Staff Security Engineer - IAM

Aledade•Austin, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Staff Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security identity services that support our business. You will understand data and automation are important ingredients to our mission and know how to actively employ these ingredients at scale. Beyond the technical expertise, we value individuals who can partner cross-functionally across various teams, driving impactful outcomes and further securing our digital landscape.

Requirements

BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field
8+ years of experience in software or security engineering within Cloud Native environments
Deep knowledge of cloud security architectures (AWS IAM, Azure Entra ID, or GCP IAM), including designing/enforcing least-privilege roles, RBAC/ABAC, and permission policies.
Proficiency in identity standards and federation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, LDAP/Directory Services), user lifecycle automation, SSO, MFA, and Just-In-Time (JIT) access.
Strong hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and scripting (Python or PowerShell) to automate identity provisioning, drift detection, and access workflows.
Practical experience managing service accounts, API keys, bots, and automated workload identities across cloud infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems at scale
Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP
Experience building continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines
Familiarity with server-server-side web technologies (eg: Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go)
4+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long-term business value
Experience with health-tech systems, like Electronic Health Records, Clinical data, etc.
AI Identity & Access Management
Design secure, scalable, and automated solutions for managing service accounts, machine identities, secrets, certificates, APIs, and cloud-native workloads.
Hands-on experience with AI/ML tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude, AWS Bedrock), conducting threat modeling for AI systems, or managing automated permission guardrails for AI agents.
Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE, zero-trust network architectures, or complex containerized identity frameworks.
Experience orchestrating VPC flow logs and audit feeds into security analytics tools (e.g., Crowdstrike, Sumo Logic, Wiz, Zscaler).
Experience with health-tech systems, clinical data environments (EHRs), and regulatory standards (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
CISSP, OSCP, CEH, Certified AI Security Specialist (CAISS), or GIAC Machine Learning Security Engineer (GMSE).

Responsibilities

Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of comprehensive security strategies and solutions.
Design and deploy advanced identity security controls to safeguards networks, systems, and applications.
Work across disciplines to shape our security services strategy and execution
Set and uphold the standard for security processes to support high-quality engineering
Mentor and galvanize new engineers to do their best work

Benefits

Flexible work schedules
Ability to work remotely
Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners
Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)
Two paid volunteer days
11 paid holidays
12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service
Educational Assistant Program
Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program
401(k) with up to 4% match
Stock options