Security Engineer – Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)

Truist•Greensboro, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Engineer is responsible for leading the onboarding of applications into the organization’s Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) platform. This role ensures applications are integrated with standardized access controls, federation, MFA, and Separation of Duties (SoD) policies. The Strategist serves as a subject matter expert in identity lifecycle management, access certification, and governance processes, collaborating with application owners, security architects, and engineering teams to ensure secure, compliant access across the enterprise. Works with key stakeholders, including senior leaders and executives, as well as LOBs to clearly define information security initiatives, vision and approach to meet security business needs, risks, exposures and remediation. Collaborate with key team stakeholders and senior management to drive initiatives to completion and rollout, enhance security standards, integrate solutions and maintain the strategic direction of Cybersecurity. Responsible for oversight and communication of the cybersecurity programs, which includes: providing strategic direction, financial oversight, and investment prioritization of new security controls/initiatives to address emerging threats; managing portfolio reporting and delivery of cybersecurity controls/capabilities to address risks in our environment. This position requires onsite presence five days per week, with Raleigh, NC designated as the preferred location. Charlotte/Wilson/Greensboro, NC and Atlanta, GA will also be considered. For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
Advanced knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
Advanced knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.
English (Required)

Nice To Haves

Certifications: CIAM, CISM, CISSP, Security+, Azure/AWS identity certs, or vendor‑specific IGA certifications.
Background in enterprise directory services (Azure AD/Entra ID, AD DS).
Experience with large-scale enterprise application portfolios.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong documentation and communication abilities
Attention to detail and security risk awareness
Ability to lead complex onboarding and troubleshooting scenarios
Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

Lead the end‑to‑end onboarding of applications into the enterprise IGA platform (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt, Omada).
Conduct intake assessments to determine integration requirements such as access models, connectors, roles, and entitlements.
Collaborate with application owners to define access workflows, provisioning methods (API, SCIM, JDBC, AD groups, etc.), and approval paths.
Develop and maintain integration documentation and technical specifications.
Work with IAM engineering teams to establish federation using SAML, OAuth, OIDC, or WS‑Fed.
Ensure the correct MFA policies are applied based on application sensitivity, user type, and organizational standards.
Validate that authentication flows follow Zero Trust principles and align with enterprise identity architecture.
Troubleshoot authentication, token, and SSO issues during onboarding or post-deployment.
Implement and enforce SoD controls by aligning application entitlements to governance policies.
Conduct detailed SoD risk analysis for new applications to identify conflicts and propose remediation.
Collaborate with internal audit and compliance to maintain SoD rule sets and support audit findings.
Ensure access roles and entitlements are structured to prevent toxic combinations of privileges.
Support design of access models such as role-based access control (RBAC), attribute-based access control (ABAC), and birthright provisioning.
Support recertification campaigns by ensuring application entitlements are properly defined and mapped in the IGA platform.
Assist in maintaining identity data quality, entitlement hygiene, and governance standards.
Monitor the health, performance, and accuracy of application connectors.
Ensure onboarded applications meet enterprise security baselines, MFA requirements, and identity governance policies.
Support compliance initiatives such as SOX, PCI, HIPAA, or internal audit reviews.
Contribute to risk assessments for new and existing application integrations.
Document and remediate gaps in access controls, authentication flows, or identity governance processes.
Serve as a subject matter expert for application teams, guiding them through onboarding and policy requirements.
Partner with security architecture, IAM engineering, and IT teams to design secure, scalable access patterns.
Mentor junior analysts on IGA processes, access modeling, and troubleshooting techniques.
Communicate complex identity concepts to business stakeholders in clear, non-technical language.