Principal Enterprise Architect

<div class="content-intro"><div><strong>About Us</strong></div> <div> <p>At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! </span></p> </div></div><p><strong>Available Locations: Austin Texas - US, Mexico City - Mexico</strong></p> <p><strong>About The Role</strong></p> <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work with stakeholders and other members of the IT organization to analyze the existing architectural landscape.</li> <li>Identify key areas of inefficiency and friction, building consensus on the root or critical problems to solve.</li> <li>Design, and drive cross functional support for strategic initiatives purpose-built to transform those inefficiencies to strengths and foundationally change our operational system design.<strong> </strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proven experience as an architect, with a clear track record of successfully building systems at scale.</li> <li>Deep understanding of common business application architecture as well as engineering systems.</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to design scalable, high-performance solutions.</li> <li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation</strong></p> <p>Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location and level.</p> <p><strong>Equity</strong></p> <p>This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.</p> <p><strong>Benefits</strong></p> <p>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 c ... (truncated, view full listing at source)