Lead and design enterprise systems architecture at scale, drive strategic initiatives, and solve inefficiencies in IT operations to support business transformation.
Available Locations: Austin Texas - US, Mexico City - Mexico
About The Role
Cloudflare is seeking an Enterprise Architect to drive impactful transformation for the IT Organization. This role is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our systems and processes as we scale to operating at $5 billion in revenue. We are looking for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in building and designing systems at scale that serve the enterprise's needs.
In this position, you will be responsible for leading multiple complex workstreams and overseeing the technical delivery of solutions. You will be instrumental in transforming systems and processes to align with Cloudflare's evolving business and operational needs. You will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and identifying key gaps in our system capabilities while evangelizing possible solutions compatible with our systems landscape.
This role is ideal for a strategic leader who is self-motivated, thrives in environments requiring a high degree of autonomy, and is driven by the opportunity to shape high-growth initiatives within a fast-paced organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location and level.
Equity
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.
Benefits
Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.
Health & Welfare Benefits
Financial Benefits
Time Off
About The Role
Cloudflare is seeking an Enterprise Architect to drive impactful transformation for the IT Organization. This role is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our systems and processes as we scale to operating at $5 billion in revenue. We are looking for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in building and designing systems at scale that serve the enterprise's needs.
In this position, you will be responsible for leading multiple complex workstreams and overseeing the technical delivery of solutions. You will be instrumental in transforming systems and processes to align with Cloudflare's evolving business and operational needs. You will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and identifying key gaps in our system capabilities while evangelizing possible solutions compatible with our systems landscape.
This role is ideal for a strategic leader who is self-motivated, thrives in environments requiring a high degree of autonomy, and is driven by the opportunity to shape high-growth initiatives within a fast-paced organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with stakeholders and other members of the IT organization to analyze the existing architectural landscape.
- Identify key areas of inefficiency and friction, building consensus on the root or critical problems to solve.
- Design, and drive cross functional support for strategic initiatives purpose-built to transform those inefficiencies to strengths and foundationally change our operational system design.
Required Qualifications:
- Proven experience as an architect, with a clear track record of successfully building systems at scale.
- Deep understanding of common business application architecture as well as engineering systems.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to design scalable, high-performance solutions.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location and level.
Equity
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.
Benefits
Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.
Health & Welfare Benefits
- Medical/Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
- On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
- Global Travel Medical Insurance
Financial Benefits
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Participation Plan
Time Off
- Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
- Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave
Top Skills
Business Application Architecture
Cloud Architecture
Enterprise Systems
High-Performance Solutions
Cloudflare Seattle, Washington, USA Office
Seattle, WA, United States
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