Engineering Manager - Active Directory Job in Rubrik

Engineering Manager Active Directory

Location: Bangalore, India

About the Team

The Active Directory team is part of Rubrik s Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) organization. They develop data protection solutions specifically for Active Directory, including backup, restore, and integration of AD as an Identity Provider within Rubrik s security platform.

About the Role

Rubrik is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Active Directory development team. This role focuses on guiding the design and delivery of AD data protection solutions, scaling the team, and driving innovation. The ideal candidate combines strong software development expertise especially with Active Directory and identity technologies with proven leadership skills.

What You ll Do

• Team Leadership: Mentor and lead developers and engineers, foster innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Development Lifecycle: Manage sprint planning, code reviews, and adherence to standards; prioritize workload and resource allocation.
• Software Development: Oversee design, development, and testing of Active Directory data protection solutions and integrations with Rubrik s security platform.
• Customer & Growth Management: Engage with customers to support adoption and scale the team accordingly.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate on roadmap definition with product managers and architects aligned to business goals.
• Operational Excellence: Provide technical leadership on escalations, maintain system health, and minimize regressions.
• Documentation & Collaboration: Develop thorough documentation and work closely with engineering, security, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders.
• Communication: Effectively communicate project status, risks, and technical details to diverse audiences, including senior leadership.

Experience & Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 8-10 years in software development and IT, with at least 2-3 years in technical leadership or engineering management roles.

Technical Expertise:

• Strong skills in distributed systems and data storage.
• Solid knowledge of Windows Server OS and Active Directory (AD/Entra-ID) concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft Windows ecosystem preferred.
• Understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts; familiarity with IAM services like Okta or AWS IAM is a plus.
• Knowledge of identity security (users, groups, roles, NHI) is advantageous.

Leadership & Management:

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop software engineering teams.
• Strong grasp of software development methodologies and project management.
• Experience collaborating with customers, sales, and support teams.
• Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Why Join Rubrik?

Rubrik is on a mission to secure the world s data with Zero Trust Data Security . We empower organizations to defend against cyber threats and ensure data resilience through innovative cloud and SaaS security technologies.