Senior IAM Engineer

Capital Group • Irvine, CA

4h • $131,003 - $270,278

About The Position

In this role, you will serve as a highly skilled IAM Engineer IV with a strong focus on managing non-human identities (NHIs), including AI agents, service accounts, bots, and APIs. You will design, implement, and enhance IAM solutions that strengthen the security and governance of NHIs across the enterprise. Your work will involve integrating automated identity lifecycle processes, improving authentication and authorization workflows, and ensuring full transparency and control over how NHIs interact with systems, data, and models. You will also apply advanced techniques to analyze NHI behavior, detect anomalies, and integrate telemetry into core IAM and cyber defense functions to mitigate risks such as privilege escalation, drift, or misuse. You will be responsible for performing data discovery and trend analysis to better understand NHI patterns and improve IAM policies and strategies. You will design identity verification, risk assessment, and access control solutions tailored specifically to NHIs, enabling responsible adoption through strong governance and alignment with emerging NHI risk frameworks. Collaboration is key in this position—you will work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure NHI-focused IAM solutions align with business needs and security standards. You will also stay current on evolving NHI technologies and translate those insights into actionable controls, policies, and enhancements to our IAM ecosystem.

Requirements

• You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• You have 5–7+ years of proven experience in IAM systems, specifically in managing NHIs.
• You can show expertise working with machine identities, including AI agents, service accounts, bots, APIs, and workload identities.
• You can work confidently with modern cloud‑workload technologies such as Python, Terraform, Ansible, Cloud‑Init, or Golang.
• You can leverage tools and platforms used to manage NHIs, including secrets vaults, AWS IAM Roles, and Azure Managed Identities.
• You can interpret complex data sets and apply strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to drive effective solutions.
• You demonstrate exceptional communication skills and work effectively across diverse, cross‑functional teams to achieve shared goals.

Nice To Haves

• You have certifications in IAM or NHI management.
• You have hands‑on experience with cloud‑based IAM solutions, NHI‑driven security technologies, and secrets‑management tools.
• You have experience and understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to IAM and NHIs, including exposure to NHI security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Managing non-human identities (NHIs), including AI agents, service accounts, bots, and APIs.
• Design, implement, and enhance IAM solutions that strengthen the security and governance of NHIs across the enterprise.
• Integrating automated identity lifecycle processes, improving authentication and authorization workflows
• Ensuring full transparency and control over how NHIs interact with systems, data, and models.
• Apply advanced techniques to analyze NHI behavior, detect anomalies, and integrate telemetry into core IAM and cyber defense functions to mitigate risks such as privilege escalation, drift, or misuse.
• Performing data discovery and trend analysis to better understand NHI patterns and improve IAM policies and strategies.
• Design identity verification, risk assessment, and access control solutions tailored specifically to NHIs, enabling responsible adoption through strong governance and alignment with emerging NHI risk frameworks.
• Work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure NHI-focused IAM solutions align with business needs and security standards.
• Stay current on evolving NHI technologies and translate those insights into actionable controls, policies, and enhancements to our IAM ecosystem.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonuses and benefits
• company-funded retirement contribution
• generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options
• 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love
• on-demand professional development resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees