Job SummaryThis position leads engineering for the team building the just-in-time (JIT) proxy workload capabilities within StrongDM, now part of Delinea-the universal access management platform that secures and audits access to databases, servers, Kubernetes clusters, and web applications. As Manager, Software Engineering, you will lead a team of engineers architecting and delivering secure, distributed systems in Go (Golang) for StrongDM's proxy and control-plane platform, while guiding the team's contributions to the broader Delinea Platform's identity security services. This role will report directly into our Director of Engineering, Workload.
Leadership 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.
What You'll Do:- 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.
What You'll Need:- 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).
We'd Love to See:- 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).
We take care of our employees. We offer competitive salaries, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent benefits, including healthcare insurance, as well as pension/retirement matching, comprehensive life insurance, an employee assistance program, time off plans, and paid company holidays.
