Principal Enterprise Architect Remote East Central

David's Bridal•King of Prussia, PA

13h•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Enterprise Architect will define and govern the technology roadmap and architectural standards across the organization. This role operates at a strategic and hands-on leadership level—partnering with business leaders, product organizations, and engineering teams to ensure technology investments align with long-term business objectives, operational scalability, and modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate has deep experience architecting complex ecosystems across commerce, retail operations, data platforms, digital engagement, and enterprise systems.

Requirements

8–12+ years of architecture or senior technical leadership experience, ideally in enterprise retail or multi-channel commerce environments.
Strong background designing and integrating large-scale systems including: Shopify or enterprise eCommerce platforms CRM, ERP, OMS, POS, and fulfillment systems Data platforms (Snowflake, SQL Server, Power BI ecosystem)
Proven expertise with modern architecture patterns: API-first / microservices Event-driven or pub/sub integration Cloud architecture (Azure or AWS preferred) Composable or MACH frameworks strongly beneficial
Experience developing architecture governance models, standards, and architecture roadmaps.
Strong understanding of privacy, regulatory compliance, identity management, and security frameworks (SOC2, PCI, GDPR, CCPA).
Demonstrated ability to evaluate vendor platforms, make build-vs-buy decisions, and lead enterprise technology selection.

Nice To Haves

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 (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Azure Integration Services, or equivalent).
Business architecture knowledge including process mapping, enterprise capability modeling, and operational workflow design.
A strategic thinker with the ability to operate hands-on when needed.
A strong communicator capable of influencing executives, engineers, and business teams.
Able to simplify complex systems into actionable, scalable architecture.
Focused on business outcomes—not just technical correctness.
A leader who values documentation, patterns, and predictable execution.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring technology decisions align with business growth, modernization priorities, and operational resilience.
Build and manage enterprise-wide architecture frameworks across applications, data, integrations, security, and infrastructure.
Own and evolve architectural governance processes, technology standards, reference architectures, and documentation.
Lead architecture oversight for major programs including digital commerce (Shopify), ERP modernization, CRM evolution, data platform modernization, BI/analytics lifecycle, and cloud adoption.
Evaluate and approve new 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 in platform evolution including composable architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and cloud infrastructure.
Serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership on technology investments, system interdependencies, and risk management.
Mentor engineering and architecture talent, fostering consistency, reusability, and best practices across teams.