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The Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Identity and Access Management leads an engineering team within the Security Infrastructure organization. This role involves managing the team that builds and operates services providing context-aware, just-in-time access and governance across production infrastructure. Key responsibilities include designing, testing, and operating the IAM stack, mentoring direct reports, and overseeing 24/7 operations using Agile methodologies. The position requires expertise in Go, Java, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Candidates must possess knowledge of SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and compliance frameworks like NIST and ISO 27001. The work focuses on building cloud-agnostic tooling to improve security posture, specifically addressing provisioning, privileged access management, and role-based access control for enterprise identity solutions.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?
Median $274175 from 40 postings across 14 companies.
Lead and mentor an engineering team to own services end-to-end using Agile methodologies.
Manage 24/7 operations and conduct root cause investigations for production services.
Set goals for improving provisioning, privileged access management, and role-based access controls.
Design, test, deploy, and operate the IAM stack to deliver a unified enterprise identity solution.
Build cloud-agnostic tooling with Site Reliability and engineering teams to ensure high availability.
Hire, develop, and evaluate direct reports while driving platforms to assess code security.
Improve the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework score.
What we're looking for
You must have 10+ years of industry experience.
You must have at least 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams.
You must have hands-on or team-leadership experience with a major public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, and Terraform.
You must have experience building scalable, highly available platforms in Go or Java.
You must have working knowledge of authentication standards (SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0), identity lifecycle management, and compliance frameworks like NIST and ISO 27001.
You must have experience leading complex programs with cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization and a 24/7 environment.
You should have 5+ years of experience managing identity and access management teams (preferred).
You should have experience with PAM, cloud-scale IAM services, and federation protocols like WS-Federation (preferred).