Customer Identity Architect - Autodesk IAM Platform

Autodesk

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Bengaluru, India

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    Position summary

    n 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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    Why you should apply for a job to Autodesk:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4/5 in supportive management
  • 60% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 75% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Paid parental and maternity leaves, as well as up to $10k per calendar year for adoption, IVF, & other fertility services.
  • Paid discretionary time off for salaried employees plus a 6-week paid sabbatical after every 4 years of service.
  • A flexible workplace for most roles that meets business needs, while supporting employees with office, hybrid & remote work preferences.