Software Engineering Manager Identity Platform

Software Engineering Manager Software Engineering Manager Identity Platform CIAM Location Chennai Hybrid 3 days week in Office Role Summary We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the delivery of our Customer Identity and Access Management CIAM platform This role is responsible for leading crossfunctional engineering teams comprising Software Development Engineers and Quality Engineers while driving predictable delivery engineering excellence platform reliability and continuous improvement The ideal candidate combines strong technical leadership with delivery management expertise and has experience managing teams building secure scalable enterprise platforms Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership Lead coach and develop crossfunctional engineering teams including Software Development Engineers and Quality Engineers Build a highperforming engineering culture focused on collaboration accountability quality and continuous improvement Drive career development performance management hiring and succession planning Identify opportunities to leverage Generative AI and AIpowered engineering tools across the software development lifecycle including requirements analysis code generation test automation code reviews documentation and incident analysis Foster a culture of continuous experimentation and learning around AIenabled engineering practices AI Modern Engineering Experience leveraging Generative AI tools to improve software engineering productivity and delivery Familiarity with AIassisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot Microsoft Copilot Cursor or similar developer productivity platforms Understanding of Large Language Models LLMs prompt engineering retrievalaugmented generation RAG and AI agent concepts Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications using modern APIs and cloud AI services Knowledge of Responsible AI principles AI governance security and data privacy considerations Delivery Management Own endtoend delivery of engineering initiatives from planning through production deployment Partner closely with Product Management Architecture UX Security and Operations to deliver business outcomes Manage sprint execution release planning dependencies risks and issue resolution Drive predictable delivery through effective planning estimation and execution Monitor delivery health using engineering and delivery metrics Technical Leadership Provide technical direction for CIAM solutions built using modern identity platforms such as ForgeRock and Auth0 Guide engineering teams in adopting AIpowered development tools solution design and architecture decisions to ensure scalability availability maintainability and security Review technical approaches and ensure engineering best practices are followed Mentor engineers on secure software development cloudnative architecture API design and engineering standards Encourage datadriven engineering decisions using engineering metrics AI insights and platform observability Quality Engineering Excellence Build quality into the software development lifecycle rather than treating QA as a separate phase Lead Quality Engineering practices including Test automation Shiftleft testing Performance testing Regression automation Release readiness Improve engineering productivity through automation and DevOps practices Drive improvements in code quality technical debt reduction observability and platform reliability CIAM Platform Ownership Lead the development and evolution of Customer Identity solutions including Authentication Authorization Single SignOn Federation MFA Passwordless authentication Identity Lifecycle Management Ensure compliance with security and privacy standards including GDPR and CCPA Collaborate with Security teams to improve platform resilience and risk management Stakeholder Management Build strong partnerships with Product Architecture Security Platform Engineering and Business stakeholders Communicate engineering progress risks dependencies and delivery commitments Provide regular reporting using engineering KPIs and operational metrics Continuous Improvement Drive adoption of Agile DevSecOps CI CD and engineering best practices Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes developer experience automation and operational excellence Champion innovation and continuous learning across the team Qualifications Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field with 12 years of experience Previous software engineering experience with proven success managing engineering teams Experience leading both Software Development and Quality Engineering teams Strong experience delivering enterprise applications in Agile environments Experience with Customer Identity and Access Management CIAM and Identity Access Management