Enterprise Systems Architect

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.

• Define and maintain the overarching systems integration architecture, ensuring data flows seamlessly between critical business applications and internally built software.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and platforms to enhance reliability, scalability, and security.
• Establish best practices for integration patterns (real-time vs. batch, event-driven, APIs, etc.).

• Design and drive the implementation of enterprise systems that meet immediate business needs while allowing for long-term growth.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Partner with IT and Security teams to ensure systems and integrations adhere to compliance and governance standards.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Revenue, Finance, HR, Customer Support, Product, Engineering) to identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Architect solutions that automate workflows, eliminate redundancies, and improve data quality and visibility across the organization.
• Balance quick wins with strategic investments, aligning architecture decisions with Fivetran’s business objectives.

• Serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert within the Systems Engineering team.
• Guide high-level architectural decisions, platform selection, and coding best practices for integrations.
• Mentor team members, driving a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration.

• Develop and maintain architectural standards, guidelines, and governance processes to ensure consistency across integrations and systems.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of current and future-state architectures, data flows, and integration points.
• Work with Security and Compliance teams to meet any audit or regulatory requirements.

• Define and track KPIs to measure systems and integrations' performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Use data insights to refine and optimize architecture decisions.
• Provide transparent reporting on integration health, system performance, and improvement initiatives to leadership and stakeholders.

• 8+ years of experience in systems architecture, enterprise integration, or a similar role.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering scalable, high-performing architectures in a late-stage startup or high-growth environment.
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects involving diverse stakeholders and complex technical requirements.
• A natural problem solver with a solution-oriented mindset, adept at balancing people, processes, and technology.
• Strong ability to evaluate software tools, platforms, and best practices that align with business scalability needs.

• Proficiency in API design, integration frameworks (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Celigo), and data modeling.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with SQL, ETL pipelines, and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams to define and implement large-scale solutions.

• Excellent analytical skills to identify long-term opportunities and risks.
• Ability to evaluate trade-offs between short-term gains and long-term objectives.
• Aptitude to communicate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of driving alignment across multiple teams.
• Ability to lead through influence, guiding teams toward best-fit solutions without direct authority.
• Experience building partnerships with external vendors, third-party consultants, and industry thought leaders.

• Software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with iPaaS solutions (e.g., Workato, SnapLogic) or Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platforms.
• Familiarity with AI/ML capabilities to augment data-driven automation.
• Knowledge of public company compliance requirements and governance controls.
• Experience with enterprise-level CRM (Salesforce) and ERP (NetSuite) ecosystems.

Perks and Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
• Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
• RSU stock grants*
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.

*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information

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We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.     

Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.

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