Sr Engineering Manager - Authentication

As a Sr. Engineering Manager, you will lead an engineering team in an agile environment building solutions.  The key to the success of this position is having strong & innovative approach to problem solving, great technical leadership, excellent communication (written and verbal, formal and informal), flexibility, and a self-motivated working style with attention to detail.

You will be responsible for managing the Access Enforcement product.   Access Enforcement delivers the following services and capabilities:

• Provide solutions that enforce appropriate access to Target computing resources, optimizing both user experience and security
• Define and enforce IAM policies and procedures to meet audit and compliance requirements
• Optimize experiences for Target product & infrastructure teams consuming our services through automation & self-service
• Deliver solutions to problems & opportunities in front of the business today and for those in which the business didn’t realize IAM could positively impact
• Maintain industry and technology expertise and relationships in order to stay current in the evolving landscape.

Security Organization:

• Manage overall software development cycle, driving best practices and ensuring development of high quality, secure code for common assets and framework components.
• Build and lead a team of high caliber, software development-focused, security engineers
• Ensure the design and architecture of your team’s technical solutions conforms to security best practices
• Manage and execute against project/agile plans and set deadlines
• Drive resolution of technology roadblocks including code, infrastructure, build, and deployment
• Manage cross-product technical dependencies and drive resolutions to conflicts
• Advocate for technologies, frameworks, design patterns, processes and guiding values of the domain architecture
• Ensure all code and systems configuration adheres to all development, security, and compliance standards

Requirements for Security Org:

• 8+ years of Identity Access Management experience, specifically with respect to authentication technologies and protocols (e.g. Single Sign-On, Federation, Multi-Factor Authentication, Risk-Based Authentication, Secret Management, Password Vault, Privileged Escalation, etc.), managing and delivering large projects
• 3+ years of managing software development teams with a strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional projects
• 3+ years of experience deploying and/or integrating applications that consume industry standard authentication protocols – e.g. SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, RADIUS, TACACS+, OTP, SSH, etc.
• 2+ years of software development experience in Java, HTML, CSS and JavaScript and related technologies
• Demonstrated experience in a people leadership role, responsible for Skills Assessments, Talent Planning & Development, Performance Management, Benefits & Pay, Hiring, etc.
• Knowledge of agile software design methodology for development and documentation
• Demonstrated experience in a DevOps culture
• Strong sense of ownership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to variety of audiences
• Can draw on examples in their past of how they inspired individuals and teams to accomplish goals greater than was known to be possible at the time

Desired Qualifications:

• BS degree in computer science or equivalent
• Consumer-facing IAM experience, specifically with respect to authentication technologies and protocols