Technical Lead, Identity & Access Management

Applied Intuition•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to own identity end-to-end, from foundational IDP architecture through to privileged access, secrets management, and access governance for AI agents. This is a senior individual contributor role with broad technical scope and direct influence on identity engineering, security, and compliance outcomes. You will set direction, drive implementation, and operate as the primary identity expert across the organization.

Requirements

8 - 12+ years in identity engineering, security engineering, or a closely related discipline.
Hands-on architecture or engineering experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Demonstrated track record of leading complex, cross-functional IAM programs from design through production.
Deep expertise in modern IAM technologies: directories (LDAP/AD), IDPs, federation, and authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0).
Practical experience implementing Zero Trust identity models and PAM frameworks.
Strong understanding of identity governance, IGA tooling, and role lifecycle management.
Hands-on experience with secrets management platforms (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secret Manager).
Experience with non-human identity and machine identity management in large-scale environments.
Experience building access controls for AI workloads, agents, or service accounts at scale.
Familiarity with SCIM provisioning and automated IGA workflows.
Excellent communication and influencing skills - you can make identity concepts accessible to non-technical audiences and drive alignment without authority.

Nice To Haves

Security certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, or similar.
Solid grasp of compliance frameworks relevant to identity (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, or similar) and experience supporting audit processes.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term IAM strategy, roadmap, and operating model across the enterprise and product ecosystem.
Assess and mature the current-state Identity Provider (IDP) architecture, identifying gaps and driving the path to a resilient, scalable design.
Drive all identity systems toward Zero Trust principles - secure, scalable, and frictionless by default.
Automate the full identity lifecycle beyond traditional IGA joiner-mover-leaver (JML) processes.
Implement and enforce RBAC for human and non-human identities at scale.
Define and operationalize least-privilege policies across all systems and environments.
Centralize secrets management - keys, tokens, certificates - across cloud and enterprise environments.
Design and deliver Privileged Access Management (PAM) for admin accounts spanning enterprise IT and cloud engineering.
Implement a scalable access management model for AI agents and bots.
Collaborate with IT Apps and infrastructure teams to enforce and enable SSO across the enterprise.
Own the implementation and governance of authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0) and modern identity standards.
Partner with engineering, security, IT, compliance, and product teams to deliver access management capabilities that enable the business and satisfy audit requirements.
Translate complex identity requirements into clear, executable technical plans and communicate tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.