Sr. Staff Identity & Access Management Engineer

Early Warning® • Chicago, IL

3d • $160,000 - $200,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Staff Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer is a technical expert responsible for advancing the architecture, engineering, integration, and reliability of enterprise identity and access management capabilities. The role anticipates complex identity and security challenges and develops scalable solutions to strengthen access controls, improve operational resilience, and enable secure access across the organization.

The position provides technical leadership across complex IAM initiatives, influences standards and engineering practices, and partners with Security, Architecture, Technology, Risk, and business stakeholders to align identity solutions with security requirements and business needs. The engineer works independently, leads technically complex initiatives, and guides and mentors other engineers. The role includes production support and escalation activities, including participation in an on-call rotation as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Typically 12 years of experience, or a demonstrated portfolio consistent with the experience required for the role, including significant experience engineering enterprise IAM solutions.
• Advanced expertise in IAM concepts and technologies, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, identity governance, privileged access, directory services, least-privilege access, and role-based access.
• Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, and supporting IAM solutions in complex enterprise cloud and/or on-premises environments.
• Experience leading technically complex IAM initiatives involving multiple applications, platforms, teams, or business functions.
• Strong understanding of modern authentication, federation, and provisioning technologies and protocols, such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
• Experience with enterprise directory and identity services such as Active Directory and cloud-based identity platforms.
• Experience integrating IAM solutions with enterprise applications and authoritative data sources through APIs, connectors, scripting, or other integration technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems requiring analysis across multiple systems, technologies, and sources of information.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions, establish engineering practices, and communicate complex technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical leadership, coaching, or mentorship to other engineers.
• Ability to work independently and provide technical direction in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Must independently possess eligibility to work in the United States for any employer at the date of hire; this position is ineligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with enterprise Identity Governance and Administration platforms such as Saviynt, SailPoint, or comparable technologies.
• Experience with enterprise identity providers and authentication platforms such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable technologies.
• Experience with Privileged Access Management and Public Key Infrastructure technologies.
• Experience engineering identity solutions across AWS, Azure, or other cloud environments.
• Experience with automation and scripting technologies such as PowerShell, Python, or comparable languages.
• Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, XML, SQL, or related integration technologies.
• Experience implementing IAM capabilities within a highly regulated environment.
• Relevant IAM, cloud, or information security certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, engineering, integration, and continuous improvement of enterprise IAM solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Serve as a technical expert in identity governance and administration, authentication, authorization, privileged access, directory services, and identity lifecycle management.
• Anticipate identity, security, operational, and regulatory challenges and recommend scalable improvements to IAM platforms, processes, and controls.
• Lead complex IAM engineering initiatives involving multiple systems, applications, technology teams, and stakeholders, managing technical dependencies and risks through implementation.
• Define and evolve IAM engineering standards, patterns, and technical practices for secure and consistent implementation.
• Evaluate IAM architecture, configurations, integrations, and controls, identifying opportunities to improve security, resilience, scalability, automation, and operational effectiveness.
• Design and enhance identity lifecycle processes, including provisioning, deprovisioning, access certification, role and entitlement management, and privileged access.
• Engineer and optimize IAM integrations with enterprise applications, directories, cloud platforms, HR systems, and other authoritative sources.
• Develop automation and reusable engineering patterns to improve IAM delivery, reduce manual processes, and strengthen control consistency.
• Partner with Enterprise Architects, Security Architects, application teams, and other technology stakeholders to promote IAM standards and secure design practices.
• Lead troubleshooting of highly complex IAM platform, integration, authentication, and access issues, including root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
• Provide technical expertise for IAM-related security assessments, audits, control reviews, vulnerability management, and remediation.
• Evaluate emerging identity technologies, industry practices, and security capabilities, recommending adoption when they provide meaningful value.
• Communicate complex IAM concepts, risks, alternatives, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders to influence decisions across teams.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, promoting consistent engineering practices and developing IAM capabilities across the team.
• Maintain architecture, configuration, operational, and engineering documentation for IAM platforms and solutions.
• Participate in production support and escalation activities, including an on-call rotation as required.
• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Benefits

• Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans.
• Company contributions to a Health Savings Account or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts for commuting, health, and dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on the first 6% of deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees and generous PTO for non-exempt employees.
• 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Maven Family Planning support, including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
• Eligibility for a discretionary incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

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