They say you are the company you keep - and at Cracker Barrel, we take that seriously. At the Store Support Center, we're in the business of serving those who serve our guests. Whether you're designing solutions, telling our story, or setting our teams up for success, your work makes a difference every single day. Here, the work means more because we take pride in doing it together. So, join our team and find your place, because here...we're all in good company.
What You'll Do - You'll Make the Moment
Technical Architecture & Hands-On Leadership
Lead a team of data engineers in developing and maintaining robust data pipelines and infrastructure.
Drive the evolution of our data architecture to support scalability, reliability, and performance with a Snowflake-first mindset, including data modeling standards, ELT patterns, warehouse strategy, security, performance optimization, and cost governance.
Remain technically hands-on as needed by designing solutions, reviewing code, modeling data, and guiding implementation decisions to ensure quality and consistency across the platform.
Promote and enable a culture of self-service analytics through thoughtful data architecture design and tool enablement.
Champion best practices in data engineering, continuously seeking opportunities to optimize processes and workflows and move the team from ad hoc pipelines toward reusable, scalable, and configuration-driven patterns.
Team Leadership & Planning
Direct the daily operations of the department, including analyzing and delegating work, establishing priorities, developing and monitoring adherence to standards, and guiding deadlines.
Own team-level planning, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, capacity management, and sequencing of work across initiatives.
Translate strategic initiatives and architectural goals into executable roadmaps and sprint-level plans.
Mentor team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow both technically and professionally.
Balance delivery of near-term business needs with longer-term architectural investments.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Collaborate with Analytics and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into durable technical solutions.
Collaborate with DBAs in designing Snowflake environment, including roles and permissions, warehouse sizing, and credit monitoring.
Partners with IT leadership to understand new technology considerations, timelines, and how the data can play a role in improved analytics and business understanding.
Operational Excellence
Creates and maintains documentation that supports current and future state of business systems and promotes transparency across pipelines and platforms.
Help maintain the department budget, ensuring fiscally responsible use of company resources with explicit awareness of Snowflake cost drivers.
Stay current with industry trends and technologies, evaluating and implementing new tools and techniques where they provide clear value.
Experience and Education
Knowledge and Skills
Focus on You
We're all about making sure you're taken care of too. Here's what's in it for you:
Good Work Deserves Good Pay: Competitive Annual Salary | Annual Bonus Opportunities
Support That Goes Beyond the Clock: Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefits on Day 1| Life Insurance and Disability Coverage | Paid Vacation/Employee Assistance Program
Grow and Thrive Your Way: Business Resource Groups | Tuition Reimbursement | Professional Development
Culture of Belonging: Support that starts on day one | Onboarding, training, and development to help you thrive | Recognition programs and employee events that bring us together
Invest in Your Future: 401k Plan with Company Matching Contributions at 90 days | Employee Stock Purchase Program
More Perks, Just Because: 35% Discount on Cracker Barrel Food and Retail items | Exclusive Biscuit Perks like discounts on home, travel, cell phones, and more!
A Little About Us
Since 1969, Cracker Barrel has been a place to gather around delicious food, abundant servings, unexpected finds, and a warm welcome. Over time, it's become even more - somewhere folks can reconnect and feel at home. With more than 70,000 team members nationwide, we take pride in our roots -- always serving up more than a meal.
See for yourself. Apply now.
Cracker Barrel is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, disability or any other class expressly protected by law.