Dick's Sporting Goods

Solution Architect - Security (REMOTE)

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, SportsIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: [Not Specified]
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Salary: [Not Specified]
  • Company: DICK’S Sporting Goods

DICK’S Sporting Goods is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. They believe in how sports can positively change lives and aim to equip all athletes to achieve their dreams. This Security Solution Architect role offers an opportunity to shape the future for a leading sports retailer with $14B+ in revenue. The team takes a people-centric approach, prioritizing both customers and employees.

Job Scope

This Security Solution Architect role will be closely aligned to and work directly with the DSG CISO and their security organization. The role will be hands-on and collaborate with product engineering and foundational tech teams to design, build, and deliver security solutions and features to mature DSG enterprise applications and capabilities.

Requirements

  • Experience with designing and building security architectures leveraging public cloud technologies, containers, distributed edge, enterprise, data, and Third-Party SaaS platforms.
  • Experience with Azure, Kubernetes, and highly distributed edge locations.
  • Deep understanding of current security ecosystems and identify gaps to close a risk.
  • Ability to build an opinionated design through collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Support the CISO and the security organization in establishing, promoting, implementing, and enforcing security standards, security tool integration, and security reference architectures.
  • Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to understand security requirements and translate them into technical solutions and experiences.
  • Work closely with development teams to promote a security-first culture and integrate security into the SDLC.
  • Partner with other architects across various domains and engineers to ensure alignment of security solutions with overall DSG Tech strategy.
  • Research and evaluate emerging security technologies, threats, and mitigation patterns.
  • Ensure the proposed solutions are designed to scale and meet the foundational technology guiderails of platforms, data governance, compliance controls, reliability & performance, and cost management.
  • Deliver artifacts to assess business & systems capability impacts, publish current & transitional systems design diagrams, and evaluate non-functional requirements for foundational tech alignment & planning.
  • Maintain technology design risks, impacts, and dependency assessments to support the delivery of recommended solutions and technology roadmap planning.
  • Recommend and deliver security policies and/or reference architectures to drive engineering enablement, scaled adoption, and measures to enforce alignment to DSG Tech security guidelines.

Application Instructions

  • [Not Specified]

Company Information

  • Company: DICK’S Sporting Goods
  • Revenue: $14B+
  • Physical Stores: 800+

Skills

Security Architecture
Public Cloud
Containers
Distributed Edge
SaaS
Engineering Solutions
Design Recommendations

Dick's Sporting Goods

Retailer of sporting goods and apparel

About Dick's Sporting Goods

DICK'S Sporting Goods is a retailer specializing in sporting goods, offering a variety of products such as sports equipment, apparel, and footwear. The company operates both physical stores and an online platform, allowing customers to shop in a way that suits them best. Customers can take advantage of financing options, such as 0% APR for larger purchases, making it easier to buy what they need. DICK'S Sporting Goods also has a loyalty program called ScoreCard, which rewards customers for their purchases, encouraging them to return. What sets DICK'S apart from competitors is its commitment to customer satisfaction, highlighted by its Best Price Guarantee, and its focus on social responsibility, believing in the positive impact of sports on lives. The goal of DICK'S Sporting Goods is to provide quality sporting goods while giving back to the community and promoting ethical business practices.

Coraopolis, PennsylvaniaHeadquarters
1948Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options

Risks

Increased competition from digital-first retailers could erode market share.
Closure of 35 stores in California may impact regional sales and brand presence.
Geopolitical tensions and elevated interest rates pose risks to supply chain stability.

Differentiation

DICK'S Sporting Goods offers exclusive brands and experiential retail strategies.
The company has a strong omnichannel presence, integrating online and physical stores.
DICK'S loyalty program, ScoreCard, enhances customer retention and repeat business.

Upsides

Experiential retail strategies are gaining traction, boosting customer engagement and sales.
The rise of 'athleisure' fashion aligns with DICK'S product offerings.
DICK'S Sporting Goods' strategic investments in House of Sport and Field House concepts fuel growth.

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