Senior IAM Engineer

Airitos

8d • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior IAM Engineer with deep experience in fine-grained, policy-based authorization. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and managing modern authorization models and platforms, integrating identity governance, and enabling real-time access decisions across applications, APIs, and microservices.

Requirements

• Identity Governance & Access Management (IAM)
• Fine-Grained Authorization, Policy-Based Authorization, Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC)
• Authorization models, platforms, and architecture
• Runtime authorization and API authorization
• Microservices and platform security
• Identity attributes, entitlements, and policy modeling
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to tools or frameworks inspired by Google Zanzibar, OpenFGA, Okta FGA, or PlainID
• Hands-on experience with SailPoint or other identity governance platforms
• Experience designing scalable authorization for complex systems
• IAM or security certifications a plus (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SailPoint Certified)

Responsibilities

• Design and implement fine-grained authorization and policy-based access controls
• Develop and maintain authorization models, frameworks, and architectures
• Integrate identity governance solutions for identity attributes, roles, and entitlements
• Ensure real-time authorization decisioning across APIs and microservices
• Collaborate with security and application teams to enforce authorization policies
• Contribute to IAM architecture and strategy for scalable access management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior