Manager, Identity Security

A minimum of 15 years related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. Must have been a people manager. Experience in Agile/Scrum environments using tools like Jira. Comfortable working in a remote only environment. Strong experience with IAM tools (e.g., Okta, CyberArk, Ping, SailPoint, Britive). Deep knowledge of IAM in cloud-native environments, especially AWS IAM, roles, policies, permissions boundaries, and federation. Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). Familiarity with authentication and authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Kerberos). Strong grasp of directory services like Active Directory, LDAP, and cloud-based alternatives. Experience in scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to automate IAM operations. Solid understanding of compliance standards: NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS, etc. Proven experience integrating IAM into CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, and DevOps workflows. Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.

Building and evolving Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities. Implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM) in a cloud-first (AWS-focused) environment. Designing and architecting a Certificate Lifecycle Management solution. Driving integration of IAM across AWS services, SaaS platforms, and developer/DevOps pipelines. Designing identity and access controls to protect AI/ML systems. Provide Technical and managerial leadership to a team of 5 to 6 Identity Security Engineers. Lead implementation of robust IAM strategies. Expand and operationalize the IAM program across IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, access management, secrets management, and certificate lifecycle management. Automate identity provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews. Design IAM integrations for AWS-native services, SaaS platforms, and third-party identity tools. Promote and enforce least privilege and zero-trust principles. Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical lead for IAM-related projects. Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to embed IAM controls. Stay ahead of emerging trends and continuously refine IAM strategy.