FDE Team Lead and Architect

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness coverage

Disability coverage

Life protection

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) Savings with match

Flexible vacation policy

8 paid holidays annually

Sick leave

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineers Team Lead Architect to drive foundational AI-enabled implementations, lead a small technical team, and partner with sales to deliver rapid value.

You will guide customers through architecture and best practices, combining technical depth with business acumen to advance SailPoint’s solutions. In the role, you’ll progress from hands-on implementation to technical leadership, contributing to proof-of-value engagements and

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in enterprise software, systems integrator or consulting
• Experience in software development, implementation, and configuration
• Team lead/management over software engineers or architects
• Excellent client and partner communication
• Knowledge of web services, app servers, DBs, virtualization, directories
• Familiarity with modern SaaS architecture
• Experience with AI coding tools and diverse tech stacks
• Experience with identity, governance and access management is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead a small Forward Deployed Engineers team
• Support sales through technical and business acumen
• Map customer requirements to SailPoint solutions using AI tooling
• Participate in onsite and remote foundational implementations
• Educate customers on high-level architecture and best practices
• Collaborate across sales, solution engineering, product, and services

Skills

Team leadership

Client engagement

AI tooling

Pre-sales experience

SaaS architecture

Cloud platforms

Java

Python

Education

Computer Science or Engineering degree

CISSP certification (plus)

SailPoint Certified Engineer or Solution Architect (within 12 months)

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Kiro

Google Antigravity

GitHub Copilot

OpenAI Codex

Job description

WhySailPoint?

SailPoint is the leading, AI-driven security platform providing the autonomous governance that best solves the needs for the modern enterprise. By harnessing the power of AI and machine learning, SailPoint automates and streamlines the complexity of delivering the right access to the right identities and technology resources at the right time. Delivered at the scale our enterprise customer’s demand. We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to our employees voting us “best places to work” – 15 years in a row.

What You’ll Do:

Operating at the intersection of Solution Engineering, Professional Services and Product Management, a Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) Team Lead Architect leverage state-of-the‑art AI tooling alongside deep implementation expertise and industry knowledge to build foundational solutions, solve complex problems, accelerate our customers' time-to-value and decrease the cost of traditional services. You will partner with our sales organization by applying your technical abilities, problem solving skills and business acumen in support of SailPoint's growth objectives. An FDE Team Lead Architect at SailPoint embark on their journey by undergoing comprehensive product and sales training. This initial phase allows them to harness their existing experience, paving the way for a profound understanding of our SaaS solutions and the challenges they solve for our customers. Within two months, FDEs begin participating in sales deals where they will leverage their product implementation expertise as well as client and partner communication skills to implement foundational solutions and proof‑of‑value implementations, leading to rapid time to value. After their first six months, FDEs will be expected to serve as technical leads on customer engagements and have established themselves as both technical and consultative experts within the SailPoint Sales organization By the end of their first year, they will have become a trusted advisor to customers, partners, and to less experienced team members. They may have the opportunity to speak at national or regional conferences and user groups.

Responsibilities:

• Manages a small team of Forward Deployed Engineers
• Activelyparticipatein the sales process and work closely with the direct and channel sales teams
• Discover and understand customer requirements and align our solutions to those requirements, augmenting your expertise with AI tooling
• Participate in onsite and remote foundational implementation engagements
• Educate customers on high-level product architecture, functional design, and best practices
• Assist in the analysis, and documentation of customer requirements and how they map to SailPoint solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams like sales, solution engineering, product, professional services, and customer success to ensure a seamless customer experience
• Collaborate with other Forward Deployed Engineering team members to design creative solutions to complex problems.
• Master Artificial Intelligence and Agentic technologies to solve customer problems.
• Contribute to building out Agentic technology solutions that become our standard for demonstrations of SailPoint’s products.

Requirements:

• 7-10+ years of professional work experience as part of an enterprise software company, systems integrator, or consulting firm; 5+ years of software implementation or pre‑sales experience.
• Experience in software development, implementation, and configuration
• Team lead/management experience over Software Engineers and/or Software Architects
• Excellent communications skills and extensive experience working directly with clients and partners
• A working knowledge of technical infrastructure including web services, application servers, databases, virtualization, and directories isrequired
• Conversant in modern SaaS architecture
• Experience with agentic coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Kiro, Google Antigravity, GitHub CoPilot, OpenAI Codex
• Familiarity with Java, XML, Python, SQL, Powershell, JSON, Azure/AWS/GCP is desirable
• Experience with the following tech‑stack NodeJS, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular, React.js
• Preferred: 5+ years working with Identity, Governance and Access Management solutions
• Experience with at least one of the following Windows and Unix (Linux, Sun, HP, AIX) platforms
• Relational databases (Oracle, Sybase, MSSQL, MySQL)
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis)
• Directories (LDAP, AD)
• Enterprise resource planning or service management systems (SAP, PeopleSoft, ServiceNow)
• Cloud Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Familiarity with SailPoint products and vendors such as Saviynt, RSA/Aveksa, One Identity, Oralce Identity Manager, etc.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning concepts
• Experience with project management duties (project planning, resource management, scope, schedule and status, documentation)
• Experience with quality assurance duties (usability testing, performance testing, automated testing, test scripts, test cases and test plans)
• Security software or IT audit experience
• Education: Computer Science degree, Engineering degree, or equivalent experience J2EE certification and/or CISSP certification is a plus SailPoint Certified Engineer or Solution Architect is a plus and is expected within 12 months of hire

Travel:

This position may require up to 15% travel

Benefits and Compensation

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‑max, USD): $97,600 - $164,492.00 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

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

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.

SailPoint is a leading provider of identity security for the modern enterprise. Enterprise security starts and ends with identities and their access, yet the ability to manage and secure identities today has moved well beyond human capacity. Using a foundation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the SailPoint Identity Security Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and environmental needs of today’s cloud‑oriented enterprise. Our intelligent, autonomous, and integrated solutions put identity security at the core of digital business operations, enabling even the most complex organizations across the globe to build a security foundation capable of defending against today’s most pressing threats.

The employment policy of SailPoint is to provide equal opportunity to all persons, and it is SailPoint’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. It is SailPoint’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote qualified individuals in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, military and/or veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. SailPoint does not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities: Filing a complaint; Assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of the affirmative action provisions of Section 503, VEVRAA, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans; Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by Section 503, VEVRAA, or their implementing regulations in this part, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans; or Exercising any other right protected by section 503, VEVRAA or their implementing regulations.

SailPoint will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business. SailPoint’s affirmative action program contains an audit and reporting system which enables us to measure the effectiveness of our program, indicate any need for remedial action, determine the degree to which our objectives have been attained, determine whether protected veterans and individuals with disabilities had had the opportunity to participate in company‑sponsored activities, measure our compliance with the program’s specific obligations, and document actions taken to comply with these obligations.