Senior Enterprise Architect — Cloud & Systems Integration

Columbia Sportswear Company; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear Company, headquartered near Portland, Oregon, seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to drive the blueprinting of digital transformations across brands. You will partner with engineering teams, other architects, and business leaders to design modern, resilient, and cost-optimized solutions.

The role emphasizes cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), API-first approaches, and governance, with mentoring and guiding enterprise-wide standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in technology-focused roles with increasing responsibility.
• 5+ years in technology architect or engineering leadership.
• Experience with enterprise-scale applications and cloud-based services.

Responsibilities

• Design and communicate enterprise integration strategy aligned with product roadmaps.
• Provide architectural governance and mentoring across teams.
• Collaborate with vendors, engineers, and business leaders to deliver scalable solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies to drive cost savings and performance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud architecture

API design

Enterprise integration

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

REST APIs

Job description

Columbia Sportswear Company, headquartered near Portland, Oregon, seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to drive the blueprinting of digital transformations across brands. You will partner with engineering teams, other architects, and business leaders to design modern, resilient, and cost-optimized solutions.

The role emphasizes cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), API-first approaches, and governance, with mentoring and guiding enterprise-wide standards.