Senior Director, Engineering - Identity Security

Senior Director, Engineering - Identity & Security

Location: Mountain View, CA (3 days/week onsite minimum)

Compensation: $250,000–$275,000 base + bonus + RSUs

Harnham is partnering with a Fortune 500 leader in cybersecurity and digital trust, combining the scale of a global enterprise with the agility of a startup culture. The company protects hundreds of millions of users worldwide, boasts best-in-class retention, and maintains an unwavering commitment to innovation.

Its platform processes over half a million telemetry events per second, and following a major fintech acquisition in 2025, the organization has significantly expanded its footprint in New York City.

They are seeking a Senior Director, Licensing & Accounts Engineering to lead the transformation of mission-critical licensing and accounts platforms that power complex global product ecosystems. This is a highly influential leadership role focused on backend modernization, architectural simplification, and scalable platform design across multiple products and interfaces.

This leader will define the long-term technical roadmap for reusable licensing services, reduce system complexity across tightly coupled platforms, and drive modernization efforts across critical Java-based backend systems.

• Own architecture and modernization strategy for licensing and accounts systems with a focus on identity, security and authentication
• Lead transformation of 7+ critical Java backend components
• Simplify integrations across products, frontend systems, and legal/commercial constraints
• Design scalable, reusable licensing frameworks supporting multiple products and interfaces
• Set and drive the technical roadmap for licensing and accounts platforms
• Partner closely with Product Management and Architects on strategy and execution

• Provide deep backend expertise and architectural oversight
• Guide design decisions to reduce system coupling and improve platform reuse
• Lead integration strategy across multiple product lines
• Ensure systems remain resilient, scalable, and future-ready

• Lead and scale a highly critical engineering organization of 20–25+ engineers
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders
• Drive alignment across shared services and cross-functional teams
• Act as a change agent by challenging legacy systems and engineering practices

• ~50% architecture and system design leadership
• ~30% roadmap ownership and cross-functional collaboration
• ~20% people leadership and mentoring

• Define and execute the modernization roadmap for licensing and accounts platforms
• Reduce system complexity and redundant touchpoints
• Establish scalable licensing models across multiple products
• Improve integration patterns and backend service design
• Strengthen collaboration between engineering, product, and architecture teams
• Elevate overall technical maturity and engineering standards

• 10+ years of experience in senior engineering leadership roles
• Expertise in backend shared services platforms and large-scale system architecture
• History of owning engineering platforms for identity and access management (IAM), security and authentication at scale
• Experience modernizing legacy backend systems in mid-to-large product organizations
• Strong background in integration-heavy architectures across complex product ecosystems
• BS in Computer Science or related field required; advanced degree a plus

• Deep Java backend systems expertise
• Strong system architecture and platform transformation experience
• Experience defining and driving technical roadmaps
• Proven ability to lead and influence teams of 20–25+ engineers
• Ability to simplify highly complex technical domains

• Licensing and entitlement platform experience
• Exposure to regulated or legally constrained systems

The compensation package includes a competitive base salary, bonus, RSUs, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page.

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