Ping Identity

Ping Identity

Senior Director, Architecture

USA - Remote · Director

Sponsorship not specified$191k-$273kDetected 121 days ago
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59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong business judgment, organizational influence, and an AI-first mindset that shapes how products are built, operated, and experienced.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive enterprise and product architecture strategy aligned with business goals.
  • Lead architectural decisions across cloud, platform, application, data, security, and integration domains.
  • Drive modernization initiatives including cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, APIs, and data architectures.
  • Partner with product and engineering leaders to ensure scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
  • Lead technical due diligence efforts for acquisitions, including platform evaluation, architecture assessment, scalability analysis, security posture review, technical debt assessment, and integration planning.
  • Partner with executive leadership, corporate development, and product teams to assess acquisition targets and integration strategies.
  • Build and mentor a high-performing architecture organization and technical leadership community.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership on technology investments, roadmaps, and strategic initiatives.
  • Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.
  • We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone's individuality is respected and everyone has an Identity.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture leadership roles.
  • Proven experience designing and scaling large distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
  • Strong expertise in security, identity, APIs, data architecture, and modern application platforms.
  • Experience leading architecture across complex enterprise environments.
  • Experience conducting technical due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, including evaluation of architecture, engineering maturity, security, scalability, operational readiness, and integration complexity.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and large engineering organizations.
  • AI-first mindset with practical experience applying AI technologies to software development, operational efficiency, platform capabilities, or customer experiences.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Nice to have

  • Experience with generative AI, LLM platforms, AI infrastructure, or AI governance frameworks.
  • Background in cybersecurity, identity, SaaS, or enterprise platforms.
  • Experience driving digital transformation in high-growth or global organizations.
  • Experience integrating acquired technologies and engineering organizations into larger enterprise platforms.
  • Leadership Expectations
  • Operates with a strategic and enterprise-wide perspective.
  • Balances innovation with execution and operational rigor.
  • Raises the technical bar across the organization.

Compensation

  • $190,798 - $272,569 + variable bonus
  • In accordance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB 19-085) the approximate compensation range for this role in Colorado is listed above.
  • Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors, such as knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

  • Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
  • Parental Leave
  • Progressive Healthcare Options
  • Retirement Programs
  • Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
  • Ping is the collective sum of all our individual experiences, backgrounds and influences and we pride ourselves in growing and learning together.
  • We believe in and facilitate a flexible, collaborative work environment.
  • Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

Company info

  • About Ping Identity: At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise.
  • And it's not just something we provide our customers.
  • While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture.
  • We are seeking a leader for the Architecture team to lead the technical architecture strategy across the organization and drive the evolution of scalable, secure, and modern platforms.

Equal opportunity

  • We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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