Principal IAM Architect & Platform Lead

Francisco Partners; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Duck Software, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture and operations of identity, authentication, and access management platforms for customers and internal teams.

The role requires deep expertise in IAM/CIAM, modern identity technologies, and architectural leadership to drive secure, scalable SaaS platforms and AI-assisted development practices across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with architecture/leadership
• Extensive IAM/CIAM design, implementation, and operations experience
• Deep hands-on identity platform experience is required
• Experience with modern identity patterns and security protocols
• Experience building SaaS identity solutions at scale
• Strong communication and cross-functional influence

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and evolution of enterprise-scale identity and access management solutions.
• Serve as technical authority for authentication, authorization, federation, and identity lifecycle management.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient identity services across products and teams.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across cross-functional initiatives.
• Drive software engineering excellence through reviews and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security, and operations to deliver reliable services.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and map to business and engineering goals.
• Improve observability, performance, and operational maturity of platforms.
• Shape long-term technology strategy and engineering roadmap.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders across the organization.
• Promote AI-assisted development tools and modern software practices throughout the lifecycle.
• Advance AI maturity to improve productivity and quality through responsible AI use.

Skills

Identity architecture

Technical leadership

Security principles

Distributed systems

Cloud-native apps

Communication

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Auth0

Okta

Azure AD

Ping Identity

Job description

Black Duck Software, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture and operations of identity, authentication, and access management platforms for customers and internal teams.

The role requires deep expertise in IAM/CIAM, modern identity technologies, and architectural leadership to drive secure, scalable SaaS platforms and AI-assisted development practices across multiple teams.