Information Security Identity and Access Engineer

PSECU

• $95K — $115K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology
  • 6+ years of experience in IAM engineering or related fields
  • Experience with identity governance and automated provisioning
  • Solid working knowledge of IAM technologies and mentoring abilities
  • Understanding of Zero Trust and access security best practices

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement enterprise IAM solutions including identity governance and authentication
  • Engineer and maintain identity lifecycle management and access governance processes
  • Integrate applications and cloud services with IAM platforms using modern technologies
  • Develop automation and perform system analysis to improve IAM services
  • Enhance cybersecurity controls across on-premises and cloud environments
  • Support security architecture reviews and incident response activities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and recommend improvements

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 60% onsite requirement
  • Participation in enterprise cybersecurity initiatives
  • Opportunity for professional growth through technical guidance roles
  • Engagement with a variety of teams to develop secure identity solutions
  • Involvement in implementation of modern authentication technologies
Full Job Description
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, integrating, and supporting enterprise identity and access management solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role provides engineering expertise for identity governance, authentication, authorization, privileged access management, and identity lifecycle automation platforms.

In addition to identity-focused responsibilities, the IAM Engineer II serves as a member of the broader information security engineering team and contributes to enterprise cybersecurity initiatives. The role participates in the implementation of security controls, security architecture reviews, vulnerability remediation efforts, incident response activities, and technical risk reduction projects that strengthen the organization's overall security posture.

Working under general supervision, the IAM Engineer II partners with Information Security, Infrastructure, Application Development, Cloud Engineering, Risk Management, Compliance, and business stakeholders to develop secure and scalable identity solutions. This position contributes to the engineering and enhancement of enterprise IAM capabilities through application integrations, automation, process optimization, and implementation of modern authentication technologies while ensuring compliance with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:00pm or 9:00am -5:00pm This position will be a hybrid model both in person and remote with minimum of onsite expectation of 60% or as needed.

In this position, you will
  • Design, implement, and support enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, including identity governance, authentication, authorization, privileged access management, directory services, and cloud identity platforms.
  • Engineer and maintain identity lifecycle management, access governance, role-based security models, and automated provisioning and deprovisioning processes to ensure secure and efficient access control.
  • Integrate enterprise applications, cloud services, and infrastructure with IAM platforms using modern authentication, federation, API, and directory technologies while supporting hybrid environments.
  • Develop automation, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code solutions; perform system analysis, testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization to improve the reliability and scalability of IAM and security services.
  • Design, implement, administer, and continuously enhance cybersecurity controls and security technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments to protect enterprise systems, applications, networks, and data.
  • Support security architecture reviews, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response investigations, and threat remediation activities to reduce organizational risk and strengthen security posture.
  • Collaborate with information security, infrastructure, cloud, application development, compliance, data, and business teams to implement secure-by-design solutions, support regulatory and audit requirements, maintain technical documentation, and recommend continuous improvements to IAM and cybersecurity capabilities.
  • Other Duties as assigned.


Qualifications:
Bachelors: Computer Science (Required), Bachelors: Engineering (Required), Bachelors: Information Technology (Required)

Any equivalent combination of experience and education. | RequiredExperience with automation, scripting, or integrations that improve identity and access management processes | RequiredExperience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including account provisioning, access governance, SSO, MFA, and role-based access controls | RequiredExperience with identity governance, access reviews, and automated provisioning | Not RequiredExperience with Microsoft Entra RBAC, Conditional Access, and hybrid identity environments | Not RequiredFamiliarity with CIAM and external identity solutions | Not RequiredKnowledge of FFIEC, NIST, or other security and compliance frameworks | Not RequiredKnowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and identity lifecycle management | RequiredPossess solid working knowledge of IAM technologies and may provide technical guidance or mentoring to junior staff | RequiredRequires 6 or more years of experience in IAM engineering, security engineering, systems engineering, directory services, or identity infrastructure support | RequiredUnderstanding of Zero Trust, least privilege, and access security best practices | Required

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) - EC-Council (International Council of E-Commerce Consultants), Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) - Identity Management Institute (IMI), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - ISC2 (International Information System Security Certification Consortium), CompTIA Security+ - CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association), CyberArk Defender Certifications - CyberArk Software, CyberArk Sentry Certifications - CyberArk Software, Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert - Microsoft, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate - Microsoft, Okta Certified Administrator - Okta, Inc., Okta Certified Professional - Okta, Inc., SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer Certification - SailPoint Technologies

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