Director, Software Development Engineering - Workforce Governance

About Delinea:

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise. Learn more about Delinea on Delinea.com, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

Join our passionate, global team at Delinea and help us make the world a safer and more secure place. Our success is driven by world‑class product leadership, outstanding engineers, and strategic investment from TPG. We value diversity, innovation, and a culture of respect and fairness. If you're ready to push boundaries and challenge the status quo in security, we want to hear from you.

Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Engineering to lead our engineering teams responsible for the governance solutions on Delinea Platform and Fastpath Assure. At Delinea, you will be part of a highly capable, collaborative, and agile team. Delinea is creating awesome software that's used by thousands of IT professionals all over the globe. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical experience, exceptional leadership skills and a proven track record of success.

This can be a remote/telecommute position based out of your home office. This position reports directly to Vice President, Software Development Engineering.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead engineering teams responsible for the governance solutions on Delinea Platform and Fastpath Assure

• Oversee development and implementation strategy for key capabilities

• Ensure alignment of development strategies with overall business objectives

• Provide technical oversight to ensure quality and scalability of solutions

• Identify and mitigate technical risks and challenges

• Lead and mentor engineering teams, including hiring, performance evaluations, and fostering a positive work environment

• Collaborate with engineering leaders and Product Managers to define technical scope of key initiatives

• Identify opportunities for innovation, and driving continuous improvement in engineering processes

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience managing and running Agile Sprint teams with strong technical and personal skills.

• 8+ years of professional experience in software development

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively interact with engineers, stakeholders, and senior management.

We’d Love to See:

• Experience with Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) or application access governance and segregation of duties (SoD) for ERP and business applications

• Proven experience in leading and managing engineering teams, with strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Up to date with industry trends, security best practices, and emerging technologies related to core technologies used in the solution.

Why work at Delinea?

• We're passionate problem-solvers helping the world's largest organizations protect what matters most: their human and machine identities.

• We invest in people who are smart, self-motivated, and collaborative.

• What we offer in return is meaningful work, a culture of innovation and great career progression.

At Delinea, our core values are STRONG and guide our behaviors and success:

• Spirited - We bring energy and passion to everything we do

• Trust - We act with integrity and deliver on our commitments

• Respect - We listen, value different perspectives, and work as one team

• Ownership - We take initiative and follow through

• Nimble - We adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment

• Global - We embrace diverse people and ideas to drive better outcomes

We believe weaving these core values into our day-to-day actions, and our process for hiring, evaluating, and promoting employees, helps us cultivate a work environment that embraces collaboration and camaraderie.

We take care of our employees. We offer competitive salaries, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent benefits, including healthcare insurance, as well as pension/retirement matching, comprehensive life insurance, an employee assistance program, time off plans, and paid company holidays.

Delinea is an Equal Opportunity and affirm prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Upon conditional offer of employment, candidates are required to complete comprehensive criminal background check, verification of education, and verification of employment, per employment policy. In addition, all publicly posted social media sites may be reviewed.