Manager, Software Engineering, Identity and Access Management

Palo Alto Networks

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$175,400–$283,800 / yr
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53 days ago
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TL;DR · Manager, Software Engineering, Identity and Access Management

Manager, Software Engineering - Identity and Access Management (Chronosphere) leads a team within the Identity and Access Management group, which owns the authentication and access control platform for the Chronosphere observability platform. This role sits between platform engineering and product, requiring the manager to oversee the development of APIs, libraries, services, and data stores that other engineering teams integrate with to control user permissions. Key responsibilities include co-creating the roadmap with product managers, guiding architectural decisions for granular access control frameworks, hiring and coaching engineers, and monitoring production SLOs and SLAs. The manager must ensure reliability and security for systems protecting customer data. Core competencies include technical depth for design reviews, experience building platform capabilities, and expertise in enterprise software security, authentication, and auditability.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $281300 from 43 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Partner with the product manager to assess customer needs and own the delivery of the product roadmap.
  • Balance large-scale architectural investments with a steady cadence of customer requests to ensure predictable delivery.
  • Guide the engineering team through technical design and architectural decisions for the granular access control framework.
  • Hire, onboard, and coach engineers while evolving team norms and delivery cadences.
  • Monitor production SLOs, SLAs, and system health to meet reliability goals.
  • Collaborate with security and compliance partners on audits and customer commitments.
  • Manage dependencies and drive adoption of platform capabilities across other engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Direct experience managing engineers, nurturing career growth, and holding team members accountable to clear expectations.
  • Strong background in partnering with recruiting to make hiring decisions, closing hires, and building diverse and inclusive teams.
  • Experience building platform capabilities that other engineering teams adopt through collaboration and negotiation.
  • Technical depth to assess risk in design reviews, understand critical code paths, and evaluate engineering trade-offs.
  • Ability to partner with a product manager to define and execute a roadmap accounting for trade-offs and compliance requirements.
  • Experience shaping team operations, setting norms, and managing cross-team interfaces for dependent engineering teams.
  • Familiarity with enterprise software expectations regarding access control, authentication, and auditability.
  • Ability to monitor SLOs, SLAs, and production system health to meet reliability goals.

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