Manager, Software Development Engineering

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

Requirements:

• 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)