EIM IS Architect I

At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome—both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive.

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

About the Company

L.L. Bean was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s 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

We’re looking for an architect who can operate across databases, integration platforms, and business intelligence—someone who enjoys hands-on design and partnering with engineers to deliver real outcomes. In this role, you’ll 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 You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

• Design & deliver end‑to‑end architecture for strategic initiatives across data management, integration platforms, and BI/analytics—balancing short‑term delivery with long‑term maintainability.
• Plan and lead migrations such as:
  • Moving MongoDB off community edition to an enterprise‑supported platform.
  • Tableau Server → Tableau Cloud migration (architecture, security, content strategy, performance, and cutover planning).
  • Replacing legacy ETL (e.g., DataStage) with a modern integration approach (API‑first, 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, event‑driven messaging/streaming, file‑based and CDC pipelines; define reusable integration contracts and error‑handling strategies.
• Analytics & BI enablement: advise on semantic models, governed data extracts, caching strategies, and query optimization; guide best practices for Tableau, QlikView, and Power BI usage with cloud/on‑prem data sources.
• Produce design assets (HLD/LLD, sequence/data flow diagrams, mapping specs) and handoff to engineering teams; 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 patterns in Confluence; manage delivery via Jira and agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Continuously evaluate new tools and techniques; recommend practical improvements aligned to security, cost, and reliability standards.

What You Bring (Qualifications)

Must‑Have

• 7+ years of IT experience with significant hands‑on work across databases, integration, and BI/analytics; 3+ years performing architecture or senior engineering responsibilities.
• Experience in modernization or upgrade initiatives of strategic/enterprise systems, either as a lead or as a key project contributor.
• Strong database administration/engineering skills (SQL Server, Oracle) and experience with NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB): performance tuning, indexing, partitioning, backups, replication, HA/DR, and security.
• Solid grasp of integration patterns: API design and management, messaging/streaming, ETL/ELT, batch and real‑time ingestion, error handling and retries, idempotency, and observability.
• Demonstrated experience with Tableau (preferably Server→Cloud migrations).
• Proficiency in SQL and scripting (e.g., Python/Java/Scala basics) and modern CI/CD workflows and version control (Git).
• Understanding of data privacy/security and compliance principles (least privilege, encryption at rest/in transit, PII/PCI considerations).
• Comfort with testing and automation concepts (unit, integration, performance) and working with QA.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder‑facing skills; able to turn ambiguous requirements into concrete solution designs.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to cloud data services (GCP preferred; AWS/Azure welcome): e.g., BigQuery/Cloud SQL/Cloud Storage, Dataflow/Dataform, Dataplex/Data Catalog, Composer—or equivalent services on other clouds.
• Experience modernizing legacy ETL platforms.
• Log analysis/observability (e.g., Splunk) for incident triage and root cause analysis.

Education
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.

How You’ll Work

• Highly collaborative, team‑oriented 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 L.L.Bean 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 we've identified and you think you'd be great at this role, we'd love to learn more about you!   At L.L.Bean, 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.