Software Development Manager

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Position Overview

We are looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineering Manager to lead a talented team responsible for automating, developing, and managing cloud infrastructure solutions. In this role, you will guide the creation and integration of cloud accounts, networking, and core services across multiple cloud platforms, primarily AWS and Azure, while ensuring the solutions are scalable, secure, and cost-efficient. You’ll drive strategic initiatives for cloud infrastructure automation and play a key role in shaping the team’s technical direction.

As the leader of this team, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership capabilities, ensuring your team builds high-quality, resilient cloud solutions while aligning with organizational goals and compliance standards. You will also have the opportunity to influence and define the evolution of our cloud infrastructure architecture. This role is hybrid and based in San Francisco, California.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cloud infrastructure software engineers, providing guidance on technical challenges, career development, and overall team performance. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

• Cloud Infrastructure Automation Strategy: Develop and implement the strategy working with multiple stakeholders within Autodesk for automating the creation and management of cloud accounts, networking, and core services across AWS, Azure, and other cloud platforms. Ensure that automation frameworks and tools are scalable, secure, and efficient

• Cross-Cloud Architecture Oversight: Guide the design and implementation of cross-cloud infrastructure architectures, ensuring robust integration of compute, storage, networking, and other core cloud services. Provide leadership on multi-cloud strategies and best practices

• Networking & Security Leadership: Partner with network managers and architects to design of secure and high-performing networking architectures across cloud platforms, including VPCs, subnets, VPNs, and IAM roles/policies. Ensure adherence to security and compliance standards such as GDPR, SOC 2, and others

• Process & Tool Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve the team’s cloud automation and infrastructure tooling, ensuring efficient cloud resource provisioning, cost management, and operational performance

• Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with DevOps, security, operations, and compliance teams to ensure cloud infrastructure meets organizational needs while maintaining best practices for security, scalability, and cost-efficiency

• Incident Management & Monitoring: Ensure the implementation of effective monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to track cloud infrastructure health and performance. Take ownership of cloud-related incidents and provide guidance on root cause analysis and remediation

• Cloud Governance & Compliance: Ensure the cloud infrastructure complies with security, regulatory, and organizational standards. Collaborate with compliance and audit teams to ensure proper controls and policies are in place

• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Drive documentation efforts for cloud infrastructure best practices, automation procedures, and troubleshooting guides. Foster a culture of knowledge sharing across teams and ensure that all solutions are well-documented for future reference

Minimum Qualifications

• Cloud Platforms: Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and Azure, including account creation, network configuration, and cloud resource management. Familiarity with multi-cloud environments and services

• Cloud Infrastructure Automation: Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and Ansible. Ability to architect and implement end-to-end automation solutions and knowledge of unified Control Pane

• Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as C#, Python, Bash, PowerShell, and/or Go. Strong ability to automate repetitive tasks and implement complex workflows

• Cloud Networking & Security: Deep understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPC, subnets, security groups, VPNs, etc.) and cloud security principles (IAM, encryption, multi-factor authentication). Experience with network peering, transit gateways, and hybrid cloud architectures

• CI/CD & DevOps: Strong experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps. Familiarity with DevOps practices such as containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools (ECS, EKS, AKS)

• Monitoring & Observability: Hands-on experience with cloud monitoring and observability tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Dynatrace. Ability to design and implement effective monitoring, alerting, and logging systems

• Cloud Security & Compliance: In-depth knowledge of cloud security best practices, IAM policies, compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA), and audit processes. Experience in setting up secure cloud architectures and ensuring compliance

• Project Management: Strong experience with agile methodologies, project management tools (e.g., Jira, Productboard), and a proven ability to drive projects to completion while managing timelines, priorities, and stakeholder expectations

• Leadership & Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with cross-functional teams, management, and external stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, developer or similar certifications in cloud technologies

• Multi-Cloud Expertise: Experience managing infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP

• Containerization & Orchestration: Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker), orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, AKS) and Universal Cross Plan (Crossplane IO)

• Agile & Lean Practices: Experience working in agile environments, including Scrum, Kanban, or similar methodologies

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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 – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $145,800 and $235,950. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

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