Forward Deployed Engineer

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 106,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers to bridge sales and delivery of our AI-driven security platform. You’ll engage with customers, architect foundational solutions, and guide implementations while leveraging AI tooling to accelerate value.

This role requires strong communication, enterprise software experience, and hands-on capabilities in SaaS environments; travel up to 15% is expected.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in enterprise software, systems integrator, or consulting.
• 3+ years in software implementation or pre-sales.
• Experience with web services, databases, virtualization, and directories.
• Conversant with SaaS architecture and AI tooling.
• Java, XML, LDAP, SQL, JSON familiarity desirable.
• Experience with NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React.js.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the sales process and collaborate with sales teams.
• Discover customer requirements and map to SailPoint solutions using AI tooling.
• Participate in onsite and remote foundational implementations.
• Educate customers on high‑level product architecture and best practices.
• Collaborate across cross‑functional teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Develop Agentic technology solutions for demonstrations.

Skills

Enterprise software

Pre-sales

AI tooling

Solution engineering

JavaScript/Node.js

LDAP/SQL/XML

Cloud platforms

Client communication

Education

Computer Science degree

Engineering degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

NodeJS

JavaScript

TypeScript

Angular

React.js

Java

XML

LDAP

SQL

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

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 customers 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, Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) 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. Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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:

• 5-7+ years of professional work experience as part of an enterprise software company, systems integrator, or consulting firm; 3+ years of software implementation or pre-sales experience.
• Experience in software development, implementation, and configuration.
• 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 is required.
• 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, LDAP, SQL, JSON, Azure/AWS/GCP is desirable.
• Experience with the following tech-stack NodeJS, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular, React.js.
• Preferred: 3+ years working with Identity, Governance and Access Management solutions.
• Experience with at least one of the following: SpringBoot, SpringMVC, XML, SPML/SOAP, web and application servers.
• Windows and Unix (Linux, Sun, HP, AIX) platforms.
• Relational databases (Oracle, Sybase, MSSQL, MySQL).
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).
• Directories (LDAP, AD).
• Java, BeanShell, JavaScript Node.js.
• Enterprise resource planning or service management systems (SAP, PeopleSoft, ServiceNow).
• Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Front-end language experience (HTML, CSS, Angular, React, Vue.js).
• 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.

The Path to Success (Milestones):

1-Month Milestones:

• Undergo comprehensive product and sales training, harnessing existing experience to gain a profound understanding of SailPoint's SaaS solutions and the challenges they solve for customers.
• Begin to understand the FDE's role within the sales process by meeting key stakeholders across sales, solution engineering, and professional services.
• Familiarize themselves with the general approach to foundational implementation engagements and customer education strategies.

2-Month Milestones:

• Begin participating in sales deals, leveraging product implementation expertise and client and partner communication skills.
• Implement foundational solutions and proof-of-value implementations, contributing to rapid time to value for customers.
• Actively assist in the analysis and documentation of customer requirements and their mapping to SailPoint solutions.

3-Month Milestones:

• Be fully ramped on core tools and processes required for participating in sales deals and implementing foundational solutions.
• Consistently apply their expertise, enhanced by AI tooling, to discover customer requirements and align SailPoint solutions.
• Actively contribute to collaborative efforts with cross-functional teams and other FDEs to design creative solutions for complex problems.

6-Month Milestones:

• Serve as technical leads on customer engagements.
• Establish themselves as both technical and consultative experts within the SailPoint Sales organization.
• Consistently accelerate customers' time-to-value and decrease the cost of traditional services through deep implementation expertise.
• Actively contribute to building out Agentic technology solutions that will become standard for product demonstrations.

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): $106,100 - $178,770.00 Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

• Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
• Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
• Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
• Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
• Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
• Sick leave
• Parental support: Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
• Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
• 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.

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.