Software Engineering Manager

The Platform Identity team is responsible for building the secure and unified identity foundation that powers access across the entire Splunk and Cisco ecosystem. Our mission is to deliver a centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform that is scalable, resilient, and intelligent. We operate at the intersection of security, platform engineering, and user experience, partnering closely with product, architecture, and infrastructure teams. The team is made up of highly skilled engineers who thrive on solving complex problems and driving impactful long-term initiatives. If you’re excited by large-scale technical challenges and shaping the future of identity across global products, this is the team for you.

Your Impact

As the Leader of Software Engineering for Platform Identity, you will lead a team of talented engineers in building the next generation of identity services that underpin Splunk and Cisco products. You will define and execute the team’s technical strategy, drive architectural direction, and ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and highly available identity solutions. You will mentor engineers, foster a culture of innovation and inclusivity, and guide the team through complex cross-functional initiatives. You will partner with product, architecture, and executive stakeholders to prioritize work, remove blockers, and ensure alignment with broader company goals. Success in this role means elevating technical excellence, enabling seamless identity experiences for millions of users, and delivering breakthrough improvements in platform security.

Minimum Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in software engineering leadership, managing and developing high-performing engineering teams.

• Proven track record of driving technical strategy, designing complex distributed systems, and delivering large-scale engineering initiatives.

• Experience leading agile development teams and managing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across engineering and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams that have successfully applied AI/ML within platform, identity, or security products.

• Background in large-scale platform integration or migration programs, particularly in the IAM space.

• Familiarity with IAM offerings from major cloud providers (AWS IAM, Azure AD, Google Cloud Identity).

• Deep technical expertise in identity and access management (IAM), including protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and OAuth 2.0.

• Strong understanding of authorization frameworks such as RBAC and ABAC, and user provisioning via SCIM.

• Experience leading geographically distributed teams.

• Software engineering experience / understanding programming / knowledge at least one of programming languages.