Senior Identity & Security Platform Engineer - Lead

Zurich Insurance; Zürich; On-site; CHF 116,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Zurich is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer - Identity & Security (80-100%) to lead the evolution of our Enterprise Identity Platform with a focus on Keycloak, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and fine-grained authorization.

You will shape reference architectures, set engineering standards, and partner with product, security and engineering teams across Switzerland to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions in a hybrid, AI-enhanced enterprise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software or security engineering with deep authentication experience.
• Hands-on with Keycloak and modern auth (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, PKCE).
• Experience in agentic AI access management and security concepts.
• Knowledge of fine-grained authorization and Zero Trust.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specs and guide senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for identity and security architectures.
• Shape Enterprise Identity Platform evolution including Keycloak and related protocols.
• Develop target pictures for identity in AI-augmented environments.
• Set engineering standards, reviews, and security quality gates.
• Collaborate with business domains to translate requirements into outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

English fluency

Security engineering

Identity concepts

Tools

Keycloak

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SAML

OpenFGA

OPA

Cedar

Azure

AWS

Job description

Zurich is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer - Identity & Security (80-100%) to lead the evolution of our Enterprise Identity Platform with a focus on Keycloak, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and fine-grained authorization.

You will shape reference architectures, set engineering standards, and partner with product, security and engineering teams across Switzerland to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions in a hybrid, AI-enhanced enterprise.