Lead IAM Engineer

Braze•New York, NY

12h•$121,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking a Lead IAM Engineer to own the technical direction and evolution of our enterprise identity and access management strategy. In this senior individual contributor role, you’ll architect, build, and continuously improve a secure, scalable, and automated identity ecosystem centered on Okta, identity lifecycle, access governance, and automation. You’ll partner across Information Systems, Security, Engineering, Financial, and People Systems to ensure employees, contractors, partners, applications, and services have the right access at the right time while maintaining strong security, governance, reliability, and user experience. A major focus of this role will be improving onboarding, access-change, and offboarding reliability, reducing manual administration, strengthening access governance, and expanding automation across our identity ecosystem. You’ll help modernize how identity configuration changes are managed through APIs, infrastructure as code, automated workflows, and repeatable engineering practices. You’ll also help strengthen the broader Identity & Access capability by developing reusable patterns, improving documentation and operational resilience, mentoring other engineers, and reducing key-person dependencies across critical identity services. If you’re an experienced IAM engineer with deep Okta expertise who enjoys both defining architecture and getting hands-on with automation, integrations, governance, and platform engineering, we’d love to meet you.

Requirements

Deep hands-on expertise with Okta in a complex enterprise environment, including SSO, Lifecycle Management, Authentication, MFA, Workflows, and Identity Governance
Advanced understanding of SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, federation, provisioning, authentication, and authorization
Experience automating employee onboarding, role changes, and offboarding using an HRIS such as Workday as the authoritative source for employee data
Strong experience with identity governance including access reviews, entitlement management, access requests, role-based access control, and least privilege
Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, or similar languages
Strong API integration experience and the ability to connect identity platforms with broader enterprise systems
Experience with Terraform or another infrastructure-as-code framework
Experience turning manual identity administration into scalable, automated, and auditable processes
Experience supporting IAM controls in a SOX-regulated or similarly controlled environment
Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional IAM initiatives without requiring formal people-management authority
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain identity architecture, technical decisions, and risk to both technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Okta certifications such as Okta Certified Administrator, Consultant, Developer, or Identity Governance credentials
Experience managing Okta configuration through Terraform or similar tooling
Experience using Git-based workflows or CI/CD practices to manage identity or infrastructure changes
Familiarity with adjacent enterprise platforms such as Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Atlassian, Iru, Kandji, Jamf, Zscaler, or 1Password
Experience with partner, reseller, B2B, or external identity architectures
Experience managing service accounts, machine identities, workload identities, or other non-human access
Experience automating audit evidence or identity governance controls

Responsibilities

Own the technical roadmap and architecture for enterprise Identity & Access Management, with Okta as a core identity platform
Architect and continuously improve Okta capabilities across SSO, authentication, lifecycle automation, Workflows, Identity Governance, and Access Requests
Design reliable onboarding, role-change, and offboarding identity processes for employees, contractors, partners, and other user populations
Build and improve integrations between Okta and systems such as Workday, Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Atlassian, MDM, and other enterprise applications
Drive identity automation using Okta Workflows, APIs, scripting, Terraform, and other engineering tools
Modernize how identity configuration changes are made through infrastructure as code, automated validation, peer review, and controlled deployment where appropriate
Lead identity governance initiatives including access reviews, access requests, role-based access, approval workflows, entitlement management, and least-privilege controls
Design and implement authentication, federation, and provisioning solutions using SAML, OIDC, OAuth, SCIM, MFA, and related identity standards
Partner with Security on authentication standards, privileged access, identity risk, and zero-trust initiatives
Support and continuously improve identity-related SOX controls, audit evidence, access reviews, and remediation processes
Design identity solutions for partners, resellers, service accounts, machine identities, and other non-standard access needs
Serve as a senior escalation point for complex identity issues and lead root cause analysis when identity or lifecycle processes fail
Identify recurring administrative or support work and create automation, self-service, runbooks, or delegated workflows to reduce manual intervention
Establish repeatable engineering standards for how identity changes are designed, tested, deployed, and documented
Mentor other engineers and help build broader IAM expertise and independent backup coverage across the team
Evaluate emerging identity capabilities and recommend where they can improve security, reliability, scalability, or user experience

Benefits

Competitive compensation that may include equity
Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Flexible paid time off
Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend
A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®