Job Requisition ID #

25WD88336

Customer Identity Architect – Autodesk IAM Platform

Autodesk is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Customer Identity Architect to join our Identity and Access Management (IAM) Platform team.
The Autodesk IAM Platform is a foundational service that provides secure, seamless, and scalable access across 150+ Autodesk desktop, web, mobile applications, and connected devices.
It powers core capabilities such as authentication and authorization, serving millions of users worldwide and enabling a growing ecosystem of third-party developers and integrations.

In this role, you will lead the architecture and evolution of the Authentication capability, a critical component of Autodesk’s IAM platform.
You’ll be responsible for designing and guiding the development of secure, resilient, and customer-centric authentication services that integrate deeply with Autodesk’s product landscape.

As a technical leader for the IAM team in India, you will provide architectural direction, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams.
You’ll collaborate closely with global architects and stakeholders across the broader IAM organization to shape and drive platform strategy and execution.
This position reports to the Senior Director of the IAM Platform and is based in India.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in the architecture and design of modern Customer Identity (CIAM) platforms, with a proven track record of delivering at scale in cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

Architect and drive the implementation of CIAM solutions across Autodesk products and platforms

Design secure, scalable authentication and authorization flows for Autodesk customers

Implement and manage OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, and social/federated login mechanisms

Lead technical discussions and decisions across internal teams and external partners

Evaluate future architecture directions through models and prototypes

Ensure solutions meet quality attributes: security, scalability, and resilience

Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into well-designed services

Contribute to short- and long-term technology roadmaps

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

10+ years of experience as a hands-on software architect

Proven leadership in architecting global SaaS applications at scale

Demonstrated experience in Customer Identity (CIAM) systems

Hands-on with CIAM platforms like Auth0, PingOne for Customers, ForgeRock AM, Okta CIAM

Strong grasp of OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, PKCE, SAML, and MFA

Deep understanding of customer authentication flows, security practices, and privacy standards (e.g., GDPR)

Broad experience with modern SaaS development tools and frameworks

Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures: microservices, event sourcing, REST/GraphQL APIs, container orchestration

Experience with automated CI/CD workflows and infrastructure as code

Substantial experience building cloud services on AWS and other major cloud providers

Proficient with monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic), root cause analysis, alerting, and log navigation

Nice to Have

Experience with identity SDKs and APIs

Familiarity with risk-based authentication, bot detection, and fraud prevention

Exposure to progressive profiling, consent management, and external identity federation

Experience integrating identity services with mobile and web apps

Hands-on experience with CIAM tool evaluation and vendor integration

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