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Staff Engineer, Identity & Access Management (IAM)
$181K–$213K
Remote Opportunity - United States +4 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Remote Opportunity - United States
Salt Lake City, Utah
Remote Opportunity - Canada
Remote Opportunity - United States
Salt Lake City, Utah - Experience
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in Identity & Access Management and other information security related domains.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
About the job
Leads IAM strategy and implementation across products, infrastructure, and corporate applications, integrating access controls into the organization’s zero-trust security architecture.
What you'll do
- Assess and revamp IAM strategy; architect and implement identity governance, access management, and cloud directory solutions.
- Build RBAC/ABAC workflows for identity lifecycle management and advise teams on integrating IAM into security architecture.
- Establish IAM effectiveness metrics and partner with teams to meet regulatory requirements, including SOX and GxP.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in IAM and other information security domains.
- Proven leadership of large-scale IAM projects from strategy to execution, particularly in cloud-first and hybrid environments.
- Expertise in enterprise identity governance, authentication protocols, identity platforms, and privileged access management solutions.
Nice to have
- Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, or GWAPT.
Pay
$180,600–$212,900 USD annual base salary
Tools
Java, C++, Python, OAuth, OpenID, SAML, Okta, AWS
AI focus
The role does not involve AI work; the posting states that AI is used in hiring through Greenhouse's Talent Matching AI technology feature.
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