Palantir
software
SeniorIdentitySecurityEngineer
“Senior Identity Security Engineer at Palantir. Skills: Identity Security, Access Management, Protocols, Programming. Own identity security posture. Drive rollout of agent identity infrastructure”
What You'll Achieve.
reduce standing access; drive security outcomes across the full identity surface; reduce the attack surface of identity integrations at scale
Industry & Context.
Current US security clearance, or eligibility to obtain clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in Information Security, Identity and Access Management, Hands-on production experience with at least one enterprise identity provider (Entra ID, Okta, or equivalent), Deep technical proficiency in identity protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, FIDO2, WebAuthn), Working proficiency in Go, Python, PowerShell, or TypeScript, communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience with cloud IAM and workload identity patterns, Experience designing or evaluating non-human identity (NHI) architectures, Familiarity with privileged access management and secrets management patterns at scale, A track record of reducing standing access and shifting organizations toward just-in-time access postures, Experience with identity governance platforms, Identity threat detection and response experience, Red team, offensive security, or incident response background, Exposure to regulated environments (FedRAMP, SOX, IL-levels), Desire to further the identity security community through substantive contributions, Current US security clearance, or eligibility to obtain clearance
What You'll Do.
Own identity security posture
Drive rollout of agent identity infrastructure
Architect authentication
authorization systems
Scale non-human identity patterns
Drive adoption of just-in-time access patterns
Lead identity threat modeling
Serve as security reviewer
Research and drive adoption of emerging primitives
Partner with engineering teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with platform and engineering teams on governance rollout; Serve as a primary security reviewer on identity architecture decisions and cross-team RFCs; Partner with engineering teams across Palantir to reduce the attack surface of identity integrations
Communication Scope
communicate to a wide-ranging audience; engineer-facing design reviews; leadership-facing risk calls
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