Principal Enterprise Architect Remote East Central

2 weeks ago

King of Prussia, PA, United States David's Bridal Full time
Principal Enterprise Architect

Remote - East or Central Coast Preferred
Shape the Future of Technology at David's: Drive Enterprise Modernization and Strategic Architecture

Define and govern the technology roadmap and architectural standards across the organization. This strategic yet hands-on leadership role is ideal for someone who can influence at the executive level while guiding detailed technical design and implementation.
  • Must deliver with the mindset of David's dream maker "servant's heart" mentality i.e., you're either serving the guest or serving someone who does
  • Must deliver work performance in conjunction with David's brand values of endlessly curious, customer-obsessed, passionately enthusiastic
  • Must be able to maintain performance at a "tech start up within a 75-year-old legacy brand" i.e., to be the largest ai-enabled retail, media, and planning marketplace serving life's moments
We Make Dreams Happen

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.

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 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.
  • Must deliver with the mindset of David's dream maker "servant's heart" mentality i.e., you're either serving the guest or serving someone who does
  • Must deliver work performance in conjunction with David's brand values of endlessly curious, customer-obsessed, passionately enthusiastic
  • Must be able to maintain performance at a "tech start up within a 75-year-old legacy brand" i.e., to be the largest ai-enabled retail, media, and planning marketplace serving life's moments
Core 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.
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.
Preferred Characteristics
  • 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.
Now that we've popped the question, please say "I do".

Full Time Opportunity - A comprehensive benefits package is available.
  • Rewarding Environment and Competitive Pay
  • Generous Team Member Discount After First Pay Period
  • Dayforce Wallet - Get Paid Early
  • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • 401K Program
  • Paid Vacation, Sick Days & Holidays
  • Pet Benefits

Love wins when love is for Everyone

Our mission at David's Bridal is to embrace the ideas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It is our goal to build a workforce that is as representative as the customers we serve. We vow to create a culture where all forms of diversity are celebrated and seen as valuable.

David's Bridal encourages applications from all qualified candidates. David's Bridal has a great record of accommodating persons with disabilities. Contact Human Resources at humanresources@dbi.com or 610.943.5048 if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies.

Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to highlight the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Actual duties and responsibilities will vary. The standard base pay range for this role is posted with a minimum and maximum rate.

The starting rate of pay offered will vary based on factors including but not limited to, position offered, location, training, and/or experience, and internal equity. This base pay range 128.8-193.2 is specific to the state this role is posted in and may not be applicable to other locations. At David's Bridal, it is rare for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range in their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the details and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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