IAM Security Engineer

Infosys Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys Limited seeks an experienced IAM Security Engineer to design and implement identity and access management roles, policies, security controls, automation, and delivery pipelines for cloud environments. You will collaborate with security, infrastructure, service engineering, and business application teams to ensure secure, scalable IAM implementations.

You will work across AWS/GCP, leverage IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), and develop automation and tests to enable self-service IAM

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with cloud-native security in AWS or GCP
• 3+ years designing/implementing enterprise security solutions in large/global environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java
• Proficiency with unit-testing frameworks (Behave, pytest, JUnit)
• Experience securing SOAP and REST APIs
• Experience with DevOps/Agile, CI/CD, automated testing and deployment

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional cloud teams to define IAM roles and policies
• Design IAM capabilities to build, support, and consume services securely in public cloud
• Develop security controls to ensure policy compliance in cloud environments
• Build automation and reusable libraries for self-serve IAM identity management
• Deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines with automated testing
• Take ownership of assigned components and manage multiple priorities

Skills

Cloud IAM design

Terraform

CloudFormation

Programming: Python/Go/Java

CI/CD pipelines

SOAP/REST API security

DevOps practices

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Go

Java

Behave/pytest/JUnit

Job description

We are seeking an experienced IAM Security Engineer to design and implement identity and access management roles, policies, security controls, automation, and delivery pipelines for public-cloud environments. The role requires strong cloud-native security expertise, software engineering capability, and close collaboration with security, infrastructure, service engineering, and business application teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional cloud teams, including security, infrastructure, service engineering, and business application teams, to define and implement IAM roles and policies.
• Design IAM capabilities required to build, support, and consume services securely in public-cloud environments.
• Define and develop security controls and tools to ensure public-cloud IAM implementations comply with cloud security standards and policies.
• Build automation and reusable libraries that enable developers to create IAM identities and permissions through self-service.
• Deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and validation.
• Contribute independently, manage multiple priorities, and take ownership of assigned project or initiative components.

Required Experience and Technical Skills

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience working with cloud-native services in AWS or GCP.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise security solutions in Financial Services or another large, complex, or global environment.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, particularly Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: Python, Go, or Java.
• Proficiency with unit-testing frameworks such as Behave, pytest, or JUnit.
• Experience developing and securing SOAP- and REST-based service APIs.
• Experience with DevOps and Agile methodologies, including automated solution delivery and testing through CI/CD pipelines.

Critical Competencies

• Cloud IAM role and policy design across AWS or GCP environments.
• Cloud security controls, standards, policy compliance, and validation.
• IAM automation, reusable libraries, and developer self-service enablement.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Software engineering using Python, Go, or Java.
• Automated unit testing using Behave, pytest, or JUnit.
• Secure development of SOAP and REST APIs.
• DevOps, Agile delivery, and CI/CD-based automated testing and deployment.

Qualifications

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer are desirable., Highly motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong ownership of assigned project and initiative components.
• Effective collaboration across cross-functional technical and business teams.

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 59 countries to navigate their digital transformation.

With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, in 59 countries, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.