Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd

Sr Enterprise Data Platform and Engineering

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd$120K — $145K *
Katy, TX 77449In-Person
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering
  • Proficient in SQL, Python, and cloud technologies like Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Experience with large-scale enterprise data platforms and integration solutions
  • Strong knowledge of ELT/ETL frameworks and data quality frameworks
  • Ability to mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills in cloud-native environments

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain the enterprise data platform and integration solutions
  • Lead modernization efforts through automation and CI/CD processes
  • Establish engineering standards and reusable frameworks
  • Collaborate with various teams to ensure access to trusted data solutions
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the Data Platform Engineering team
  • Evaluate emerging technologies to enhance platform capabilities
  • Communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule to accommodate business needs
  • Regular in-office attendance required
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional growth
  • Supportive team culture focused on collaboration and shared success
  • Work in a dynamic environment that connects technology with sports and outdoor activities
Full Job Description
What You Will Work On

In this role, you shape the enterprise data platform that teams rely on for secure, scalable, and dependable data integration. Your work strengthens the infrastructure and platform capabilities that move data across the organization, helping Data Products, Analytics Engineering, and business stakeholders access trusted and governed solutions. By improving reliability, performance, security, and operational efficiency, you create a stronger foundation for enterprise data consumption.

Working across cloud-based data ecosystems, you design and maintain platform services, ingestion frameworks, orchestration workflows, and ELT/ETL integration patterns. You lead modernization through automation, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment optimization while advancing monitoring, observability, alerting, lineage, metadata, and operational support. You also establish engineering standards and reusable frameworks, guide technical initiatives, evaluate emerging technologies, and help the team improve platform capabilities and engineering effectiveness.

Who You Will Work With

You will collaborate with Data Products, Analytics Engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver data solutions that are trusted, governed, and accessible. These partnerships connect platform engineering decisions with the teams and business needs that depend on reliable enterprise data.

Within the Data Platform Engineering team, you will provide technical leadership, mentorship, guidance, and knowledge sharing across development and operational initiatives. You will also influence cross-functional teams by communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What You Bring

Bring your energy, your ideas, and your love for sports and the outdoors.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field required
  • 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or related disciplines
  • Experience designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale enterprise data platforms and integration solutions
  • Experience with cloud platforms, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Experience developing and supporting data orchestration, streaming technologies, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and observability solutions
  • Experience implementing security, governance, metadata management, lineage, and data quality frameworks
  • Retail or related industry experience preferred
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise data platform architecture, cloud-native engineering, and data integration patterns
  • Experience designing and supporting ELT/ETL frameworks, ingestion services, and enterprise data pipelines
  • Strong proficiency with SQL, Python, BigQuery scripting, or similar technologies
  • Experience with Google BigQuery, DBT Core, OpenMetadata, Cube Cloud, Composer, Datastage, Confluent Kafka, GoAnywhere, or similar technologies
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and observability solutions
  • Strong understanding of security, privacy, governance, disaster recovery, and operational resilience principles
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills in distributed and cloud-native environments
  • Ability to develop reusable frameworks, engineering standards, and best practices
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across development and operational initiatives
  • A team-first attitude; while your core duties are your priority, you're happy to step in wherever you're needed


Work Style and Physical Requirements
  • Flexible work schedule may be required to support business needs
  • Regular in-office attendance is required
  • Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
  • Ability to adhere to company policies and professional standards


Key Skills

Automated Processes, Deployments, Best Practices, Collaboration and Teamwork, Security, Mentorship, Technology Solutions

About Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd

Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer with a broad assortment of quality hunting, fishing, and camping equipment and gear along with sports and leisure products, footwear, apparel and much more. The Texas-based company operates over 250 stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, where the company is headquartered. Academy employs more than 29,000 team members and is committed to providing exceptional customer service, offering an unparalleled assortment of top brands, and promoting active lifestyles through its community involvement.
Learn more about Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd
Size
29,000 employees
Market Cap
$4 billion
Industry
Founded
1938
5 Year Trend
+7.4%
Revenue
$5.4 billion
NASDAQ

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