SailPoint: Manager, DevOps
Headquarters: Remote (Colorado, USA)
URL: http://sailpoint.com
About the Team
Our CI/CD team sets clear delivery and release standards, providing the necessary tools, systems, and hands-on developer support to safely and securely release software assets for SailPoint's SaaS business and supporting functionality. By managing platforms that enable developers to deliver secure code in an incremental fashion while maintaining compliance, our team plays a critical role in fostering a seamless developer experience and helping SailPoint deliver high-quality, resilient services to our customers.
About the Role
At SailPoint, we are building the most comprehensive suite of identity governance & management SaaS products in the world. As the undisputed leader in identity governance and management for both human and non-human identities, SailPoint secures 46% of the Fortune 500 and 26% of the Forbes Global 2000. Built from the ground up on a microservices and a multi-tenant architecture, we enable customers to connect all of their relevant business applications and effectively manage and govern those identities and access controls.
As the CI/CD Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the release velocity, security posture, and compliance standards of our engineering organization. We are seeking a passionate and experienced leader to direct a high-performing team of engineers dedicated to developer enablement, platform engineering, and pipeline security. You will lead the team that stewards the Secure SDLC and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)—empowering developers to ship code securely, meet stringent testing standards, and maintain a rigorous separation of duties.
At scale, the solutions you will manage support a multi-geographic developer population of over 1,000 engineers and enable more than 250 deployments per week.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and Mentor: Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of CI/CD, DevOps, and Platform engineers. Own people leadership responsibilities including monetary reimbursement, performance reviews, and setting clear performance expectations.
- Secure SDLC & Software Supply Chain: Champion a culture of security and operational excellence. Ensure the team delivers and maintains automated supply chain security controls—including SCA/SAST scanning, SBOM generation, artifact signing/provenance verification, and secrets detection.
- AI Security for Internal Cloud Agents: Champion secure and safe release practices for our Internal Cloud Agent infrastructure.
- Internal Developer Platform (IDP) Strategy: Partner with engineering and product to drive a joint vision for self-service developer portals that reduce cognitive load for engineering squads.
- CI/CD and GitOps Delivery Architecture: Be accountable for the team's continuous integration and GitOps-driven continuous deployment capabilities.
- Compliance & Governance: Ensure the team implements and operates strict policy controls within the delivery space. Be accountable for separation of duties and compliance with frameworks such as FedRAMP and SOC 2.
- Pipeline Performance & FinOps: Establish performance and cost expectations for CI/CD infrastructure.
- Strategy & Roadmap: Partner with engineering leadership, product stakeholders, and security teams to define and prioritize the team's technical roadmap.
Qualifications
- Requirement: Due to FedRAMP requirements, must be a US citizen residing in the US.
Required Skills & Experience
- Experience: 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager, DevOps/CI/CD Manager, or an equivalent technical leadership role within a cloud-native SaaS environment.
- Leadership: Proven ability to lead, mentor, recruit, and empower technical engineers.
- CI/CD & GitOps Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead teams operating modern CI/CD and GitOps environments.
- Software Supply Chain Security: Proven leadership ensuring secure software delivery in regulated or high-assurance environments.
- Cloud Infrastructure & IaC: Working knowledge of cloud platforms and Infrastructure as Code.
- Performance & Metrics: Experience tracking pipeline health and delivery metrics (DORA metrics).
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Programming: Solid foundational understanding of development with programming languages such as GoLang, Python, Java, or Javascript.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Platform Engineering: Experience building, maintaining, and scaling self-service Developer Portals (e.g., Backstage) and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
- Compliance Frameworks: Familiarity with audit and compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
What Success Looks Like
- Within 30 days: Complete onboarding, hold 1:1s with team and stakeholders, understand current architecture/roadmap, and review team health.
- By 90 days: Update prioritized near-term roadmap and begin executing on 1–2 high-impact improvements.
- By 180 days: Deliver measurable improvements to pipeline performance/security, extend strategic roadmap to 6-12 months, and have a fully staffed, high-functioning team.
- By 1 Year: Deliver a materially improved IDP, own an audit-ready Secure SDLC program, and lead a team recognized as a strategic partner in developer enablement.
Compensation & Benefits
Estimated Base Salary (US-based): $124,700 - $210,158.00 USD
Benefits Overview:
- Health and wellness coverage (Medical, dental, vision)
- Disability coverage (Short-term and long-term)
- Life protection (Life insurance and AD&D)
- Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
- Time off: Flexible vacation policy, 8 paid holidays, and sick leave
- Parental support: Paid parental leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
- Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet Insurance