VP, Digital & Platform Engineering (Cloud-Native API)

JCPenney; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 329,000 - 402,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst Brands LLC in Plano, TX seeks a VP of Technology - Digital & Platform Engineering to lead modernization of digital and retail technology platforms. Responsible for shaping engineering strategy, scaling high-performance global teams, and embedding a modern engineering culture rooted in velocity, quality, and customer value.

You will drive modernization of the retail stack into cloud-native, API-first platforms supporting composable commerce, real-time architecture, and personalized

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive engineering experience.
• 4 years managing consumer facing technologies, quality engineering, releases, DevOps, performance and scalability.
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and launching new digital capabilities.
• Experience with core digital systems (eCommerce, OMS) and omni-channel strategy.
• Leading global, distributed engineering teams with Agile execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end modernization of digital and retail technology platforms.
• Shape engineering strategy and scale high-performance global teams.
• Modernize retail tech stack into cloud-native, API-first platforms for composable commerce.
• Coach leaders to balance speed, scalability and platform health.
• Embed product mindset and modern DevSecOps practices across teams.
• Hands-on technical leadership in architecture decisions and mentoring.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate goals into tech capabilities and advisor executives.

Skills

People management

DevOps

Agile leadership

Architectural leadership

Product mindset

Cloud-native architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or closely related field

Tools

SOA

Enterprise Service Bus

Job description

Catalyst Brands LLC in Plano, TX seeks a VP of Technology - Digital & Platform Engineering to lead modernization of digital and retail technology platforms. Responsible for shaping engineering strategy, scaling high-performance global teams, and embedding a modern engineering culture rooted in velocity, quality, and customer value.

You will drive modernization of the retail stack into cloud-native, API-first platforms supporting composable commerce, real-time architecture, and personalized