Manager, Engineering – Identity Governance and Administration

Thrivent

. Lead, develop, and support a high-performing IGA engineering team through expectations, feedback, coaching, career development, and growth opportunities .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $139,455 - $188,676 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading high-performing engineering teams while ensuring the evolution and health of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities. Proficient in project management, technical strategy, and establishing secure, reliable IGA products aligned with enterprise goals.

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Leadership ExperienceProject ManagementIdentity Governance And Administration (IGA)Technical StrategyAutomation And Self-Service

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Hard Skills

Identity Governance And Administration (IGA)Project ManagementSoftware Development LifecycleInfrastructure As CodeAutomated TestingAccess GovernanceLifecycle AutomationTechnical Debt ManagementIncident ResponseCapacity Planning

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationDecision-MakingFlexibilityJudgmentRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

SaviyntSource ControlObservabilityEnterprise IntegrationsAutomation Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Information SecurityCybersecurityRisk And ComplianceTechnical ProjectsCustomer Relationship Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, develop, and support a high-performing IGA engineering team through expectations, feedback, coaching, career development, and growth opportunities
Establish team objectives, measures, operating practices, resource plans, and priorities aligned with Information Security and enterprise goals
Own the engineering health and evolution of Thrivent’s IGA capabilities, including Saviynt, identity and entitlement data, access governance, lifecycle automation, and enterprise integrations
Partner with Product Management to define strategy, roadmaps, priorities, measures, and outcomes
Improve workforce access through automation and self-service while maintaining audit-ready controls
Establish trustworthy identity, role, entitlement, and access data
Guide technical strategy, solution design, and architecture with engineers and architects
Evaluate technology trends, platform capabilities, and build-versus-buy decisions
Advance infrastructure as code, source control, automated testing and deployment, observability, and reusable engineering patterns
Establish software-development lifecycle practices for safe, predictable, frequent delivery
Maintain secure, reliable, and resilient IGA products through monitoring, alerting, incident response, problem management, capacity planning, and continuous improvement
Serve as an escalation point for significant production issues
Manage operational risk, technical debt, lifecycle needs, team capacity, financial resources, vendor relationships, and delivery commitments
Build relationships across Identity, Cybersecurity, Technology, Risk and Compliance, and business teams
Resolve cross-team dependencies and incorporate identity capabilities into enterprise systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology, including 5+ years’ experience in an IT discipline
3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline
3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in a specific IT functional area discipline, or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for talent management and performance standards
Proven ability to lead engineering teams while maintaining strong technical involvement
Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams
Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects
Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems
Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders
Flexibility, good judgment, and intelligent decision-making in challenging conditions
Ability to formulate, implement, and evaluate plans, programs, and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Various bonuses, including annual or long-term incentives
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings account
Flexible spending account
401(k)
Pension
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Disability insurance
Supplemental protection insurance
20 days of Paid Time Off each year
Sick and Safe Time
10 paid company holidays
Volunteer Time Off
Paid parental leave
EAP
Well-being benefits
Other employee benefits