As a Staff Security Engineer for Identity and Access Management (IAM) at Aledade, you will play a central role in enhancing the security posture of our enterprise, cloud-native environments, and applications. We are seeking a dedicated professional with in-depth knowledge of IAM principles, standards, and best practices to help safeguard our systems and support our security compliance initiatives.
In this role, you will work to design, implement, and maintain robust IAM solutions, managing authentication, authorization, and provisioning across diverse platforms. You will also collaborate closely with various teams to ensure alignment between IAM solutions and organizational security requirements, enabling secure and seamless access across the enterprise. Your ability to partner cross-functionally will be key to driving impactful outcomes and further strengthening our digital landscape.
Primary Duties:
Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of comprehensive security strategies and solutions.
Design and deploy advanced security controls to safeguards networks, systems, and applications.
Work across disciplines to shape our security services strategy and execution
Mentor and galvanize new engineers to do their best work
Set and uphold the standard for security processes to support high-quality engineering
Minimum Qualifications:
BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field, 10 years security domain experience without degree
8+ years of experience in software or security engineering within Cloud Native environments.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:
Experience architecting, developing, and deploying enterprise-wide IAM and IGA solutions and aligning them with business objectives
Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP
4+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long-term business value
You have experience in taking ownership of the technology decisions, while delegating and empowering team members.
You have experience communicating analysis and establishing confidence among audiences who do not share your disciplinary background or training.
You have strong communication and relationship building skills, with experience influencing and aligning multiple stakeholders
Adaptability to rapidly evolving technologies and regulations
Experience with various compliance standards and frameworks: SOC 2, HIPAA, CCPA, ISO 27001, SOX ITGC are required
Domain Specific:
Identity & Access Management
Experience with Identity & Access Management (IaM) systems and practices
In-depth knowledge of authentication protocols, authorization mechanisms, and directory services
Strong proficiency implementing IaM solutions within very complex environments
Familiarity with regulatory compliance and security standards
Experience generating automated metrics to measure service and program effectiveness and consistency
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the capability to articulate complex security issues to a diverse audience
Experience with tools in the security stack strongly preferred: Federated Identity - Okta/Auth0/Entra ID/Ping Identity, IGA - Sailpoint/Saviynt/Omada, Cloud Platforms - AWS/Azure/GCP, etc.
AWS Certified Security – Specialty or other relevant AWS certifications are a plus