Principal, Cloud Platform Architect

Alteryx • Irvine, CA

1d • $215,000 - $300,000 • Remote

About The Position

Alteryx is modernizing its cloud platform to power next-gen enterprise analytics and AI. We're seeking a Principal Cloud Platform Architect to define the technical vision for our multi-tenant, multi-cloud infrastructure — leading cross-cutting initiatives across infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, security, and product engineering. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll set architectural standards, drive major modernization efforts, and ensure the platform scales securely and reliably.

Requirements

• 10+ years in software/cloud infrastructure engineering, including time at Principal Engineer/Architect level.
• Proven track record architecting large-scale, multi-region, multi-tenant cloud-native SaaS platforms.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and containerized platforms.
• Strong experience with GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure.
• Solid grasp of cloud networking (load balancing, service discovery, ingress, DNS, service mesh) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar).
• Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).
• Strong coding skills in Java, Python, Go, or similar.
• Excellent communication and consensus-building skills across engineering orgs.

Nice To Haves

• Leading enterprise cloud migrations or IDP/platform engineering builds.
• Experience with AI, analytics, or large-scale data platforms.
• Cloud security, governance, or compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the long-term architecture for Alteryx's cloud platform, driving migrations and modernization initiatives.
• Design highly available, scalable architectures across compute, networking, storage, and platform services.
• Establish reference architectures and best practices; run architecture reviews for security, scalability, and reliability.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Platform, SRE, Security, and Product Engineering on strategy and execution.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, prototype approaches, and address architectural debt.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise architectural maturity org-wide.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave, and flexible time off
• Mental health support and wellness reimbursement
• Career development and education assistance
• Monthly Connectivity Plus stipend of $150 to support remote work-related expenses
• Annual $200 home office reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed