Cloud IAM Engineering Leader — Multi-Cloud

Synchrony; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony seeks a Cloud IAM Engineering Leader to drive secure access across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will own end-to-end IAM configurations, automation, and governance, guiding engineers and defining product backlogs within a SAFe framework.

You will lead secure engineering patterns, minimize privilege escalation, and partner with stakeholders to align security controls with regulatory requirements. Strong leadership and cloud IAM expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent through experience in IAM/cloud security environments.
• Experience leading engineering teams and product ownership in SAFe/Agile environments.
• Hands-on automation and development with Python and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, engineering, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of IAM access across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Own the cloud IAM engineering product including access models, configurations, automation, and controls.
• Establish secure access patterns and enforce least privilege for human and workload identities.
• Provide technical direction for AWS/Azure/GCP IAM components and integrations.
• Develop reusable IaC and automation pipelines for controlled cloud access configurations.

Skills

Technical leadership

IAM expertise

Cloud security

SAFe Agile Delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor Degree in related field

High School Diploma with 11+ years IAM experience

Tools

Python

Terraform

Okta

SailPoint IIQ

Active Directory

OAuth 2.0

SAML

OpenID Connect

Job description

Synchrony seeks a Cloud IAM Engineering Leader to drive secure access across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will own end-to-end IAM configurations, automation, and governance, guiding engineers and defining product backlogs within a SAFe framework.

You will lead secure engineering patterns, minimize privilege escalation, and partner with stakeholders to align security controls with regulatory requirements. Strong leadership and cloud IAM expertise are essential.