Principal Compute Engineer (Team Lead)

Job Listing ID:

4480869

Job Title:

Principal Compute Engineer (Team Lead)

Application Deadline:

07/25/2026

Job Location:

Portland

Date Posted:

04/27/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

40

Shift:

Day Shift Duration of Job:

Full Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)

Job Summary:

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD?

COME

PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder,

Gert Boyle:

"It's perfect. Now make it better." As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Columbia Sportswear is powered by technology that connects four global brands, a worldwide supply chain, and 500+ retail stores. Our Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) organization is looking for a Principle Infrastructure Engineer to help drive our future On-Prem and Hybrid transformation. We are seeking a Principal Compute and Storage Infrastructure Engineer with strong on-prem and solid hybrid expertise and a focus on virtualized environments, Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems, storage, global files sharing and replication/resilience, hybrid environments. In this role, you will help lead and keep our Global On-Prem environment reliable, secure, and well-governed; partnering with and supporting other engineers through operational execution, documentation, and continuous improvement. You will also help plan, design and deploy future state environments as we adapt to the business and changing technical landscape. You bring deep On-Prem expertise with strong skills with Hybrid environments; familiarity with Azure and SaaS nuances.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

In this role, you'll lead and contribute hands-on as part of Columbia's global Infrastructure Engineering team to design, build, secure, and operate enterprise on-prem and hybrid platforms and services at scale. You will: Lead technical design for on prem and hybrid infrastructure solutions (compute, storage, security, governance, and platform services), producing clear architecture diagrams and decision records Serve as team lead for a squad of engineers: coach/mentor engineers, and drive consistent engineering practices Partner closely with the India-based Compute and Storage Infrastructure team to align standards, reference architectures,... For full info follow application link. At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need

Job Classification:

Computer Occupations, All Other Access our statewide or regional occupation report for more information about wages, employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more. Compensation

Salary:

Depending on Experience Job Requirements

Experience Required:

 At least 8 years

Education Required:

Bachelors

Minimum Age:

N/A Gender:

N/A