Principal Cloud Network Engineer

Deckers Brands•Washington, DC

1d•$154,700 - $208,800•Remote

About The Position

At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us. The Role As Principal Network Architect, you are the visionary force behind Deckers Brands’ global connectivity. You will shape the future of our enterprise networking across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments, setting the direction for secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that empower every corner of our business. Your expertise will drive innovation, consistency, and alignment across all technology domains, ensuring our teams are connected, protected, and ready to grow. You’ll lead with authority, establishing standards and governance that accelerate our journey toward a cloud-first, agile, and high-performing network landscape. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact—transforming how Deckers connects, collaborates, and thrives. 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. Your Impact Architect and champion the enterprise networking strategy, creating a foundation for seamless, secure, and scalable connectivity that powers Deckers’ global operations. Set and enforce the gold standard for network design, policies, and guardrails, ensuring every connection is resilient, efficient, and aligned with our business goals. Lead enterprise-wide governance, driving architecture reviews, design approvals, and operational rituals that foster compliance, innovation, and excellence across teams. Elevate operational resilience by assuring performance, availability, and recoverability of networking services in AWS, OCI, Azure, and hybrid environments. Resolve high-impact connectivity challenges, providing decisive technical leadership during critical incidents and implementing solutions that safeguard our business. Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, risks, and inefficiencies, continuously improving service continuity, observability, and policy compliance. Define and deliver Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and self-service networking capabilities, empowering teams to innovate faster and more securely. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate vision into action, driving adoption of automation, Zero Trust principles, and governed operating models that deliver measurable results. Inspire a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, ensuring Deckers’ network is always ready for what’s next.

Requirements

Experienced network architect with 12+ years in enterprise networking, cloud networking, cloud infrastructure engineering, or related technical disciplines, including principal-level accountability.
Deep expertise defining and owning enterprise networking strategy across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
Skilled in designing scalable cloud network architectures, VPC structures, subnetting strategies, segmentation models, and secure shared-services connectivity frameworks.
Strong understanding of enterprise IPAM practices, AWS IPAM, CIDR allocation strategies, address governance, route management, DNS architecture, and cloud networking standards.
Experienced in implementing Zero Trust networking principles, secure access models, cloud firewall integrations, traffic inspection, and cloud-native security architectures.
Proficient in monitoring, telemetry, logging, performance management, service continuity, disaster recovery, and operational health of cloud networking services.
Skilled in defining requirements, standards, and governance controls for cloud networking automation delivered through Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, APIs, and policy-as-code.
Advanced troubleshooting and analytical skills for diagnosing complex cloud networking, routing, connectivity, segmentation, performance, DNS, and hybrid integration issues.
Demonstrated authority leading architecture review boards, design governance, standards management, and exception processes.
Proven experience setting multi-year roadmaps and leading cloud networking modernization initiatives.
Strong collaboration, communication, and influence skills, with the ability to mentor engineers and partner with cloud providers, MSPs, security organizations, consulting partners, and enterprise stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Nice To Haves

AWS Advanced Networking, Terraform Associate, Cisco CCNP or CCNA certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Architect and champion the enterprise networking strategy, creating a foundation for seamless, secure, and scalable connectivity that powers Deckers’ global operations.
Set and enforce the gold standard for network design, policies, and guardrails, ensuring every connection is resilient, efficient, and aligned with our business goals.
Lead enterprise-wide governance, driving architecture reviews, design approvals, and operational rituals that foster compliance, innovation, and excellence across teams.
Elevate operational resilience by assuring performance, availability, and recoverability of networking services in AWS, OCI, Azure, and hybrid environments.
Resolve high-impact connectivity challenges, providing decisive technical leadership during critical incidents and implementing solutions that safeguard our business.
Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, risks, and inefficiencies, continuously improving service continuity, observability, and policy compliance.
Define and deliver Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and self-service networking capabilities, empowering teams to innovate faster and more securely.
Partner with cross-functional teams to translate vision into action, driving adoption of automation, Zero Trust principles, and governed operating models that deliver measurable results.
Inspire a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, ensuring Deckers’ network is always ready for what’s next.