Solutions Engineer

C1 c1.ai Open · verified Sep 14, 2026

San Francisco Full-time Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering

Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at C1. San Francisco · full-time · $100,000–$200,000 base.

SalaryStated by C1

$100,000 – $200,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Advise prospects and customers on identity governance, authentication, authorization, and access control
Turn business needs into scalable architectures across IGA, IAM, CIEM, and PAM
Lead workshops, whiteboards, and demos that show the value of identity automation and zero trust
Plan cloud integrations, then build and troubleshoot custom workflows with APIs, SDKs, and Terraform
Track identity security trends and share useful perspectives with customers and internal teams

What you bring

Bring one to three years in technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, or identity architecture, or equivalent IAM, IGA, or AI experience
Understand authentication, authorization, directory services, identity platforms, and cloud IAM fundamentals
Have hands-on experience with AWS IAM, GCP IAM, Azure access models, and IGA governance
Work comfortably with Go, APIs, SDKs, JSON or YAML, scripting, and Terraform or similar tools
Explain technical ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, and travel for customer and industry events

Who this fits

You’ll suit a customer-facing technical role focused on solving identity security and access management challenges. The position favors people who enjoy learning, presenting ideas, and working across prospects, customers, and internal teams, with travel for meetings, partner events, and conferences.

From the employer

C1 is the modern identity governance platform that makes it possible to move beyond the limitations of legacy IGA and reduce the identity attack surface with confidence. Designed for flexibility, C1 provides a broad range of direct connectors to integrate with cloud, infrastructure, on-prem, and homegrown tools. The platform’s Access Fabric brings together previously siloed access and permissions data from across a company’s environment. This provides real-time visibility and dynamic access controls that allow businesses to reduce identity risks, move to just-in-time access, automate access reviews, and manage the full identity lifecycle. The platform delivers intuitive user experiences that help teams get up and running faster, using powerful automation backed by AI to significantly improve productivity. C1 is trusted by forward-thinking enterprises like DigitalOcean, Instacart, NFI, Ramp, and Zscaler. For more information, visit conductorone.com.

C1 is looking for a Solutions Engineer to help drive customer adoption and success by delivering technical expertise, guiding customers through evaluations, and architecting secure, scalable identity and access management solutions.

We are seeking people who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working directly with customers to understand their needs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance our platform. If you're passionate about identity security, automation, and making access management seamless for enterprises, we'd love to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

Serve as a trusted advisor to prospects and customers on identity governance, authentication, authorization, and access control strategies.
Architect and deliver technical solutions spanning IGA, IAM, CIEM, and PAM, mapping business requirements into scalable identity architectures.
Lead workshops, whiteboard sessions, and demos that showcase the business value of identity automation, access governance, and zero trust.
Design and implement integration strategies across AWS, GCP, and Azure, with a strong understanding of native identity services, policies, and entitlement models.
Nerd out on protocols and standards like SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, and FIDO2 — and explain them to both engineers and CISOs.
Build, test, and troubleshoot custom integrations and workflows using APIs, SDKs, and Terraform/automation frameworks.
Stay ahead of industry trends (IGA, CIEM, Just-in-Time access, Zero Trust, identity for machine/non-human accounts) and share thought leadership with internal teams and customers.

You would be an excellent candidate if….

1-3 years in a technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, or identity architect/engineer role, OR equivalent hands-on experience in IAM/IGA/AI.
Foundational understanding of authentication, authorization, identity services (Okta, Entra AD, LDAP, Google Workspace), and cloud IAM basics.
Practical knowledge of directory services (Okta, Entra ID, LDAP, Google Workspace, on-prem AD).
Hands-on cloud experience with AWS IAM/IAM Identity Center, GCP IAM, and Azure AD/role-based access models, including how to govern them with IGA.
Comfort with GO, APIs, SDKs, JSON/YAML, scripting, and automation, Terraform or similar IaC tools.
Great communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Curiosity about identity security and drive to deepen technical knowledge over time.
Willingness to travel for customer meetings, partner events, or industry conferences.

Extra Credit if …

Industry-recognized certifications (CCSP, CISSP, AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
You enjoy building new things and presenting new ideas.
You love helping customers understand and solve their access management challenges.

ConductorOne, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.