Senior IAM Security Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Aug 21, 2026
This job expires in: 28 days
Job Summary
Leading the enterprise IAM function, the full-time remote Senior IAM Security Engineer will own the architecture and strategy for identity technologies, mentor engineers, and reduce identity attack surfaces while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Key responsibilities
- Design and optimize identity architecture and continuous adaptive trust capabilities across workforce and non-human identities
- Lead identity lifecycle automation, governance, and privileged access management initiatives
- Integrate identity telemetry into detection systems and develop incident response playbooks for identity-based threats
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent experience; Master's degree in Cybersecurity preferred
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise IAM or security engineering, with specialization in identity and access domains
- Expertise in architecting identity platforms and knowledge of authentication and federation protocols
- Experience leading identity threat detection and designing automation for access enforcement
- Proficiency in at least one scripting/automation language (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
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