Director, Data Platform Engineering

Director, Data Platform Engineering  

.This is a Pune, India based role. Working in the office 2-3 days per week is 

required

.

 

 

About SailPoint:
 

SailPoint is the leader in identity security for the cloud enterprise. Our identity security solutions secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, giving our customers unmatched visibility into the entirety of their digital workforce, ensuring workers have the right access to do their job – no more, no less.

 

Built on a foundation of AI and ML, our Identity Security Cloud Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and changing needs of today’s cloud-oriented, modern enterprise.

 

About the team and role:
 

The SailPoint Data Platform powers our core Identity Security Cloud, the Identity Graph, and various

 

analytics and machine

 

learning driven

 

products and services across SailPoint.

 

Our mission is to deliver

 

cutting-edge

, reliable, and user-friendly infrastructure for data ingestion, storage, processing, and

 

i

nteraction, enabling teams to build data-intensive applications with ease and success. This role oversees

 

the

 

Data Engineering and Data Presentation groups as part of the SailPoint Data Platform. The team

 

provides a fully managed Lakehouse solution powered by Snowflake and Apache Flink, a Service and

 

Data Catalog, and various custom-built services to manage data at

 

massive

 

scale. Our platform supports

 

both product and machine learning workloads across SailPoint, serving key products and organizations

 

including Identity Security Cloud, Non-Employee Risk Management, Machine Identity Security, Agent

 

Identity Security, Data Access

 

Security, and

 

Cloud Infrastructure and Entitlement Management.

 

Additionally, the group

 

is responsible for

 

Data Presentation powering full-text search capabilities in our

 

user-facing products as well as Data Governance for ensuring data quality and lineage and is the

 

custodian of SailPoint’s Enterprise Data Model.

 

 

We continuously innovate to meet evolving customer needs and market trends. We seek engineering

 

leaders passionate about building world-class data infrastructure products. In this role, you will lead the

 

SailPoint Data Platform, guiding team members in both technical and professional growth.

 

 

You will

 

collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to lead the planning, execution, and success of technical

 

projects, with a focus on enhancing the experience for

 

SailPointʼs

 

internal customers. This role requires a

 

deep understanding of scalable data systems, high-performance data pipelines, event streaming, and

 

engineering instincts to turn conceptual data processing ideas into robust, reusable frameworks.

 

Responsibilities
 

Team Leadership

:

 

• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of software engineers specializing in Flink,

 

Spark, Snowflake, Iceberg,

 

Airflow

 

and related technologies

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

 

inline

 

with SailPoint’s

 

4-Is cultural framework

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, promoting their professional

 

growth

• Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and

 

identify

 

opportunities for training and

 

development

• - Manage team workload, prioritize projects, and ensure

 

timely

 

delivery of high-quality solutions

Technical Strategy and Execution:

 

• Define and execute the technical roadmap for our data platform, aligning with SailPoint's overall

 

data strategy

• Drive innovation in data processing techniques, exploring

 

new technologies

 

and approaches to

 

improve performance, scalability, and efficiency

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of robust and scalable data pipelines using Flink /

 

Spark,

 

dbt

, Airflow and Snowflake / Iceberg

• Ensure the reliability, availability, and security of our data processing infrastructure

• Collaborate with other engineering teams to integrate our data processing technologies with other

 

SailPoint systems and services

Stakeholder Management:

 

• Partner with data scientists, data engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to

 

understand their data processing needs and requirements

• Communicate technical concepts and solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical

 

audiences

• Advocate for best practices in data processing and engineering;

 

Manage expectations and

 

ensure alignment across different teams

Engineering Thought Leadership:

 

• Know and evangelize what excellence looks like when it comes to high volume data processing

• Represent SailPoint data platform innovations at external conferences

• Deliver presentations and write blog posts highlighting SailPoint’s leadership in big data

 

processing

Minimum Qualifications

 

• 12. years of software development experience, with a focus on data processing at scale

• 8. years of

 

engineering people

 

management experience—leading, mentoring, and growing

 

teams. 3. years of experience managing engineering managers

• Deep

 

expertise

 

in open-source data technologies like Apache Flink, Spark, Airflow, Iceberg and

 

OpenSearch

• Hands-on experience with data processing languages such as Java /

 

Scala

 

and Python

• Deep understanding of data pipeline performance, including partitioning, parallelism, serialization,

 

clustering, scaling, and storage formats

• Strong knowledge of modern data infrastructure including containers, orchestration, cloud

 

computing (AWS / GCP / Azure), information retrieval, and distributed systems

• Experience supporting high-volume, low-latency systems in highly regulated environments

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field of study

About SailPoint India and our Benefits:

 

 

Nestled in the heart of Pune, a bustling hub of technology and culture, the office exemplifies SailPoint's commitment to excellence. Surrounded by a vibrant atmosphere, the Pune office serves as a strategic center for the company, where 

cutting-edge

 solutions are crafted and implemented to address the ever-evolving challenges in identity security. With a team of highly skilled professionals, the office embodies SailPoint's values of Integrity, Innovation, 

Impact

 and Individuals. 

 

 

Our Pune team works under a hybrid 

model

 enjoying the office 2-3 days a week (unless otherwise specified). We provide excellent office amenities, competitive 

salaries

 and strong benefits: 

 

• Our benefits program offers medical insurance for employees and their dependents, accident 

insurance

 and term life insurance for all employees. All premiums are paid by SailPoint.

• Company sponsored health-checkups for employees and discounted rates for dependents

• Annual performance bonus

• Private equity at certain levels

• 24 Leaves every year in addition, 10 holidays

• Flexible Work hours

 

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.  

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