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# Enterprise Architect - Hands On Role

- **Company:** David's Bridal
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Systems Development Life Cycle, Power BI, Screen Reader, Shopify, Systems Integration, Workflow Management Systems, Enterprise Software Applications, Snowflake, Boomi, Event Driven Architecture, Enterprise Integration, Data Management, Cloud Migration, Cloud Integration, Api Design, Mulesoft, Microservices
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=62cc0884431d181d

## About the Role

* 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.

Preferred 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 (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Azure Integration Services, or equivalent)
 * Business architecture knowledge including process mapping, enterprise capability modeling, and operational workflow design.

Who You Are

 * 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.

## Description

David's Bridal is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to 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.

Key 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 design.
 * 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., We conduct interviews to evaluate each candidate's own knowledge, judgment, and communication. During any live interview (virtual or in-person), candidates must not use real-time generative AI tools to compose or feed their answers. Candidates may use assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers, live captions) and may request reasonable accommodation in advance.