SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
JumpCloud is an AI-powered unified IT management platform that consolidates identity, device, and access management to secure the modern workforce. The company helps organizations eliminate complexity and ensure secure access for both human users and autonomous AI agents.
As Engineering Manager for Authorization, you will manage 1–2 teams of experienced engineers with deep domain ownership over identity and access management features, frameworks, and delivery. You will leverage expert knowledge in the Auth/Identity field to guide teams through ambiguous technical challenges, shape tactical change management, and ensure 24/7 service health.
Key responsibilities include:
- Safely deliver modern identity features by enforcing a "secure-by-default" culture with strict testing and progressive rollouts
- Act as a proactive systems planner, bridging high-level vision with tactical alignment by negotiating complex downstream dependencies (network, database, devices) well ahead of development cycles
- Steer the architectural roadmap to transition components into scalable, cloud-native frameworks and drive scalability initiatives to handle queue spikes, database scale, and data-residency requirements
- Evolve core directory protocols (LDAP/RADIUS) to handle increasing enterprise traffic by transitioning existing systems into highly scalable, self-healing cloud architectures
- Manage 1–2 teams with responsibility for staffing, budgets, and consistent delivery of medium-term outcomes on predictable timelines
- Integrate with teams to earn technical respect, establish psychological safety, provide real-time coaching for career growth, and aggressively resolve priority conflicts
- Establish deep operational oversight with rigorous, non-negotiable release protocols
- Build collaborative stakeholder relationships and execute tactical change management strategies with urgency
- Act as a hands-on expert for auth services, directing via raw metrics and maintaining transparent cross-functional communication
- Integrate automated AI workflows for routine tasks to free up engineering bandwidth
- Champion Spec-Driven Development governance where engineers use robust specs and AI code-assistants (Cursor/Copilot) while retaining strict accountability for test coverage and code quality
- Provide clarity by articulating how the team's work fits into wider departmental goals
On-call participation is expected; you must be ready to respond during assigned shifts.
Requirements:
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years as an Individual Contributor (scaling to Staff Engineer or Tech Lead) and 4+ years in direct Engineering Management
- Domain expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM), authentication protocols, and related platform architecture
- Demonstrated ability to apply sound technical judgment to navigate ambiguity, resolve complex problems, and drive decisive courses of action in high-stakes environments
- Fluent English (spoken and written) for interviews and internal business communication
- Must be located in and authorized to work in India
Preferred:
- University degree or equivalent experience
