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Principal Engineering Manager

Gruve
Location
USA (Remote)
Posted
27 days ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$200k - $230k
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • CISSP, CIMP/IDPro, or vendor architect-level certification (SailPoint Certified Architect, Saviynt L400, Okta Certified Consultant)
  • Experience with PAM adjacency — CyberArk, Delinea or BeyondTrust integration into an IGA program
  • Exposure to Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) or Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM)
  • Experience in non-human, machine and workload identity governance; secrets and service-account lifecycle
  • Experience with M&A identity integration, divestiture separation, or multi-tenant/multi-forest consolidation
  • Experience in regulated-industry programs — financial services, healthcare or public sector
Nice to have
  • 8+ years in IAM/IGA, including 4+ years leading engineering or architecture teams in a professional services, SI or MSP environment
  • Deep hands-on delivery experience with at least two of: SailPoint IdentityIQ / Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt EIC, Okta Identity Governance, Microsoft Entra ID Governance
  • Demonstrable ownership of full identity lifecycle design: JML processes, birthright and role-based provisioning, access request and approval, delegated administration, deprovisioning and orphan-account handling
  • Access governance depth: certification and recertification program design, segregation-of-duties and toxic-combination modeling, role mining and RBAC/ABAC design, entitlement risk rating
  • Standards fluency: SCIM 2.0, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, LDAP, JWT, and legacy SPML-era integration patterns
What the job really is

The Principal Engineering Manager at Gruve will lead the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) practice, overseeing the technical solutions for multiple identity engagements. This role involves hands-on leadership, including reviewing designs, mentoring engineers, and managing migration strategies for legacy systems. The manager will also engage with clients and support presales activities while ensuring delivery governance across projects.

Benefits
  • Salary Range: $200k - $230k USD
  • Full-time opportunity
  • Culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
  • Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace
Things to weigh
  • Role involves hands-on technical leadership, not just management
  • Focus on identity governance may limit exposure to other areas of technology
  • Startup environment may imply variability in job stability and resources
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