Manager, Enterprise Application Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Dec 18, 2025.
OppFi is a leading tech-enabled digital finance platform that works with banks to provide financial products and services for everyday Americans. Through a transparent and responsible platform, which includes financial inclusion and excellent customer experience, the Company supports consumers who are turned away by mainstream options to build better financial health.
We are a team of caring, innovative, and inclusive individuals who thrive in being immersed in diverse talents, expertise, perspectives, and backgrounds. Our employees approach every new challenge with an unparalleled ability to see what could be rather than settle for what is. Our business principles guide us and create an open and collaborative culture where we improve 1% every day, and the best ideas always win! We welcome individuals who want to make an impact in the financial system by facilitating credit access, expanding financial inclusion, promoting financial health, and delivering exceptional customer service.
A few other fun facts about us. OppFi is one of the top consumer-rated financial platforms online, maintaining a 4.4/5.0-star rating on Trustpilot. We are a 2025 Crain’s Fast 50™ company and were named on Built In's 2026 Best Places to Work in Chicago.
About the job:
We are looking for a Manager Enterprise Application Engineering to join the OppFi Technology team. This role will report directly to the Sr Director Platform and Operations and lead a team of engineers in support of OppFi’s technology efforts.
What you get to do:
As an Enterprise Application Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of talented engineers, acting as their technical mentor and professional guide. Your mission is to be the trusted technology partner that transforms business operations by building a secure, scalable, and automated environment that empowers our employees, protects our data, and accelerates our business.
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Lead, mentor, and build a world-class team of Enterprise Application Engineers.
- Be responsible for hiring, onboarding, performance management, and the career development of your direct reports.
- Act as the "player-coach" and most senior technical expert for your team, capable of unblocking your engineers, leading complex architecture reviews, and troubleshooting the most challenging issues.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Strategy & Business Partnership
- Develop and maintain the strategic roadmap for our enterprise application and integration architecture, ensuring it scales with the company's growth.
- Act as the primary technical consultant and liaison for business leaders (e.g., Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations), understanding their needs and translating them into scalable, secure technology solutions.
- Manage vendor relationships, software licenses, and budgets for your application stack, continuously evaluating new tools to maximize ROI and business value.
SaaS Management
- Manage the entire Google Workspace ecosystem (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Groups), defining, configuring, and enforcing policies, rules, and OU structures.
- Lead the architecture and administration of our Atlassian stack (Jira, Confluence) guiding your team in building complex workflows and customizing projects for other engineering and business teams.
- Design, build, and manage a SaaS Management Platform (SMP) to bring all OppFi SaaS applications under centralized management.
- Proactively analyze license utilization across our entire SaaS portfolio to identify opportunities for cost savings, license reclamation, and contract consolidation.
- Partner with Information Security and Enterprise Risk Management to conduct technical reviews for all new SaaS applications.
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Serve as the top-level architect for our Identity and Access Management (IAM) program.
- Design, build, and manage our centralized Identity Provider (IdP) as the single source of truth for all user identities.
- Develop, deploy, and enforce Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) policies to ensure the principle of least privilege.
Integration & Automation
- Champion an "automation-first" mindset.
- Build and manage automated Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) workflows, ensuring employees are provisioned correctly on their start date and all access is instantly revoked upon termination.
- Architect, build, and maintain robust integrations between our core business systems.
- Be responsible for the reliability and integrity of data as it moves between integrated systems, including error handling and monitoring.
What you will bring to the team:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years in Enterprise Systems or Application Engineering, with a demonstrable focus on automation and integration.
At least 3+ years in a people management or technical lead role.
- Deep architectural and administrative experience with Google Workspace in a large-scale (1000+ user) environment.
- Deep architectural and administrative experience with the Atlassian stack (Jira, Confluence), with the ability to design and implement complex workflows for both technical and business teams.
- Expert-level, hands-on architectural experience with Okta (or a similar major IdP), with deep understanding of Universal Directory, Lifecycle Management (SCIM), complex policy creation, and SAML/OIDC integrations.
- Architectural and administrative experience with Microsoft Active Directory in a large-scale (1000+ user) environment.
- Proven, hands-on experience building and managing integrations; you are comfortable with REST APIs with demonstrable experience automating IT processes using scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
- A strategic thinker who can connect IT initiatives to business outcomes like revenue growth, cost reduction, and risk mitigation.
- Excellent ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical executives and stakeholders.
- A passion for mentoring engineers and a proven track record of developing talent.
Reports to: Sr Director Platform and Operations
Total Rewards and Benefits:
At OppFi, we are committed to fostering a fair and equitable workplace. The compensation range for this role reflects our good faith compensation estimate for this position. Final offers are determined based on a myriad of factors including, but not limited to experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant business considerations. Candidates are encouraged to discuss compensation expectations during the hiring process. In addition to base pay, the total compensation package includes eligibility and potential for performance-based bonuses and equity grants dependent upon the role and job level.
OppFi offers a flexible, remote environment, 401(k) matching program, and generous paid time off. Other benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, and tuition reimbursement. Additional benefits include DoorDash DashPass, Figo pet insurance, Rocket Lawyer, and access to LinkedIn Learning. OppFi also offers Fringe, a lifestyle benefits platform that allows employees to decide how to spend rewards from dozens of vendors like Uber, DoorDash, and UrbanSitter. #LI-Remote
Compensation Range:
$148,000—$222,000 USD
EEO Statement:
OppFi is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any actual or perceived legally recognized protected bases under local, state, federal law, or regulations. Our goal as a company is to build an equitable workplace that actively works to dismantle systems of oppression in our processes, procedures, and interactions. We aim to help our employees thrive where they work and beyond.
As part of OppFi’s commitment to providing equal opportunity to qualified individuals, OppFi will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation as defined by applicable laws and organizational policies. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview processes or job requirements, please contact our People Team at [email protected].
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The information in this document is for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list or description of the organization and its requirements for positions and employees. OppFi reserves the right to modify or change the information on this document at its discretion.