Senior Security Engineer - Identity and Access Management
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MarqetaFinancial Technology
Remote anywhere within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada.Full-TimeSenior
Salary136,800 - 171,000 CAD
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum of 8 years related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience.
- Required Skills
- AWSPythonOAuthCI/CDTerraform
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 5 years with a Master’s degree, or 3 years with a PhD.
- Strong experience with IAM tools such as Okta, CyberArk, Ping, or SailPoint.
- Deep knowledge of IAM in cloud-native environments, specifically AWS IAM, roles, policies, and federation.
- Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with authentication and authorization protocols including SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and Kerberos.
- Strong grasp of directory services like Active Directory and LDAP.
- Hands-on scripting skills in Python or PowerShell to automate IAM operations.
- Solid understanding of compliance standards such as NIST, SOC 2, and PCI DSS.
- Proven experience integrating IAM into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead implementation of robust IAM strategies aligned with cloud-native architecture.
- Operationalize IAM programs covering IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, secrets management, and certificate lifecycle.
- Automate identity provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews using AI tools and infrastructure-as-code.
- Design IAM integrations for AWS-native services, SaaS platforms, and third-party identity tools.
- Enforce least privilege and zero-trust principles through scalable access controls and policy automation.
- Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical lead for IAM-related projects.
- Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to embed IAM controls across the engineering lifecycle.
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