Identity Architect
Autodesk
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $159,800 - $258,500 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AndroidAWSAzureCloudiOSMacOS
About the role
- Serve as a senior technical authority for enterprise identity architecture, with primary focus on Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and identity lifecycle automation
- Architect and drive implementation of scalable identity solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including Azure and AWS
- Design and evolve privileged access models supporting just-in-time, just-enough access, and strong auditability across human and non-human identities
- Lead architecture and integration efforts involving Microsoft Entra, CyberArk, and SailPoint
- Partner with Enterprise Security, identity engineering, productivity service, and workplace technology teams to deliver clear, engineer-ready identity architectures and standards
- Provide architectural leadership to teams, raising engineering rigor and consistency across the organization
- Identify architectural gaps, risks, and technical debt in identity systems and define pragmatic remediation strategies
- Architect identity-driven access for end user devices (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android), aligning zero trust principles, Conditional Access, and privileged access controls
- Ensure identity solutions align with Autodesk’s security, compliance, and operational requirements while enabling developer and business productivity
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in computer science, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or security engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of hands-on, production experience with Microsoft Entra (Azure AD), including PIM and Conditional Access
- 8+ years practical experience designing and operating identity solutions in Azure or AWS environments
- 5+ years of hands-on, production experience with CyberArk, including PAM architecture and onboarding models, or equivalent technology.
- 5+ years of hands on, production experience with SailPoint, including identity governance and lifecycle automation, or equivalent technology.
- Strong understanding of Identity and access management principles
- Privileged access patterns and controls
- Authentication and authorization protocols
- Directory services and hybrid identity architectures
- Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior individual contributor with broad scope and limited direction
- Proven ability to influence and guide engineering teams through technical leadership and architectural clarity.
Benefits
- Health and financial benefits
- Time away
- Everyday wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Privileged Identity ManagementPrivileged Access Managementidentity lifecycle automationidentity solutions architectureMicrosoft EntraCyberArkSailPointConditional Accesszero trust principlesidentity-driven access
Soft skills
architectural leadershipengineering rigorinfluencetechnical leadershipguidanceproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationstrategic thinkingrisk identification
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering