eCommerce platforms; CRM, ERP, OMS, POS, and fulfillment systems; and data platforms such as Snowflake, SQL Server, and Power BI.
• Expertise in API-first and microservices architecture patterns.
• Expertise in event-driven or pub/sub integration.
• Cloud architecture experience; Azure or AWS preferred.
• Experience developing architecture governance models, standards, and architecture roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of privacy, regulatory compliance, identity management, and security frameworks, including SOC 2, PCI, GDPR, and CCPA.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate vendor platforms, make build-versus-buy decisions, and lead enterprise technology selection.
• Strategic thinking and willingness to operate hands-on when needed.
• Strong communication and ability to influence executives, engineers, and business teams.
• Ability to simplify complex systems into actionable, scalable architecture.
• Focus on business outcomes, documentation, patterns, and predictable execution.

Nice To Haves

• Composable or MACH framework experience.
• Experience modernizing legacy or monolithic retail environments to cloud-first, API-driven models.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, secure SDLC, observability, and automation frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Boomi, Azure Integration Services, or equivalent.
• Business architecture knowledge, including process mapping, enterprise capability modeling, and operational workflow design.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy, aligning technology decisions with business growth, modernization priorities, and operational resilience.
• Build and manage enterprise-wide architecture frameworks covering applications, data, integrations, security, and infrastructure.
• Own and evolve architectural governance processes, technology standards, reference architectures, and documentation.
• Lead architecture oversight for major programs involving digital commerce, ERP modernization, CRM evolution, data platform modernization, BI and analytics, and cloud adoption.
• Evaluate and approve technologies, vendor solutions, integrations, and modernization initiatives based on scalability, cost, alignment, and future-state direction.
• Partner with product, engineering, and leadership teams to translate requirements into high-level and detailed technical designs.
• Provide architectural leadership for platform evolution, including composable architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Advise senior leadership on technology investments, system interdependencies, and risk management.
• Mentor engineering and architecture talent and promote consistency, reusability, and best practices across teams.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Generous Dream Maker discount after first pay period.
• Referral incentive program.
• Dayforce Wallet, with early pay access.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) program.
• Paid vacation, wellness days, and holidays, including the employee’s birthday off.
• Pet benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed