Senior Security Engineer - Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Company Description

Senior Security Engineer – Identity & Access Management (IAM)

About the Opportunity

Talent Connection is partnering with a leading enterprise organization seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM). This individual will play a key role in designing, implementing, and evolving enterprise identity security solutions that protect users, systems, applications, and cloud resources.

This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys both hands-on technical work and long-term strategic planning. You'll collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and security teams to build scalable identity platforms while serving as a technical leader and trusted advisor across the organization.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions.
• Develop technical standards, security architectures, and IAM best practices aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead IAM initiatives from planning and design through implementation and operational support.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application teams to integrate identity security into enterprise systems.
• Ensure IAM platforms remain highly available, secure, scalable, and resilient.
• Evaluate emerging IAM technologies and recommend improvements that strengthen security and operational efficiency.
• Support identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, privileged access, and governance initiatives.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex IAM issues and provide Tier III engineering support.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across security and IT teams.
• Collaborate with technology vendors regarding licensing, upgrades, product enhancements, and support.
• Participate in architectural reviews and contribute to long-term identity and security roadmaps.
• Develop project plans, implementation schedules, technical documentation, and effort estimates.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and technology planning related to IAM initiatives.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions.
• Develop technical standards, security architectures, and IAM best practices aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead IAM initiatives from planning and design through implementation and operational support.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application teams to integrate identity security into enterprise systems.
• Ensure IAM platforms remain highly available, secure, scalable, and resilient.
• Evaluate emerging IAM technologies and recommend improvements that strengthen security and operational efficiency.
• Support identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, privileged access, and governance initiatives.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex IAM issues and provide Tier III engineering support.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across security and IT teams.
• Collaborate with technology vendors regarding licensing, upgrades, product enhancements, and support.
• Participate in architectural reviews and contribute to long-term identity and security roadmaps.
• Develop project plans, implementation schedules, technical documentation, and effort estimates.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and technology planning related to IAM initiatives.

Additional Information

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of enterprise identity security within a complex technology environment. You'll influence long-term IAM strategy, evaluate emerging technologies, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen security while improving the user experience.

Top 3 Skills

1. Identity & Access Management (IAM)
   • Okta, SAML, OAuth/OIDC, MFA, Identity Federation, Active Directory, Entra ID, Lifecycle Management
2. Identity Governance & Privileged Access
   • CyberArk, Saviynt, IGA, PAM, RBAC, Access Reviews, Identity Provisioning, Passwordless Authentication
3. Enterprise Security Architecture
   • Cloud Security, Zero Trust, Microsoft 365, Azure, Infrastructure Security, Authentication Architecture, API Integrations