Solution Architect

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.

Autodesk is in the middle of a significant transformation from a Desktop Software Company to Cloud Software Company and is making significant investments to change business processes and modernize the back office. As part of this effort, Autodesk is seeking a talented Solution Architect. In this role, you will get an opportunity to contribute to the success of Autodesk’s investments.

As a member of the Enterprise Business Systems leadership team, in Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), you will play a critical and influential role with Business Stakeholders and Technical teams to: * Drive the solution design and direction of key initiatives in the Enterprise Applications space * Provide technical leadership and guidance from inception (discovery) and throughout the software development lifecycle * Influence the scope and approach to deliver the business capabilities required to achieve company objectives * Directly engage and collaborate with teams such as: Enterprise Architecture, Applications Development and Dev Operations to identify new technologies, architectures, solutions and processes to meet future business needs * Provide oversight throughout the entire development / testing / migration process to ensure solutions developed are in-line with the solution design and direction * Evaluate, understand and review existing system landscape and propose future and forward looking long-term solution architecture * Serve as a technical and solution-oriented leader in any discussions with the business owners and executive sponsors * Balance business requirements with technical feasibility and set expectations on new projects. * Recommend changes in development, maintenance and system standards * Work with other technical team members to establish, maintain, build and release standards * Take the lead to incorporate industry best practices and important developments into our products

**Requirements:** * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with Business Management (or related field) or equivalent work experience required. * 8+ years of relevant experience in an enterprise environment, including several years of experience in designing and developing solutions using at least two of the technologies: SAP, Salesforce, JAVA, RUBY * Experience in designing robust, scalable, highly-available solutions * Exposure to cloud based applications using platform-as-a-service providers such as Amazon Web Services or other platforms * Knowledge of high tech industry business scenarios * Capable of developing transitional architectures that lead to an ultimate future state * Experience and demonstrated ability in managing multiple architecture projects simultaneously * Action oriented. Strong Analytical, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving skills; experience in both process and solution analysis & design. * Experience with ERP and Customer Relationship Management applications, preferably SAP, Siebel, Salesforce, and other frontend consuming technologies with middleware * Being able to articulate and communicate in both written and oral forms to various types of audiences (developers to managers to business owners) * Mature directness to communicate honest opinions on technology, process, and approach--putting in efforts to improve them * Maturity and ability to work independently in a dynamic project environment with aggressive deadlines. * Experience working with geographically dispersed teams * Self-navigating learner who is eager to learn new skills * Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills * Great leadership and people skills **Preferred Qualifications:** Understanding of Agile, SCRUM, Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) methodology and process