Engineering Manager, Identity & Access Platform

About the Role

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure and the ability to set technical direction, grow strong teams, and make durable architecture decisions. They will be responsible for leading engineers building control planes, policy systems, workload and agent authorization patterns, infrastructure-as-code, and operational foundations that help Openai move quickly while keeping access reliable, auditable, least-privileged, and safe under failure.

What You Will Do

• Build and lead a high-performing Identity Infrastructure team, going deep enough technically to set direction while empowering the team to own delivery.
• Define the strategy for identity platform as the policy plane for access across people, agents, workloads, services, clouds, and internal systems.
• Scale Access Manager for evolving human and agent lifecycles, making routine access automatic and sensitive access contextual, time-bound, and accountable.
• Build the access graph and resource catalog that make access decisions explainable, risk-aware, and grounded in ownership, sensitivity, environment, and usage.
• Replace broad standing privilege with risk-tiered access, so routine work stays fast, privileged access is narrow and observable, and break-glass is exceptional.
• Establish first-class authorization for agents and workloads, with delegated, action-scoped permissions, time-bound access, full attribution, and no credential sharing.
• Partner across Security, Infrastructure, Applied, Research, IT, and product to turn identity standards into systems teams trust and adopt.
• Operate identity infrastructure as a mission-critical platform, with clear reliability goals, safe rollouts, strong observability, healthy on-call, and rigorous incident learning.
• Measure success by safer, faster, and more accountable access: reduced unnecessary privilege, stronger governance, broader coverage, clearer auditability, and less friction for legitimate work.

What We Are Looking For

• 10+ years of experience building and developing engineering teams that own large-scale platforms.
• Experience owning security-critical production systems where reliability, least privilege, auditability, and operational rigor are essential.
• Deep judgment across cloud infrastructure, IAM, authentication, authorization, workload identity, privileged access, and policy enforcement.
• Hands-on technical depth to go into code and architecture, pressure-test designs, and guide tradeoffs across correctness, performance, scale, and operability.
• Track record turning complex infrastructure problems into adopted platforms across Engineering, Security, Research, and internal teams.
• High bar for engineering quality, operational discipline, and long-term ownership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud-based identity and access management solutions.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance regulations.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Comprehensive health insurance and retirement plan.
• Flexible working hours and remote work arrangements.
• Professional development opportunities and conference sponsorships.
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and innovative projects.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a team of experts.

• To stand out, highlight your experience with cloud infrastructure, identity, and security in your resume and cover letter.
• Be prepared to discuss your approach to building and leading high-performing teams, and how you handle technical challenges.
• Familiarize yourself with Openai's products and services, and be ready to discuss how your skills and experience align with their mission.
• Showcase your problem-solving skills by providing examples of complex infrastructure problems you've solved in the past.
• Don't be afraid to ask questions during the interview process, such as what the biggest challenges facing the team are, or what opportunities there are for professional growth and development.
• Consider creating a portfolio or GitHub repository to demonstrate your technical skills and experience with cloud infrastructure and security.
• When negotiating salary, be sure to research the market rate for similar positions and be prepared to make a strong case for your worth.