Principal Solution Architect

Job Requisition ID # 26WD100672 We are seeking an Principal Solution Architect to lead the evolution of Autodesk Consulting’s Intellectual Property platform as an enterprise-ready SaaS product powered by knowledge architecture, AI-enabled capabilities, and future agentic applications.   Working across product, engineering, architecture, and consulting teams, you will design the knowledge architecture that connects workflows, data, decisions, and insights across the AEC, MFG, and M&E domains. You will establish the semantic models, knowledge graph capabilities, and platform architecture required to support organizational change management, workflow automation, intelligent decision support, and future agentic applications.    This is an individual contributor role that reports to the Sr. Manager, Architecture.

Define and evolve the architectural vision for Workflow Advisory and related knowledge-driven platform capabilities  Design semantic architectures, knowledge models, and knowledge graph capabilities that connect workflows, data, decisions, and insights  Define architecture patterns that enable workflow automation, intelligent decision support, and future agentic applications  Establish standards for knowledge representation, lifecycle management, governance, and reuse across platforms  Translate business workflows into reusable domain models, services, and architectural patterns  Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native architectures that support enterprise and customer-facing solutions  Ensure platform services, APIs, and knowledge assets are discoverable, composable, and consumable by AI-enabled applications  Apply AI and LLM technologies to improve knowledge discovery, workflow execution, and advisory experiences  Collaborate with architects and engineering responsible for ensuring architecture meets enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and SOC2 requirements  Collaborate with product, engineering, and consulting teams to align architecture investments with business outcomes and technology strategy  Drive adoption of architectural standards and reusable platform capabilities across teams  Mentor engineers and architects while communicating architectural direction to senior leadership and stakeholders  Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex software platforms Experience as a Software Architect, Product Architect, Principal Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role Experience designing AI-enabled, knowledge-driven, or workflow-centric software systems Experience with knowledge graphs, semantic architectures, ontologies, taxonomies, graph databases, or retrieval systems Experience evaluating and implementing AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG architectures, intelligent assistants, or autonomous agent patterns Experience leading technical spikes, rapid prototyping efforts, or proof-of-concept development Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, distributed systems, and modern software engineering practices Experience designing secure, privacy-conscious, and trustworthy software platforms that operate within enterprise governance requirements Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 15% of the time is required Learn More About Autodesk Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made. We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work