Director, Platform Architecture

Deckers Brands; Goleta (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonuses

Financial planning

Time off

Discounts

Development opportunities

Health & wellness

Job summary

Deckers Brands in Goleta, CA (Remote) seeks a Director, Platform Architecture to define and scale a secure, scalable data and analytics platform on AWS. You will lead architecture, governance, and cost optimization across platform services and enable self-serve data products.

You’ll mentor platform engineers and partner with governance, security, and product teams to align roadmaps and drive enterprise data capabilities, including real-time streaming and data mesh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent highly preferred.
• 10–15 years of experience in platform or data architecture.
• 5+ years leading cloud-native data platforms, ideally on AWS.
• Experience with lakehouse, real-time streaming, and data products.
• Experience in retail/e-commerce industry preferred.
• Deep knowledge of AWS data services and governance.
• Familiarity with GDPR/CCPA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain architectural blueprint for a cloud-native data platform on AWS.
• Set patterns for scalability, security, observability, and cost optimization.
• Design standards for infrastructure, networking, IAM, logging, metadata.
• Partner with domain architects to enable self-serve data products.
• Guide adoption of data mesh and event-driven architectures.
• Lead evaluation and selection of platform technologies.
• Promote resilience and rapid delivery patterns.
• Collaborate with Governance, Security, and Compliance on privacy and auditability.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to platform engineers and DevOps teams.
• Align roadmaps with Program Delivery, Product Management, and architecture peers.
• Influence platform design across the organization.
• Support vendor evaluations and TCO considerations.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud architecture

Data architecture

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Security & governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

AWS

S3

Redshift

Glue

Lake Formation

EMR

Kinesis

IAM

VPC

CloudTrail

Job description

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.

Job Title: Director, Platform Architecture

Reports to: Chief Digital & Data Officer

Location: United States (Remote)

Interested applicants must reside in one of the following approved states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington

The Role

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.

• 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

Who You Are

• 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

What We’ll Give You

Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.

Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.

Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.

Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras.

Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.

Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.

$154,700.00 - $208,800.00 The salary range posted reflects the estimated minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in: Goleta, California (Remote) Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.

More than Just a Footwear Company From our corporate offices to our global retail stores, there’s a curious, independent spirit that’s distinctively Deckers Brands. We’re about giving people the freedom to pursue their passions. And we’re committed to helping them succeed; to become their best selves. That’s why we’re about more than work, the 9 to 5 or daily grind. We’re about opportunity - opportunity to create, to grow and to have an impact. As we work to become better at everything we do, how we better the world matters, too. Our products and brands are loved, no doubt about it. But the difference we make in people’s lives begins with our people, right here at Deckers Brands. We’re adventurous, spirited, unafraid of new challenges and willing to take chances. We are always ready to rally around a cause. Put simply, we want all of our people thrive - to reach their full potential and have fun while doing it. Because in the end, Deckers thrives when our people thrive.