Engineering Manager Identity & Access Management

8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in management roles leading high-performing engineering teams. Proven experience implementing identity and authentication mechanisms in enterprise applications. Hands-on experience integrating and managing identity platforms such as Okta or similar IdPs. Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure. 5+ years of experience with Node.js Experience deg and building event-driven architectures Experience building and scaling high-traffic enterprise-grade applications. Strong understanding of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, etc.). Deep understanding of secure system design, compliance requirements, and identity security best practices. Experience participating in hiring processes and providing structured interview feedback. Advanced English (C1), with strong verbal and written communication skills. Team Leadership & Management: Leads, mentors, and develops a team of 2–6 software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, urgency, and over-communication. Conducts regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning. Recruits, interviews, and onboards new engineering talent. Collaborates with engineering leadership on team planning and resource allocation while promoting best practices in software development and code quality Identity & Access Architecture Ownership : Owns the most critical layer of the platform: identity, authentication, and authorization. Ensures best-in-class security practices, compliance alignment, and high availability for identity services that support enterprise-grade, high-traffic applications. Leads the design, implementation, and evolution of secure identity mechanisms. Technical Strategy & Product Development: Defines and implements the technical strategy for Identity & Access in alignment with business and security objectives. Ensures scalability, reliability, performance, and observability of authentication services under significant traffic loads. Spends 20%–30% of time doing hands-on technical work, contributing to architecture, design reviews, and critical implementations. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partners closely with Product, Security, Compliance, QA, and SRE to ensure identity solutions meet business requirements while maintaining strict security and performance standards. Communicates technical trade-offs, risks, and system constraints clearly to stakeholders. Leads incident reviews related to authentication, authorization, or access failures. Project Management & Delivery: Plans and executes complex, high-impact platform initiatives related to identity and access. Ensures reliable delivery of secure, scalable releases. Monitors system health, incident trends, and team velocity, driving continuous improvement in development and operational practices. About OpenLoop OpenLoop was co-founded by CEO, Dr. Jon Lensing, and COO, Christian Williams, with the vision to bring healing anywhere. Our telehealth support solutions are thoughtfully designed to streamline and simplify go-to-market care delivery for companies offering meaningful virtual support to patients across an expansive array of specialties, in all 50 states. Contract under a Peruvian company ID("Planilla"). You will receive all the legal benefits in Peruvian soles (CTS, "Gratificaciones", etc). Monday - Friday workdays, full time (9 am - 6 pm). Unlimited Vacation Days - Yes! We want you to be able to relax and come back as happy and productive as ever. EPS healthcare covered 100% with RIMAC --Because you, too, deserve access to great healthcare. Oncology insurance covered 100% with RIMAC AFP retirement plan—to help you save for the future. We’ll assign a computer in the office so you can have the best tools to do your job. You will have all the benefits of the Coworking space located in Lima - Miraflores (Free beverage, internal talks, bicycle parking, best view of the city) Experience in healthcare, fintech, or other highly regulated industries. Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures. Experience with monitoring and observability tools for high-availability systems. AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect). Experience modernizing legacy identity systems or migrating authentication platforms.