Cloud Developer (m/w/d) – Identity & Access Management

SaltRock; United States; Remote; USD 77,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

SaltRock is seeking a permanent, full-time Cloud Developer specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM) with Privileged Access Management (PAM) experience. This remote role is anchored in the German market and supports defence and public-sector contexts.

You will design, implement, and harden cloud-based authentication and identity workflows, and collaborate with security and platform teams to translate access policies into auditable code for robust deployments.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience as a cloud developer in production environments.
• Solid understanding of Identity & Access Management concepts and hands-on exposure to PAM tooling.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and secure software development practices.
• Comfort working with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
• Ability to operate full-time in a permanent role; experienced level.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-based services that handle authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle workflows.
• Develop and integrate Privileged Access Management components, including controls for elevated access and session handling.
• Implement security hardening measures across cloud infrastructure supporting identity services.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and platform teams to translate access policies into reliable, auditable code.
• Contribute to solutions intended for defence and public-sector use cases, ensuring alignment with relevant security and compliance expectations.

Skills

Cloud development

IAM concepts

PAM tooling

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

PAM tooling

Job description

Role overview

This is a permanent, full-time cloud developer position focused on Identity & Access Management (IAM), with related work in Privileged Access Management (PAM). The role sits within a cybersecurity-oriented software team and supports environments tied to defence and public-sector contexts. The position is offered as remote with a basis in the Köln or Münster area.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-based services that handle authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle workflows.
• Develop and integrate Privileged Access Management components, including controls for elevated access and session handling.
• Implement security hardening measures across cloud infrastructure supporting identity services.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and platform teams to translate access policies into reliable, auditable code.
• Contribute to solutions intended for defence and public-sector use cases, ensuring alignment with relevant security and compliance expectations.

Requirements

• Proven professional experience as a cloud developer in production environments.
• Solid understanding of Identity & Access Management concepts and ideally hands-on exposure to PAM tooling.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and secure software development practices.
• Comfort working with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
• Ability to operate full-time in a permanent role; experience level expected is experienced rather than entry-level.

Nice to have

• Prior exposure to defence or public-sector IT projects and their regulatory frameworks.
• Familiarity with German-language project settings, given the position's German location footprint.