Director, Platform Architecture
About The Position
As the Director, Platform Architecture, you will define and scale Deckers’ modern data and analytics platform architecture, ensuring it is secure, scalable, governed, and optimized for performance and cost. You’ll establish foundational architectural frameworks, technology standards, and best practices for our cloud-native platform, with AWS as the core environment. Collaborating with data architects, platform and DevOps engineering teams, product leaders, and governance specialists, you’ll enable analytics, AI, and domain-driven data products across the enterprise through reusable platform services, robust security and access controls, and clear operational standards. We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.
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
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the retail, consumer products, or e-commerce industry is preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- 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
Benefits
- Competitive Pay and Bonuses
- Financial Planning and wellbeing
- Time away from work
- Extras, discounts and perks
- Growth and Development
- Health and Wellness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
