Define and scale Deckers’ modern data and analytics platform architecture, ensuring it is secure, scalable, governed, and optimized for performance and cost.
Establish foundational architectural frameworks, technology standards, and best practices for our cloud-native platform, with AWS as the core environment.
Collaborate with data architects, platform and DevOps engineering teams, product leaders, and governance specialists.
Support the development of the enterprise data platform strategy aligned with business objectives and digital transformation initiatives.
Define and maintain the architectural blueprint and reference architecture for the cloud-native data platform using AWS as the core environment.
Establish principles and patterns for platform scalability, reliability, security, observability, and cost optimization across platform services and shared capabilities.
Design and maintain standards for platform architecture layers including infrastructure, networking, identity and access management, audit logging, metadata management, access control, and observability.
Partner with domain architects and engineering teams to ensure shared platform services are reusable, modular, and governed, and that domain teams can self-serve effectively.
Guide the adoption of platform services and tools that enable data mesh, pub-sub models, event-driven architectures, and self-serve data product delivery.
Lead evaluation and selection of core platform technologies and services, ensuring they meet business needs for analytics, real-time streaming, governance, and machine learning enablement.
Promote architectural patterns that enable resilience, scalability, cost efficiency, and rapid delivery, including standards for automation, environment management, and operational readiness.
Partner with Data Governance, Security, and Compliance teams to embed privacy, security, and audit-readiness into platform architecture and delivery practices.
Define standards for metadata capture, lineage tracking, data quality measurement, and access management across platform services and tooling.
Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to platform engineers, DevOps teams, and data engineering teams, including design reviews and technical guidance.
Collaborate with Program Delivery, Product Management, and architecture peers to align roadmaps, sequencing, and execution plans across multiple teams.
Influence platform design decisions across the organization and drive alignment to enterprise goals through standards, reference implementations, and review processes.
Support vendor evaluations, licensing decisions, and long-term technology investments for the platform ecosystem, including total cost of ownership considerations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
Master’s degree preferred
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent certifications are highly preferred
10 to 15 years of experience in platform architecture, data architecture, or enterprise systems design
5 or more years of leadership experience building or scaling cloud-native data platforms, ideally on AWS
Experience supporting modern data architectures including lakehouse models, real-time streaming, and domain-oriented data products
Experience in the retail, consumer products, or e-commerce industry is preferred but not required
Deep expertise in AWS cloud services related to data storage, compute, networking, security, and auditability, including services such as S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, EMR, Kinesis, IAM, VPC, and CloudTrail
Knowledge of distributed computing frameworks, modern file formats and open table standards including Parquet and Iceberg
Familiarity with governance, cataloging, lineage, and privacy frameworks and regulations including GDPR and CCPA
Deep understanding of modern cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, and data platform technologies
Strong leadership skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities in complex, fast-paced environments
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Ability to foster innovation, drive continuous improvement, and create scalable technical frameworks
Comfortable working in a global, matrixed organization with a proactive, results-driven approach.

Benefits

Competitive Pay and Bonuses
Financial Planning and wellbeing
Time away from work
Extras, discounts and perks
Growth and Development
Health and Wellness

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

data architectureplatform architecturecloud-native platformsreal-time streamingdata meshevent-driven architecturemetadata managementdata quality measurementdistributed computing frameworksmodern file formats

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingdecision-makingcommunicationinfluenceinnovationcontinuous improvementcross-functional collaborationmentorshipresults-driven approach

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect ProfessionalBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in related field