Key skills
IAMOAuthSAMLSSOLeadership
About this role
Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering delivery of their enterprise Login & Identity platform, managing two development teams and collaborating closely with the Product Manager to deliver secure authentication and identity solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop two Login & Identity engineering teams
- Drive delivery of authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA, and identity lifecycle capabilities
- Partner with the Product Manager for Login & Identity to translate roadmap and business outcomes into executable delivery plans
- Manage multiple concurrent initiatives, balancing feature delivery, platform stability, security, and technical debt
- Ensure solutions meet Symetra’s security, privacy, resiliency, and compliance standards
- Collaborate with Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Business partners across Symetra
- Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs to stakeholders and leadership
Requirements:
- High School Diploma is required; a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field preferred
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years of direct experience managing people and teams
- You have a proven ability to lead multiple teams and manage concurrent initiatives in a fast-moving environment
- You hold deep expertise in identity and access management, including OAuth/OIDC, SAML, SSO, and MFA, and have direct experience with Customer Identity Access Management
- You're experienced in delivering secure, highly available platforms across cloud or hybrid environments
- You've worked in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries, bringing an understanding of the standards required
- You're familiar with enterprise IAM platforms and how they support scalable identity ecosystems
- You naturally collaborate with Product, Business, and cross-functional partners, building strong relationships that drive outcomes
- Some minimal annual travel required (for people manager roles only)
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field