Manager, Engineering (Identity & Access Management)

Manager, Engineering (Identity & Access Management)Location: 100% Remote, However you must live in the Pacific Time ZonePosition OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Manager, Engineering to lead a team responsible for building and operating our Identity & Access Management (IAM) systems. The role combines strong people management with hands-on technical direction to deliver secure authentication, authorization, and federation services using standards such as SAML and OAuth 2.0. You will own the IAM roadmap, drive implementation of scalable and compliant identity solutions, and partner with product, security, and infrastructure teams to protect customer and enterprise access.Key ResponsibilitiesLead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on IAM; hire, set goals, run performance reviews, and develop career plans.Define and execute the technical roadmap for authentication, authorization, and federation services; prioritize work to balance security, reliability, and speed to market.Design, review, and approve architectures and implementations for SSO, SAML, OAuth 2.0 (including flows such as Authorization Code and PKCE), and token issuance/validation.Oversee integrations with identity providers and federation partners, including IdP configuration, metadata exchange, and testing.Collaborate with cloud and platform teams to integrate IAM with AWS IAM, Azure AD, and other cloud identity services where applicable.Set and enforce security best practices for cryptographic operations, key management, token lifecycles, and secure storage of secrets.Drive operational excellence: incident response for authentication/authorization issues, monitoring and alerting, capacity planning, and disaster recovery for IAM services.Partner with product, security, and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements, conduct threat modeling and risk assessments, and support audits.Establish engineering processes: code and design reviews, CI/CD for IAM components, and measurable SLAs/SLOs for availability and latency.Communicate technical trade-offs and status to senior leadership; represent the IAM team in cross-functional planning and architecture reviews.QualificationsProven people management experience leading engineering teams and developing individual contributors (required).Extensive experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), with a demonstrated track record designing and operating IAM systems (required).Deep practical knowledge of SAML and OAuth 2.0 (required), including hands-on implementation and debugging of federated SSO and token-based authorization.Experience integrating with identity providers and federation protocols; ability to troubleshoot IdP/Service Provider interactions.Familiarity with cloud identity offerings such as AWS IAM and Azure ADUnderstanding of cryptography fundamentals and secure key management as applied to authentication and token issuance (nice to have).Strong software engineering background with experience in API design, distributed systems, and secure coding practices.Experience with production operations: monitoring, incident management, capacity planning, and CI/CD pipelines.Excellent communication skills, ability to present complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and strong collaboration skills.Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.BenefitsVacation/PTOMedicalDentalVisionBonus