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Data, automation, and AI are quickly becoming the center of every business decision - and Alteryx is leading the transformation.\nYou'll be working on the challenges that sit at the heart of modern business. No matter your role, the work you do will help organizations move faster, see more clearly, and tackle questions that used to feel impossible.\nIf you're ready to meet the moment with innovation, curiosity, and excellence, there's a place for you here.\nAlteryx is searching for a Principal, Cloud Platform Architect. This position is remote-friendly.\nOverview:\nAlteryx 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.\nWhat You'll Work On:\nCloud Platform Modernization - Define the long-term multi-cloud, multi-region architecture; lead migrations and drive cloud-native adoption.\n\nKubernetes & Platform Infrastructure - Architect shared platform services (networking, compute, storage, APIs) for scalable SaaS.\n\nReliability & Operational Excellence - Partner with SRE on availability, disaster recovery, and observability; design for fault tolerance and capacity.\n\nCross-Platform Architecture - Set standards and patterns across services, APIs, and deployment models; guide teams through modernization.\n\nPlatform Enablement - Improve CI/CD and developer tooling with Platform Engineering; make infrastructure easily consumable by product teams.\n\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nOwn the long-term architecture for Alteryx's cloud platform, driving migrations and modernization initiatives.\n\nDesign highly available, scalable architectures across compute, networking, storage, and platform services.\n\nEstablish reference architectures and best practices; run architecture reviews for security, scalability, and reliability.\n\nPartner with Infrastructure, Platform, SRE, Security, and Product Engineering on strategy and execution.\n\nEvaluate emerging technologies, prototype approaches, and address architectural debt.\n\nMentor senior engineers and raise architectural maturity org-wide.\n\nQualifications:\n10+ years in software/cloud infrastructure engineering, including time at Principal Engineer/Architect level.\n\nProven track record architecting large-scale, multi-region, multi-tenant cloud-native SaaS platforms.\n\nDeep expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and containerized platforms.\n\nStrong experience with GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure.\n\nSolid grasp of cloud networking (load balancing, service discovery, ingress, DNS, service mesh) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar).\n\nExperience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).\n\nStrong coding skills in Java, Python, Go, or similar.\n\nExcellent communication and consensus-building skills across engineering orgs.\n\nValued Skills:\nLeading enterprise cloud migrations or IDP/platform engineering builds.\n\nExperience with AI, analytics, or large-scale data platforms.\n\nCloud security, governance, or compliance experience.\n\nWhy This Role Matters:\nThis role shapes the technical foundation of Alteryx's next-gen SaaS platform - ensuring it's secure, resilient, and scalable as we grow our analytics and AI capabilities.\nCompensation:\nAlteryx is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation. Final compensation is determined by several factors, including but not limited to relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.\nThe salary range for this role in the United States is $215,000 - $300,000.\nBonus payouts are based on individual and company performance.\nIn addition to base pay and bonus eligibility, this role includes clear forms of additional compensation, such as:\nA monthly Connectivity Plus stipend of $150 to support remote work-related expenses\n\nAn annual $200 home office reimbursement\n\nAlteryx offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, including:\nMedical, dental, and vision coverage\n\n401(k) with company match\n\nPaid parental leave, caregiver leave, and flexible time off\n\nMental health support and wellness reimbursement\n\nCareer development and education assistance\n\nInterested? Learn more and apply today at alteryx.com/careers!\nFind yourself checking a lot of these boxes but doubting whether you should apply? At Alteryx, we support a growth mindset for our associates through all stages of their careers. If you meet some of the requirements and you share our values, we encourage you to apply. As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we’re invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.\nBenefits & Perks:\nAlteryx has amazing benefits for all Associates which can be viewed here.\nFor roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Alteryx will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nThis position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. 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