JumpCloud

Chief Architect - India

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2 days ago
Remote, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and transform platform architecture to incorporate emerging AI capabilities.
  • Define AI strategy and act as an internal and external AI evangelist for identity products.
  • Advise the Head of Engineering and executive leadership on complex technical and architectural decisions.
  • Design robust, scalable, secure AI-driven systems, distributed cloud architectures, and data pipelines for global high-volume workloads.
  • Mentor individual contributors and engineering managers and raise organizational technical capabilities.
  • Conduct technical competitive analysis across AI, identity, and Directory-as-a-Service markets.
  • Adapt architecture and technical strategy as AI models, frameworks, and security requirements evolve.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of software engineering or architecture experience, including at least 4+ years dedicated to deep AI integrations.
  • Proven experience in IAM, Directory-as-a-Service, Zero Trust, endpoint management, or comparable identity domains.
  • Track record designing, building, and maintaining distributed cloud architectures and data pipelines at massive scale.
  • Demonstrated adaptability, disruptive innovation, and ability to lead architectural change.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and engineering managers and leading through influence.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts as strategic guidance to engineering and executive leadership.
  • Strong analytical skills for evaluating competitors, anticipating trends, and translating insights into architecture.
  • Preferred: public speaking, technical publications, or open-source AI/technology evangelism.
  • Preferred: knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, AI ethics, and data security.
  • Preferred: hands-on proficiency with Python, Go, Rust, or similar languages for proof-of-concepts.
  • Preferred: advanced cloud certifications or deep expertise in AWS, GCP, or Azure AI ecosystems, Kubernetes, and Docker.
  • Preferred: experience in high-growth startups.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work arrangement within India.
  • Participation in assigned engineering on-call shifts is expected.
  • Work in English, with fluent written and spoken English required.
  • Opportunity to work with a global team, seasoned executive team, supportive board, and technically challenging SaaS products.
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About JumpCloud

501-1,000 employees

JumpCloud builds a unified open directory and IT management platform for organizations to manage user identities, devices, and access across Windows, macOS, Linux, and cloud resources. Its SaaS suite covers single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, Cloud RADIUS, LDAP/Active Directory integration, and server/device management for IT teams. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the privately held company serves customers worldwide.

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