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StaffSecurityEngineer
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“Staff Security Engineer. Skills: Authentication, Authorization, Cloud Security. Define technical architecture for IAM. Lead technical architecture for IAM”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Incident response; Postmortem leadership
On-call support
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years software engineering, 7+ years security engineering, Programming in Go, Java, Python, C++, or Rust, Deep expertise IAM systems, Experience designing authentication systems, Experience operating authentication systems, Experience designing authorization systems, Experience operating authorization systems, Hands-on experience leading identity migrations, Hands-on experience contributing to IAM consolidations, Understanding security architecture principles, Experience with AWS, Experience with Azure, Experience with GCP, Ability to design robust systems, Ability to design scalable systems, Ability to design high availability systems, Proven leadership experience mentoring engineers, Proven leadership experience driving alignment
Nice to Have
Okta expertise, Microsoft Entra ID expertise
What You'll Do.
Define technical architecture for IAM
Lead technical architecture for IAM
Design secure authentication systems
Design secure authorization systems
Evolve secure authentication systems
Evolve secure authorization systems
Drive identity platform transformations
Lead identity platform migrations
Lead system consolidations
Lead phased cutover strategies
Architect least-privilege access
Architect just-in-time access
Enforce least-privilege access
Enforce just-in-time access
Own operational excellence for IAM
Improve system resilience
Integrate identity services with cloud
Lead technical design reviews
Set engineering standards
Ensure consistency across services
Mentor senior engineers
Influence engineering practices
Contribute to building scalable APIs
Contribute to building scalable systems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Infrastructure teams; Security teams; Cross-team technical alignment
Communication Scope
Influence architectural decisions
Process & Methodology
System consolidations, Phased cutover strategies
Full Job Description
## Accountabilities Define and lead the technical architecture for enterprise identity and access management systems, including identity lifecycle, entitlements, privileged access, and federation models. Design and evolve secure authentication and authorization systems using protocols such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SAML. Drive large-scale identity platform transformations, including migrations, system consolidations, and phased cutover strategies with strong focus on reliability and reversibility. Architect and enforce least-privilege and just-in-time access models across production systems and developer infrastructure. Own operational excellence for IAM services, including reliability, observability, on-call support, incident response, and postmortem leadership. Improve system resilience through better testing, deployment safety, rollback strategies, and automated validation frameworks. Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to integrate identity services with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. Lead technical design reviews, set engineering standards, and ensure consistency across identity-related services. Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering practices across security and infrastructure domains. Contribute to building scalable APIs and systems designed for programmatic and agent-driven access workflows. Requirements: 7+ years of experience in software engineering or security engineering, building and operating production-grade distributed systems. Strong programming background in at least one modern language such as Go, Java, Python, C++, or Rust. Deep expertise in identity and access management systems, including directory services and enterprise identity platforms such as Okta and Microsoft Entra ID. Proven experience designing and operating authentication and authorization systems at scale in cloud environments. Hands-on experience leading or contributing to large-scale identity migrations or IAM platform consolidations. St
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