Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

WhySailPoint

SailPoint is the leading AI-driven security platform providing the autonomous governance that best solves the needs for the modern enterprise. By harnessing the power of AI and machine learning SailPoint automates and streamlines the complexity of delivering the right access to the right identities and technology resources at the right time. Delivered at the scale our enterprise customersdemand.

We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to our employees voting us best places to work 15 years in a row.

What Youll Do:

Operating at the intersection of Solution EngineeringProfessionalServicesand Product ManagementSeniorForward Deployed Engineers (FDEs)leverage state-of-the-art AI tooling alongside deep implementation expertiseand industry knowledgeto build foundational solutionssolve complex problemsaccelerate our customers time-to-valueand decrease the cost of traditional services.You will partner with our salesorganizationby applying your technical abilities problem solving skillsand business acumen in support of SailPoints growth objectives with our largest most strategic and complexaccounts.

SeniorForward Deployed Engineers(FDEs)at SailPoint embark on their journey by undergoing comprehensive productand salestraining. This initial phase allows them to harness their existing experience paving the way for a profound understanding of our SaaS solutionsand the challenges they solve for our customers.

• Withintwo monthsSeniorFDEsbeginparticipatinginsales dealswhere they willleveragetheirproduct implementation expertise as well asclient and partner communication skillstoimplementfoundational solutionsand proof-of-value implementations leading to rapid time to value.

• After their first six monthsFDEswillbe expected to serve as technical leads oncustomer engagements andhave established themselves as both technical and consultative experts within the SailPointSalesorganization.

• By the end of their first yearthey will have become a trusted advisor to customers partners and to less experienced team members.They mayhave the opportunityto speak at national or regional conferences and user groups.

Responsibilities:

• Activelyparticipatein the sales process and work closely with the direct and channel sales teams

• Discover and understand customer requirements and align our solutions to those requirements augmenting your expertise with AI tooling

• Participate in onsite and remote foundationalimplementation engagements

• Educatecustomers on high-level product architecture functional design and best practices

• Assist in the analysis and documentation ofcustomer requirements and how they map to SailPoint solutions

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams like sales solution engineeringproductprofessional servicesand customer success to ensurea seamless customer experience

• Collaborate with otherForwardDeployedEngineeringteam memberstodesign creative solutions to complex problems.

• Master Artificial Intelligence and Agentictechnologiesto solve customer problems.

• Contribute to building out Agentic technologysolutions that become our standard for demonstrations of SailPoints products.

• FocusonSailPoints largest most complex and strategicaccounts and prospects.

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of professional work experience as part of an enterprise software company systems integrator or consulting firm; 3 years of software implementation or pre-sales experience.Experience in software development implementation and configuration

• Excellent communications skills and extensive experience working directly with clients and partners

• A working knowledge of technical infrastructure including web services application servers databases virtualization and directories isrequired

• Conversant in modern SaaS architecture

• Experience with agentic coding tools such asCursor Claude Code Kiro Google Antigravity GitHub CoPilot OpenAI Codex

• Familiarity with Java XMLPythonLDAPSQLPowershellJSON Azure/AWS/GCP is desirable

• Experience with the following tech-stack: NodeJS JavaScript Typescript Angular or

Preferred:

• 3 years working with Identity Governance and Access Management solutions

• Experience with at least one of the following

• Windows and Unix (Linux Sun HP AIX) platforms

• Relational databases (Oracle Sybase MSSQL MySQL)

• NoSQL databases (MongoDB Cassandra Redis)

• Directories (LDAP AD)

• Enterprise resource planning or service management systems (SAP PeopleSoft ServiceNow)

• Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms (AWS Azure GCP)

• Familiarity with SailPoint products andvendors such as Saviynt RSA/Aveksa One IdentityOracleIdentity Manageretc..

• Familiarity with AI and machine learning concepts

• Experience with project management duties (project planning resource management scope schedule and status documentation)

• Experience with quality assurance duties (usability testing performance testing automated testing test scripts test cases and test plans)

• Security software or IT audit experience

Education:

• Computer Science degree Engineering degree orequivalent experience

• J2EE certification and/or CISSP certification is a plus

• SailPoint Certified Engineer or Solution Architect is a plus and is expected within 12 months of hire

Travel:

• Thispositionmay requireup to 15% travel

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect SailPoints differing products industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary for US-based employees will be in this range from (min-max USD):

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employees home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical dental and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees spouses and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance Critical Illness Accident Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

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.

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr Suite 100 Austin TX 78726 to discuss reasonable accommodations. NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.