Senior Identity Security Engineer

Persistent; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities & certifications

Cutting-edge tech

Engagement initiatives

Annual health check-ups

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Persistent is seeking an experienced Senior Identity Security Engineer to lead design, engineering, and enhancement of identity controls across workforce, privileged, and application access environments.

You will build secure, scalable identity architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years in Identity Security or related fields.
• Deep expertise in IAM, IGA, PAM, MFA, federation.
• Experience with cloud identities (Azure, AWS, Google) and directory services.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale identity security solutions across workforce, privileged, and application access environments.
• Develop scalable identity architecture patterns, standards, and security frameworks to support business and compliance requirements.
• Assess identity infrastructure, access pathways, authentication mechanisms, and control gaps to identify security improvement opportunities.
• Lead authentication, authorization, identity governance, and privileged access management controls.
• Design and strengthen identity lifecycle management, access certification, role management, and segregation of duties processes.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, application, security operations, and compliance teams to ensure secure access across enterprise platforms.
• Support the adoption of Zero Trust security principles through identity-centric security controls and risk-based access policies.
• Define security requirements for cloud and hybrid identity platforms, including federation and single sign-on integrations.
• Review and approve solution designs, configurations, security controls, and technical implementation plans.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across IAM and Identity Security initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of identity governance, monitoring, reporting, and operational effectiveness.
• Develop technical documentation, standards, operating procedures, and architecture artifacts.

Skills

IAM

Zero Trust

RBAC

Cloud IAM

Identity Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IT

Tools

Azure AD

SailPoint

CyberArk

Okta

Ping Identity

ForgeRock

Saviynt

Job description

About Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior Identity Security Engineer to lead the design, engineering, and enhancement of identity security controls across workforce, privileged, and application access environments. This role is responsible for building secure and scalable identity architectures that support enterprise security objectives, reduce identity-related risks, and enable Zero Trust security principles. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access solutions while driving best practices across the organization.

• Role: Senior Identity Security Engineer
• Location: Bengaluru
• Experience: 8 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do

• Design and implement enterprise-scale identity security solutions across workforce, privileged, and application access environments.
• Develop scalable identity architecture patterns, standards, and security frameworks to support business and compliance requirements.
• Assess identity infrastructure, access pathways, authentication mechanisms, and control gaps to identify security improvement opportunities.
• Lead the implementation of authentication, authorization, identity governance, and privileged access management controls.
• Design and strengthen identity lifecycle management, access certification, role management, and segregation of duties processes.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, application, security operations, and compliance teams to ensure secure access across enterprise platforms.
• Support the adoption of Zero Trust security principles through identity-centric security controls and risk-based access policies.
• Define security requirements for cloud and hybrid identity platforms, including federation and single sign-on integrations.
• Review and approve solution designs, configurations, security controls, and technical implementation plans.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across IAM and Identity Security initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of identity governance, monitoring, reporting, and operational effectiveness.
• Develop technical documentation, standards, operating procedures, and architecture artifacts.

Expertise You'll Bring

• 8 to 12 years of experience in Identity Security, IAM, Cybersecurity Engineering, or related security domains.
• Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Federation, and Directory Services.
• Strong experience designing and implementing identity security architectures across enterprise and cloud environments.
• Proven experience with platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), SailPoint, CyberArk, Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, Saviynt, or similar identity technologies.
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization standards including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Experience implementing access governance, role-based access control (RBAC), risk-based access controls, and privileged access security solutions.
• Knowledge of identity threat detection, access analytics, and security monitoring capabilities.
• Experience working within Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud identity ecosystems.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills related to identity and access challenges.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams, reviewing complex solution designs, and mentoring security engineers.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture, identity-centric security models, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SC-300, SC-100, SailPoint Certification, CyberArk Certification, Saviynt Certification, or equivalent are highly desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."