Senior Cybersecurity Engineer IAM

Pismo•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – IAM is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating identity and access management controls across the Pismo platform, ensuring compliance with Pismo Visa Corporate Identity & Access Technical Security Requirements. This role operates at platform and architecture level, supporting multicloud and hybrid environments, and focuses on building secure, automated, and auditable access models for human and non‑human identities. The position partners closely with Cloud Security, Platform Engineering, API, DevSecOps, and GRC teams to embed least‑privilege, zero‑trust, and automation‑first IAM practices across a regulated, multi-tenant payments environment. In addition to traditional IAM responsibilities, this role provides security and governance oversight for AI‑enabled identity use cases, ensuring that AI systems, agents, and automation interacting with identities comply with Internal AI Governance standards, GenAI & Agentic Systems requirements, and Corporate IAM Technical and Design requirements.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with deep specialization in Identity & Access Management (IAM).
Proven experience operating at Senior / Consultant level, influencing IAM architecture, standards, and governance decisions.
Multicloud IAM Architecture (Mandatory)
Strong hands‑on experience designing and operating IAM across multicloud environments, including AWS and hybrid/federated cloud models.
Ability to design scalable permission models across cloud platforms, including:
Cloud‑native roles and permission sets
Least‑privilege and separation‑of‑duties enforcement
Human and non‑human identities (workloads, service accounts)
Permission Design & Access Modeling
Deep understanding of permission structures, including:
Role‑based (RBAC) and attribute-based (ABAC) access models
IAM‑governed access roles and entitlement cataloging
Temporary, just-in-time, and break-glass access patterns
Ability to design access models that reduce audit scope, review volume, and operational risk.
IAM Automation & Engineering (Critical Requirement)
Strong experience implementing IAM automation, including:
Automated provisioning and de‑provisioning (JML lifecycle)
Access revalidation and certification automation
Auto‑remediation of non-compliant permissions
Experience integrating IAM controls with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
Proven ability to codify IAM policies and controls using automation frameworks.
Coding & Scripting Skills
Hands‑on coding experience to support IAM automation and integrations, including:
Python or equivalent scripting languages
Use of APIs and SDKs to manage identities, roles, and entitlements
Automation via IaC tools (e.g., Terraform‑based IAM definitions)
Ability to build reusable, auditable, and scalable IAM automation components
Privileged Access & Cloud Governance
Experience designing and governing privileged access across cloud platforms.
Ability to enforce time‑bound, auditable privileged access aligned with least‑privilege principles.
Strong understanding of cloud governance roles required for vulnerability scanning, configuration

Nice To Haves

5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience supporting financial services, payments, or regulated environments

Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and operating identity and access management controls across the Pismo platform
Ensuring compliance with Pismo Visa Corporate Identity & Access Technical Security Requirements
Operating at platform and architecture level, supporting multicloud and hybrid environments
Building secure, automated, and auditable access models for human and non‑human identities
Partnering closely with Cloud Security, Platform Engineering, API, DevSecOps, and GRC teams to embed least‑privilege, zero‑trust, and automation‑first IAM practices across a regulated, multi-tenant payments environment
Providing security and governance oversight for AI‑enabled identity use cases, ensuring that AI systems, agents, and automation interacting with identities comply with Internal AI Governance standards, GenAI & Agentic Systems requirements, and Corporate IAM Technical and Design requirements