**This role is based in Austin, TX. Candidates should be willing to spend time in the office 2-3 days per week. We are open to relocation.**Join Us in Defining the Future of Identity Security: Senior Director / VP of Platform EngineeringAt SailPoint, we are at the forefront of transforming enterprise identity governance. With our next-generation Atlas Platform, we are creating the industry’s most advanced, AI-powered identity security platform. Our mission is clear: unify and simplify identity management across humans, machines, and AI agents, just as CMDB revolutionized IT asset management.
We're looking for a Senior Director or VP of Platform Engineering to lead the engineering vision and execution behind our unified platform, Atlas. This role is more than a job — it's an invitation to build the platform that will define the next era of enterprise cybersecurity.
Why This Role Matters:
As organizations accelerate digital transformation, identity is the new perimeter. From employees and contractors to cloud workloads and AI agents, the complexity of securing access has never been greater. Atlas is our answer to this challenge: a dynamic platform combining identity unification, graph-based intelligence, real-time policy enforcement, and extensibility at scale.You will:Lead and grow a world-class engineering organization responsible for the foundational services of AtlasDefine and evolve platform architecture to enable real-time access intelligence, policy automation, and extensibilityChampion an API-first platform strategy to empower our developer and partner ecosystemDrive execution across scalable microservices, GraphQL APIs, event-driven pipelines, and AI/ML-integrated servicesCollaborate with cross-functional teams — Product, Design, Security, and Field — to turn vision into realityWhat You’ll Own:Core platform components: identity services, knowledge graphs, workflow engine, and data pipelinesEngineering strategy for extensibility, scale, observability, and developer experienceDeveloper platform capabilities including SDKs, APIs, integration tooling, and marketplace componentsInnovation pipeline for low-code capabilities, customizable UI, policy engine, and AI/ML extensibilityWhat We’re Looking For:Proven leadership in building and leading high-performing platform engineering teamsDeep experience in cloud-native architecture, identity/security platforms, or large-scale data systemsPassion for elegant API design, developer experience, and enabling customer/partner ecosystemsAbility to inspire and align high-performing teams across locations and functionsExperience integrating graph databases (e.g., Neo4j), event-driven systems, or AI/ML pipelines a plusWhy Join Us:You’ll shape the future of an industry—this isn’t about incremental features, it’s about defining a categoryWork alongside passionate, top-tier technologists solving real, hard, and impactful problemsLead with autonomy while enjoying strong executive sponsorship and investmentCollaborate on a platform used by thousands of enterprises, millions of identities, and countless security-critical workflowsIf you’re ready to architect the future of identity security, we want to build it with you.

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):

$211,100 - $301,600 - $392,100

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.  

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability.  Contact hr@sailpoint.com or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations.