Senior Principal Cloud Architect

Job Requisition ID #

25WD88046

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a highly experienced and visionary Senior Principal Cloud Architect to play a pivotal role in defining and governing our public cloud strategy and execution. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and cost-efficiency across our diverse portfolio of products and services. You will be the go-to expert for our public cloud environments, with a primary focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS), significant involvement in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Your leadership and deep technical acumen will be instrumental in driving our cloud-first initiatives and ensuring our cloud platforms meet the evolving needs of our business and our customers.

Our engineering culture will empower you to make effective decisions, work collaboratively and take accountability for engineering projects at the company's core and at the leading edge of the latest industry technology trends.

This position will be Remote US based candidates. Candidates need to be willing to travel to Autodesk events & meetings.

Responsibilities

• Define and evangelize the overall public cloud architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, aligning with Autodesk's business objectives and technology direction
• Serve as the primary technical leader for our AWS environment, providing deep architectural guidance and best practices for design, deployment, and operations
• Provide significant architectural leadership and guidance for our Google Cloud Platform environment, ensuring consistency and optimization
• Develop and maintain comprehensive reference architectures, design patterns, and standards for cloud deployments, ensuring security, compliance, and operational excellence
• Establish and enforce cloud governance policies, security standards, and compliance frameworks across all public cloud environments
• Drive initiatives to optimize cloud spending, ensuring cost-effectiveness and resource efficiency
• Design highly scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant cloud solutions to support our global operations and product offerings
• Collaborate with security teams to define and implement robust security architectures and controls within our public cloud environments
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and services, providing recommendations for adoption based on business needs and architectural fit
• Partner effectively with engineering teams, security teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful cloud initiatives. Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to other cloud architects and engineering teams
• Lead the resolution of complex cloud-related issues and provide expert support during critical incidents

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with a significant focus on cloud architecture and engineering
• Deep and extensive experience architecting, designing, and implementing solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) is essential
• Significant hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture and services
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure architecture and services is a plus
• Proven ability to define and implement cloud governance frameworks and security best practices
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and results-oriented approach
• AWS Solutions Architect Certification (required)
• Relevant GCP certifications (e.g., Professional, Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect) are highly desirable