SAA UI/Backend Team Lead and Architect

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with our sales organization, applying technical abilities and business acumen to support growth across large, strategic accounts.

You will lead foundational implementations, provide proof of value, and develop as a technical lead within the SailPoint Sales organization. Within six months you will act as a technical lead on engagements and, after a year, become a trusted advisor to customers and

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in enterprise software, SI or consulting.
• 3+ years software implementation or pre-sales experience.
• Strong client-facing, communication and partner collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in sales process with direct and channel teams.
• Understand customer requirements and map SailPoint solutions.
• Lead foundational implementation engagements onsite or remote.
• Educate customers on high-level product architecture and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless customer experience.

Skills

Solution engineering

Pre-sales

Client engagement

Cloud platforms

Programming

Communication

Problem solving

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

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, Senior 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, with our largest, most strategic and complex accounts. A SAA UI/Backend 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, Senior 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:

Activelyparticipatein the sales process and work closely with the direct and channel sales teamsDiscover 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. Focus on SailPoint’s largest, most complex and strategic accounts and prospects.

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 Team leadership and/or management experience 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 isrequiredConversant 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, LDAP, SQL, Powershell, JSON, Azure/AWS/GCP is desirable Experience with the following tech-stack: NodeJS, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular, or React.js Preferred: 3+ 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, Oracle 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

• 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.

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.