SailPoint

Forward Deployed Engineer

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1 day ago
Remote, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical discovery sessions, product architecture walkthroughs, proof-of-value implementations, and technical demonstrations for prospective and existing enterprise customers.
  • Serve as the primary technical lead and trusted advisor on complex customer engagements.
  • Translate customer technical requirements into SailPoint platform solutions and collaborate with Solution Engineering, Sales, Product, Professional Services, and Customer Success.
  • Build reusable agentic technology solutions, implementation artifacts, and demonstration frameworks using AI-assisted engineering tools.
  • Use prompting, agentic workflows, and human-in-the-loop review to accelerate delivery while validating and owning shipped code.
  • Mentor and onboard newer Forward Deployed Engineers and represent SailPoint at user groups, webinars, and industry conferences.
  • Complete SailPoint onboarding and pursue SailPoint Certified Engineer or Solution Architect certification.
  • Travel up to 15% as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
  • At least 5–7+ years of professional experience in an enterprise software company, systems integrator, or technology consulting firm.
  • At least 3 years of hands-on software implementation, technical advisory, or pre-sales engineering experience.
  • Proven experience in software development, system configuration, and SaaS architecture.
  • Working knowledge of web services, application servers, relational and NoSQL databases, virtualization, and enterprise directory services including LDAP and AD.
  • Hands-on familiarity with programming and scripting languages such as Java, Python, SQL, PowerShell, JavaScript, TypeScript, or NodeJS.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with extensive experience presenting directly to enterprise clients and partners.
  • Comfort with AI development tools, prompting, agentic workflows, and review of AI-generated code.
  • Preferred: at least 3 years of experience with Identity Governance and Administration or Identity and Access Management solutions.
  • Preferred: experience with SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, Oracle Identity Manager, AWS, Azure, GCP, ServiceNow, SAP, or Salesforce.
  • Preferred: relevant certifications such as CISSP, AWS or Azure certifications, or SailPoint certifications.

Benefits

  • Travel is limited to up to 15% as needed.

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About SailPoint

1,001-5,000 employees

SailPoint builds identity security software for large enterprises, covering identity governance, access management, automated provisioning, and compliance controls across cloud and on‑prem systems. It sells primarily via subscription licenses and enterprise services. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, SailPoint is owned by Thoma Bravo and serves complex, security‑sensitive organizations that need to manage workforce and machine identities at scale.

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