Engineering Manager, Security Platform

About the Role

A defense-sector technology company is seeking its first Engineering Manager for Security Platform. In this player-coach role, you will build a team and lead the identity and access systems used across the company's products.

What You'll Do

• Set strategy and lead delivery for a centralized, modular authentication service.

• Scale identity and access management consistently across products and customers.

• Contribute through code reviews, architecture design, and system design.

• Manage and mentor engineers, starting with one direct report, and hire to grow the team.

• Partner with security and data engineering leadership on platform priorities.

What We're Looking For

• Seven or more years of software engineering experience, including at least three years managing engineers with direct reports.

• Hands-on experience building or leading production authentication, authorization, IAM, or access-control systems, including while in a management role.

• Experience leading a security, identity, or authentication platform used by other engineering teams.

• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML, SCIM, RBAC/ABAC, policy engines, and distributed systems.

• A degree and experience reviewing code and leading architecture or system design.

• A background with AWS GovCloud or authentication in AWS GovCloud is valued.

• An active security clearance is valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $190,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Remote within the United States.