Data Architecture Lead

About the role

The Data Architecture Lead position plays a crucial role in shaping Deckers' enterprise data foundation. This role involves translating enterprise architecture standards into domain-aligned designs, defining consistent data structures and semantics, and partnering with various teams to ensure data architectures are implemented and adopted.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise architecture standards into domain-aligned designs, define consistent data structures and semantics, and partner with engineering, analytics, and governance teams to ensure our data architectures are implemented and adopted.
• Lead architecture design for assigned domains and initiatives, including conceptual, logical, and physical data structures aligned to business requirements and data products.
• Develop architecture patterns that support batch and streaming use cases, including event-driven data flows and canonical representations.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to translate architecture designs into scalable physical implementations on AWS cloud data platforms.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews, providing guidance, feedback, and enforcement of standards for new data products and platform changes.
• Work with governance teams to align architecture with data quality, privacy, security, access controls, classification, retention, and metadata requirements.
• Maintain architecture artifacts and documentation in a central repository, including definitions, reference designs, and decision records to improve reuse and consistency.
• Facilitate workshops with business and technical stakeholders to capture requirements, refine definitions, and align on domain boundaries and ownership.
• Identify architecture gaps and improvement opportunities, and recommend practical enhancements to standards, patterns, and tooling that improve scalability and interoperability.
• Coach and enable engineers and analysts on architecture expectations and best practices through working sessions, office hours, and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8 to 12 years of experience in data architecture and related roles.
• Experience designing architecture in modern cloud-based data ecosystems, including AWS-based platforms.
• Experience supporting domain-oriented data products, data mesh concepts, and event-driven approaches.
• Understanding of modern data formats and storage approaches including Parquet, Iceberg, and Delta Lake.
• Strong expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data architecture across diverse technology stacks.
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture concepts including domain-driven design, data products, and event-driven data flows.
• Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and influencing skills across technical and business teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities combined with a results-driven mindset.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, matrixed, and global environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with metadata management, data cataloging, and lineage concepts and platforms.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Knowledge of data modeling tools and techniques.
• Experience with data warehousing and ETL processes.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of data architecture principles and practices.
• Experience with data modeling and database design.
• Proficiency in SQL and data querying languages.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms, particularly AWS.
• Experience with data governance and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with data product development and deployment.
• Experience with data visualization tools and techniques.

Benefits

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.