EIM IS Architect I

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L.L. Bean is currently searching for an Enterprise Information Architect I - Data Integration & BIto join our team within ourInformation Services (IS)department.

About the Company

L.L. Bean was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of Americas best mid-size employers. As we continue our data and technology transformation we are committed to building modern scalable and secure solutions that drive business value.

About the Job

Were looking for an architect who can operate across databases integration platforms and business intelligencesomeone who enjoys hands-on design and partnering with engineers to deliver real this role youll work on strategic high-impact initiatives (e.g. database modernization integration platform upgrades analytics platform migrations) and create clear designs patterns and runbooks that teams can build and support.

Location:In USA We welcome the opportunity for this role to be hybrid at our headquarters in Freeport ME or approved remote states: Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina South Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Utah Vermont Virginia Wisconsin.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

• Design & deliverendtoend architecture for strategic initiatives across data management integration platforms and BI/analyticsbalancing shortterm delivery with longterm maintainability.
• Plan and lead migrationssuch as:
  • MovingMongoDBoff community edition to an enterprisesupported platform.
  • Tableau Server Tableau Cloudmigration (architecture security content strategy performance and cutover planning).
  • Replacinglegacy ETL (e.g. DataStage)with a modern integration approach (APIfirst events/streams ELT and scheduling/orchestration).
• Database management & engineering:administer and modernize RDBMS and NoSQL platforms (e.g. SQL Server Oracle MongoDB): schema design performance tuning capacity planning backup/restore HA/DR and security.
• Integration architecture:standardize and implement patterns for REST/gRPC APIs eventdriven messaging/streaming filebased and CDC pipelines; define reusable integration contracts and errorhandling strategies.
• Analytics & BI enablement:advise on semantic models governed data extracts caching strategies and query optimization; guide best practices forTableauQlikView andPower BIusage with cloud/onprem data sources.
• Produce design assets(HLD/LLD sequence/data flow diagrams mapping specs) andhandoff to engineeringteams; collaborate through build testing and hypercare.
• Operationalize designs:author runbooks and cutover plans define SLIs/SLOs with engineering and support stability through incident response and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with stakeholders:translate business requirements into actionable solution designs; communicate tradeoffs timelines and risks.
• Document and socialize patternsin Confluence; manage delivery via Jira and agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Continuously evaluatenew tools and techniques; recommend practical improvements aligned to security cost and reliability standards.

What You Bring (Qualifications)

MustHave

• 7 years of IT experience with significant handson work acrossdatabases integration and BI/analytics; 3 years performingarchitecture or senior engineeringresponsibilities.
• Experience in modernization or upgrade initiatives of strategic/enterprise systems either as a lead or as a key project contributor.
• Strongdatabase administration/engineeringskills (SQL Server Oracle) and experience withNoSQL(e.g. MongoDB): performance tuning indexing partitioning backups replication HA/DR and security.
• Solid grasp ofintegration patterns: API design and management messaging/streaming ETL/ELT batch and realtime ingestion error handling and retries idempotency and observability.
• Demonstrated experience withTableau(preferably ServerCloud migrations).
• Proficiency inSQLand scripting (e.g. Python/Java/Scala basics) and modernCI/CDworkflows and version control (Git).
• Understanding ofdata privacy/securityand compliance principles (least privilege encryption at rest/in transit PII/PCI considerations).
• Comfort withtesting and automationconcepts (unit integration performance) and working with QA.
• Excellent communication documentation and stakeholderfacing skills; able to turn ambiguous requirements into concrete solution designs.

Nice to Have

• Exposure tocloud data services(GCP preferred; AWS/Azure welcome): e.g. BigQuery/Cloud SQL/Cloud Storage Dataflow/Dataform Dataplex/Data Catalog Composeror equivalent services on other clouds.
• Experience modernizinglegacy ETL platforms.
• Log analysis/observability(e.g. Splunk) for incident triage and root cause analysis.

Education
Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.

How Youll Work

• Highly collaborative teamoriented environment; work closely with Architecture team engineers product owners and business stakeholders.
• Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban); use Jira for work tracking and Confluence/SharePoint for documentation.
• Balance innovation with pragmatism; deliver incremental value while establishing durable patterns and standards.

If you care about the outdoors joining is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan.

If your experience looks a little different from what weve identified and you think youd be great at this role wed love to learn more about you! At we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We strive to reflect this every day in our commitments to employees and partners and in our efforts to promote belonging.