Ping Identity
Senior Director, Architecture
USA - Remote · Director
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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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