Strategic Data & AI Enterprise Architect

REI; Issaquah (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

REI is seeking an Enterprise Architect – Data & AI enablement to lead across data governance, AI architecture, and enterprise information assets, partnering with business and technology leaders to set direction and guardrails.

This role drives strategy, roadmaps, and alignment across data platforms, governance, security, and privacy, ensuring scalable, governed data and AI capabilities across REI's technology landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience across software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, data architecture, AI/ML systems, and enterprise platform leadership.
• 10+ years systems architecture experience with large-scale databases and applications.
• Experience influencing strategy and technology decisions across multiple domains and stakeholder groups.
• Experience building and modernizing large-scale retail technology solutions.
• Strong enterprise data architecture and governance concepts knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategy, principles, standards, and roadmaps.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align investments with priorities and future-state capabilities.
• Lead architectural analyses and trade-off decisions for major initiatives.
• Provide leadership for data readiness, governance, and information architecture capabilities.
• Establish AI architecture strategy, governance services, and platform governance.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Data Governance

AI Architecture

Stakeholder Management

TOGAF

Cloud/Data platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LeanIX

Snowflake

Databricks

MLOps

Job description

REI is seeking an Enterprise Architect – Data & AI enablement to lead across data governance, AI architecture, and enterprise information assets, partnering with business and technology leaders to set direction and guardrails.

This role drives strategy, roadmaps, and alignment across data platforms, governance, security, and privacy, ensuring scalable, governed data and AI capabilities across REI's technology landscape.