Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization. The Manager, Software Development Engineering will lead a team building the just-in-time (JIT) proxy workload capabilities within StrongDM, overseeing the development of secure, distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of software engineers building StrongDM’s proxy and control-plane platform, including hiring, coaching, and career development
- Translate product and engineering roadmaps into operational plans, and guide the team through execution and delivery across StrongDM and the broader Delinea Platform
- Determine staffing and resourcing needs to meet project schedules and goals
- Partner with peer engineering managers, product managers, architects, and DevOps/SRE leadership to align priorities and present results and recommendations
- Guide the team using established engineering practices and department standards, recommending improvements where needed
- Manage the day-to-day work of the engineering team, balancing feature delivery, technical debt, and platform reliability across StrongDM’s gateways, relays, and control-plane services
- Own delivery of the team’s roadmap for distributed systems written in Go (Golang), ensuring alignment with Delinea’s cloud and security architecture standards across AWS and multi-cloud environments
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning for direct reports
- Oversee code and design reviews to maintain a high bar for performance, security, and maintainability, including secure network protocols and cryptographic systems (TLS/mTLS, credential brokering)
- Collaborate with architects, product managers, and DevOps/SRE teams to define and prioritize the roadmap, ensuring compliance with security and privacy requirements and Delinea Platform standards, including policy-as-code (Cedar) and Zero Standing Privilege access models
- Champion engineering best practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and foster a culture of continuous improvement and mentorship across the team
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
- 2+ years of experience directly managing or leading software engineering teams, in addition to a strong hands-on engineering background
- Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience and distributed systems
- Experience guiding teams through cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar) and secure, high-scale network services
- Demonstrated ability to translate roadmaps into actionable plans, set priorities, and manage resourcing to meet deadlines
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles, identity management, and policy-based authorization approaches (e.g., Cedar)
- Experience leading teams that work with secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager) and credential brokering
- Background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipeline management
- Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture, just-in-time access models, and multi-cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Benefits
- Meaningful bonus program
- Healthcare insurance
- Pension/retirement matching
- Comprehensive life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Time off plans
- Paid company holidays
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