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Senior Engineering Manager – Identity Authentication

On-sitePart-timeEngineering ManagementCybersecurity

Lead a software engineering team responsible for modernizing identity and authentication services within a secure, scalable SaaS platform. Balance technical direction, delivery execution, operational reliability, and team development while partnering with product, security, and global engineering ­­

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop an identity and authentication engineering team
  • Drive agile delivery of production-ready features while balancing platform health and technical debt
  • Guide architectural decisions and review technical designs with domain experts
  • Maintain service reliability, production health, automated testing, CI/CD, and incident response standards
  • Coach engineers through one-to-ones, career development, and continuous feedback
  • Align team objectives with product, security, and engineering stakeholders
  • Translate business strategy into clear technical execution plans
  • Remove delivery roadblocks and support secure, scalable, resilient cloud services

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of direct people-management experience leading software engineering teams in cloud SaaS or microservices environments
  • At least 8 years of hands-on software development experience with .NET/C#, Java, Go, or Python
  • Strong knowledge of modern cloud architecture, including AWS
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Track record of building, hiring, and retaining strong engineering teams
  • Experience driving agile execution, managing timelines, and handling complex technical dependencies
  • Strong commitment to engineering quality, system reliability, security by design, and continuous improvement
  • Fluent written and spoken English

Nice to have

  • Experience with Identity and Access Management, Directory Services, SSO, or Zero Trust platforms
  • Experience with AWS, Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK or Terraform, Docker, or Kubernetes
  • Experience operating under strict security, compliance, and multi-region SaaS requirements

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