Senior Principal Identity Engineer

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Principal Identity Engineer to play a critical role in modernizing and scaling our enterprise identity infrastructure. This position sits within Enterprise Security and operates as a senior principal individual contributor with broad technical scope and cross-organizational influence. While this role is for an individual contributor, strong acumen influencing the outcomes of a large engineering organization is a must.

The Senior Engineer will partner closely with security architects, identity and platform engineers, and productivity service teams across Autodesk to design and drive secure, scalable identity solutions. This role is hands-on and execution-oriented, focused on enabling secure access at enterprise scale while accelerating engineering initiatives.

Primary areas of responsibility include Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and automation of the identity lifecycle. This role is especially important in environments where strong engineering leadership is required to raise the bar.

This is a fully remote-friendly role anywhere in North America, with regular travel expected to Autodesk hubs in San Francisco, CA and/or Novi, MI.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical authority for enterprise with primary focus on Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and identity lifecycle automation

• Engineer 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 leadership to teams, raising engineering rigor and consistency across the organization

• Identify gaps, risks, and technical debt in identity systems and define pragmatic remediation strategies

• 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

Required Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in large-scale enterprise or SaaS environments

• Experience modernizing or transforming legacy identity infrastructures

• Familiarity with zero trust and modern enterprise security models

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex identity concepts to non-specialists

• Experience building and maintaining Fedramp-compliant environments

About Autodesk

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Benefits

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