Enterprise Architect, Customer Facing Systems (Remote)

Primary responsibility of the Enterprise Architect is to work within the A&F IT and business community to ensure systems are architected utilizing industry best practices and within the guidelines set forth.  This role is the is a cross technical leadership role within the organization providing architecture guidance, design, and recommendations for our most complex IT priorities. 

Oversee and provide guidance on system architecture for the Customer Facing systems including eCommerce, Stores, Order Management, Personalization & Marketing Technology, Domain based Microservices which are critical platforms for the future digital business growth.  Help with contributing and providing Enterprise Architectural templates such as Solutions Designs, Estimation process, architectural diagrams, and future architectural transformation.  Provide feedback and mentoring to architecture team as well as management of 2-4 consulting resources.  Facilitate design patterns which support reuse, test driven development, and simplification of software packages within the organization.  Work with application (platform specific) architects, solution architects and partner with other Enterprise architects, to design solutions which meet enterprise standards.   

In addition, the architect will be responsible for understanding emerging IT architectures for microservices, and DevOps pipelines to making recommendations for incorporating appropriate emerging architectures into future A&F roadmaps. 

 

What Will You Be Doing? 

• Establish North Star Vision of technology landscape with area leaders of Digital Engineering across multiple applications, development processes, and infrastructure requirements 
• Work with Project Portfolio Management team and business stakeholders to estimate new work, create overarching solution design, and ensure both business and technical goals are met with the estimates 
• Oversee Solutions Design/Architects in the space of eCommerce, Stores, Order Management, Microservices in Customer facing technology space, Personalization & Marketing Technology 
• Team up with the functional leaders across Technology, including Infrastructure, Networking, security, and application leaders to define standards meeting a large set of use cases. 
• Develop, train, and mentor other application architects both through project work and/or POC work for solutions design.  This includes regular technical updates to the team, informal and formal training sessions, and 1-1 coaching 
• Create a roadmap with business and technical leaders to support our modernization needs as well as achieve business outcomes. 
• Document architectural standards and design patterns for reference in decision-making, development and build practices.  Ensure leverage and use of the architectural practices, DevOps and other standards are built into future and existing projects 
• Perform market assessments on new technology tools to understand capability differences amongst providers, and ensure alignment with A&F architectural and security standards. 
• Support Application Rationalization efforts to simplify application landscape and standardize on modern technology.   
• Lead and/or participate on technical user groups, task forces, and committees that are relevant to architecture. 
• Responsible for continually growing their skills and knowledge. 
• Perform related duties as assigned.  

What Do You Need To Bring? 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 18+ years' experience in various roles of technical leadership within a large-scale organization
• Deep architect/engineering experience with web and app front end for an omni-channel retailer  
• Experience architecting large scale ecommerce, store, order management, and Microservices 
• Experience implementing Customer Data Platform, Personalization and Marketing technology would be nice to have 
• Experience with designing solutions involving technologies including but not limited to: React, JavaScript, Redux, Solr, Redis, Elasticsearch 
• Knowledge of DNS, CDNs, and global traffic routing for eCommerce
• Experience with designing cloud hosted microservice architectures 
• Experience in integration with point of sale solutions and RFID in retail setting
• Demonstrable ability to partner with data teams on patterns to empower deep analytics in digital space. 
• Strong integration mindset – API first, headless or composable patterns, event streams 
• Comfort with architecture modeling and roadmapping (capability maps, reference architecture, transition states).  Not just slideware or low-level solution designs 
• Nice to have: Experience with Agentic Commerce, Hyper-Personalization tools, Unified Commerce.
• Personal Attributes: Self-starter, Collaborative, Curious, Strong work ethic, highly motivated, Team oriented, Consensus building, Solution shaping and problem solving 
• Proactive solution orientation with a drive to overcome obstacles and avoid technical debts 
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation 
• Excellent analytical and technical skills 
• Excellent planning and organizational skills 

Our Company  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs. 

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, YPB, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates over 750 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com, and hollisterco.com. 

At Abercrombie & Fitch Co., we lead with purpose and always put our people first. We’re proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and engagement events, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.  

Benefits & Perks  

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:  

• Incentive bonus program
• 401(K) savings plan with company match
• Annual companywide review process 
• Flexible spending accounts 
• Medical, dental and vision insurance 
• Life and disability insurance 
• Associate assistance program 
• Paid parental and adoption leave 
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot 
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Mobile Stipend
• Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community 
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year) 
• Seven associate wellness half days per year 
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands 
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within 
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups 
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU! 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

This role allows for remote work across the U.S.. Therefore, in states and cities that require the hourly or salary compensation or pay range to be included in a job posting, the recruiting pay range for this position is $177,000 - $202,000. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, your years of experience, your work location, comparison to other employees in similar or related roles, or market demands. The range may be modified in the future.