Data & Integration Architect position at Columbia Sportswear Company.| United States Of America

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Columbia Sportswear Company Data & Integration Architect

Experience: 10-years

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Portland, Oreg..........United States Of America

This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs. This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company. OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS. At Columbia, we are as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we are proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It's perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you. ABOUT THE POSITION Although we are an apparel and footwear focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Sportswear’s Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable an IT infrastructure across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry. The Data & Integration Architecture team is at the heart of blueprinting the digital transformation of Columbia Sportswear, Mountain Hardware, Sorel, and Prana brands. We serve our business and technical partners through strategic integrated planning and end-to-end solutions to accelerate feature delivery for critical initiatives. As the Principal Data & Integration Architect, you will collaborate to design and connect solutions across the enterprise that will transform our technical footprint. You will be vital in crafting the future integration architecture for our platforms across the company. You will partner with engineering teams, other architects, and business leaders to design modern, forward-looking, and resilient, integrated solutions that meet business objectives. Solutions will be extensible, operationally excellent, cost-optimized, and aligned with architectural design principles. The ideal candidate will have a passion for discovering and documenting opportunities for growth and efficiency, adopt a continuous learning environment, and provide strategic advantage through innovative solutions, storytelling, building collaborative and inclusive partnerships, and transitional architectures. HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE Partner with engineering leadership to provide expert technical recommendations and build an architectural plan in consideration of product roadmaps and Columbia’s strategic vision Strong bias to balance tactical timelines, cost, and risks Scale organization’s data & integration literacy through the modeling and design of enterprise services and APIs, adhering to canonical domain models Advocate and drive adoption of enterprise integration architectural and engineering best practices and standards at Columbia Integration architecture liaison for business teams, technical teams, and Columbia leadership. Provide technical mentoring, guidance, and training throughout the organization Monitor IT trends to identify new capabilities with a focus on simplifying and maintaining a modern enterprise integration platform. Leverage research, case studies, and prototypes to develop leading edge, connected solutions that increase business value. Work closely with other architects and engineering to resolve IT architectural issues, mitigate risks, and optimize cost savings and efficiencies Support engineering teams and ensure solid technical architecture in consistency to company’s architecture principles. Provide input to technical designs and specifications Engage with external vendors and their technology teams to ensure architectural integration standards align with CDT’s standards YOU ARE A thought leader that is consultative in their approach An influencer that can drive common vision, practices, and capabilities across teams Passionate about cloud platform and solutions Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff A creative strategic thinker with the ability to solve complex problems; able to exercise independent judgment in a highly complex global environment using leading-edge technology and/or integrating diverse systems Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, negotiating and marketing skills to work with users, senior management, and external personnel on significant matters, often requiring coordinated activity across functional and organizational lines YOU HAVE Bachelor's degree in business administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience 10+ years increasingly responsible professional experience in technology-related field 5+ years in technology architect or engineering leadership roles providing design leadership to technical, business, & cross-functional initiatives Familiarity with enterprise-scale applications supporting critical product creation, supply chain and corporate technology capabilities Demonstrated competency in end-to-end (Ideation, design, build, operate) experience integrating enterprise applications together using cloud based services and APIs, using modern programming languages and frameworks in C#, Java, or NodeJS Highly skilled at creating compelling integration architecture presentations covering enterprise scale vendor packaged applications, native cloud-based applications (custom or vendor managed), services and other applications Expertise in agile methodologies Familiarity with leading enterprise cloud/virtual architectures in AWS or Microsoft Azure Demonstrated influencing leadership skills expressed through teamwork, facilitation, active listening, as well as multi-modal communication (written, visualization, and verbal) with customers Strong team orientation and ability to thrive on virtual, international, cross-functional teams Experienced in facilitating meetings with multiple customers and technical staff, including building consensus, defining key decisions and solution options, and mediating compromises when necessary A passion for data-driven decision making supported through strong analytic skills, internal due diligence, market analysis, structuring hypotheses, and development of synthesized findings/recommendations #LI-JD1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter. At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available. If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

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