Principal Architect – Enterprise Architecture

Best Buy•Richfield, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Principal Architect, you will shape technology direction across products, platforms, and teams. You will create architecture plans, guide technical choices, and help teams build secure, reliable solutions that support Best Buy’s business and customer experiences. You’ll work with engineering, product, and business leaders to solve complex challenges, set technology standards, and mentor other technical leaders. This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days at our Best Buy office in Richfield, Minnesota, and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. Candidates outside these metro areas may qualify for remote work. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

Requirements

8 years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, infrastructure, data architecture, or a related field
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
4 years experience creating architecture strategies, standards, and roadmaps for complex technology environments
4 years experience influencing technical decisions across multiple teams and groups

Nice To Haves

10 years of technology experience with increasing architectural leadership responsibilities
Experience leading large-scale modernization, transformation, or cloud adoption efforts
Strong communication skills with technical teams, business partners, and senior leaders
Experience mentoring architects, senior engineers, and technical leaders
Knowledge of architecture governance, technology strategy, and enterprise architecture practices

Responsibilities

Create technology strategies, architecture plans, and roadmaps across products, platforms, and business areas
Set architecture standards, patterns, and guidelines that help teams make consistent technical decisions
Review solutions, provide technical guidance, and help teams meet enterprise architecture goals
Partner with engineering, product, and business leaders on technology choices, priorities, and investments
Guide platform modernization efforts, reduce technical debt, and improve reliability and maintainability
Mentor architects and senior engineers while sharing knowledge across the technology community