Senior Architect

About Ping Identity: 

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it. 

Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear. 

While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work. 

We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management. 

The Role:

The Architect will work with architects and broader technology leaders to define the Platform Strategy for both our Cloud and Self Managed offerings. They will help build, grow and scale our Cloud offerings and help shape the Cloud vision by innovating and working across the platform products to deliver the best customer experience possible.

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the architecture team, you contribute to ForgeRock’s vision, strategy, and execution. 
• Work closely with the engineering and management team to ensure that development plans, resources, and strategies are coordinated across all departments in a cohesive and collaborative fashion. 
• Champion the importance of innovation and creativity to ensure future competitive advantage. 
• Partner with engineering to establish rapid cloud development processes with small teams that can accelerate, build, design, test, and launch products and optimize update management.
• Develop and implement world-class enterprise cloud architectures, strategies, and procedures.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience including a track record of building and owning cloud offerings that have a direct impact on customer/user acquisition, conversion, and retention.
• Has successfully delivered at scale short and long-term architectures to cloud engineering teams that take into account current and future customer and scaling needs without causing wasted time for engineering. 
• Established ability of building, managing, and leading first-class business – must have a solid track record of recruiting and developing good people. Has managed a direct or matrixed broad team.
• Record of defining and driving a successful launch of cloud offerings for revenue generation at scale.
• Have delivered a differentiated cloud experience in a crowded market. 
• Established ability to deliver world-class cloud offerings across the full life-cycle, including demonstrating clear wins in user experience, cloud delivery, processes, positioning, cloud strategy, and cloud launch. 
• Accountability for clear articulation and execution of cloud strategy, including broader product team advocacy of vision and strategy as well as periodic updates on plans and key performance indicators. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced product-driven organization and assume a broad range of responsibilities. 
• Experience in both SaaS and on-premise products.

Motivation/Culture Fit 

• Highly self-motivated and objective-driven. 
• A pragmatic approach and the ability to thrive under the pressure of constant change and moving objectives. 

Intellect 

• First-rate strategic skills must be combined with the ability to drive the implementation process at a detailed level.
• Will display the emotional intelligence needed to influence and direct a wide range of personalities, through a period of profound growth and change. 
• Excellent technical knowledge is important, but the ability to understand and influence how technology and tools can be harnessed to drive the business to the best effect is critical. 
• Creativity and entrepreneurial flair are essential; as is the ability to think laterally. 

Leadership 

• Natural hands-on leadership skills and a pragmatic business-focused approach to the delivery of service and projects alike. 
• Organized with an ability to implement systems and processes to bring structure to a function while retaining the flexibility required to manage effectively in a business undergoing growth and change. 
• Visionary and entrepreneurial. Must have the ability to challenge the norm in addition to the ability and energy to drive change and improvement in the organization. 
• Possesses good team-building skills. Sets extremely high standards for self and team. Provides strong leadership but encourages input from the team in the decision-making process. 
• Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure. 
• Change Agent – must proactively and passionately support, manage, and drive all change initiatives with a “can do” attitude and help to win the hearts and minds of peers, colleagues, and team members alike to help drive the changes required. 
• Capable and willing to mentor direct reports and other key employees. 
• Unquestionable integrity and ethics and a track record of open communication 

Life at Ping:

We believe in and facilitate a flexible, collaborative work environment. We’re growing quickly, but remain true to the innovative, can-do startup values that got us here. Most importantly, we keep hiring talented, smart, fun, and genuinely nice people because that’s who we want to succeed with every day. 

Here are just a few of the things that make Ping special:

• A company culture that empowers you to do your best work.
• Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.
• Regular company and team bonding events.
• Competitive benefits and perks.
• Global volunteering and community initiatives

Our Benefits: 

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule 
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement 
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations) 

Ping is the collective sum of all our individual experiences, backgrounds and influences and we pride ourselves in growing and learning together. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone’s individuality is respected and everyone has an Identity. In recruiting for new colleagues, we welcome the unique contributions you can bring and encourage you to be your best self.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.