Cloud IAM Engineering Leader: Secure Access & Automation

Synchrony; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote‑flexible work arrangement

Office hubs with hybrid option

Travel for in-person engagements

Job summary

Synchrony is seeking a Cloud IAM Engineering Leader to direct engineering, automation, and product ownership for secure access across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will own end-to-end IAM configurations, governance, and security controls, guiding engineers and establishing secure engineering patterns.

You will serve as Product Owner in a SAFe ART, translate strategy into a backlog, drive least-privilege and control improvements, and collaborate across security, cloud platform teams, and business

Qualifications

• 8+ years in identity and access management, cloud security, or related field.
• Experience guiding engineering delivery and cross‑platform decisions (2+ platforms).
• Experience with SAFe/Agile Product Owner responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM design, engineering, testing, deployment for AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Own holistic cloud IAM engineering product and control implementations.
• Implement least privilege, prevent privilege escalation, and secure admin patterns.
• Serve as Product Owner within SAFe ART and manage backlog, features, and acceptance criteria.

Skills

IAM leadership

Cloud security

Product ownership

SAFe Agile

DevOps automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / related field

Tools

Terraform

Python

Okta

SailPoint IIQ

Active Directory

Job description

Synchrony is seeking a Cloud IAM Engineering Leader to direct engineering, automation, and product ownership for secure access across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will own end-to-end IAM configurations, governance, and security controls, guiding engineers and establishing secure engineering patterns.

You will serve as Product Owner in a SAFe ART, translate strategy into a backlog, drive least-privilege and control improvements, and collaborate across security, cloud platform teams, and business