IAM Automation & Security Engineering Lead

Truist; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k plan

Vacation days

Sick days

Paid holidays

Job summary

Truist in Raleigh seeks an experienced IAM engineering leader to drive AI-enabled automation and data workflows, transforming manual IAM processes into scalable, governed solutions. You will guide engineers and analysts through design, delivery, and adoption, partnering with security, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities include identifying high-value automation opportunities, building repeatable patterns, securing controls by design, and mentoring teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and work experience in cybersecurity, information technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Strong expertise in cybersecurity principles, threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience with information security technologies, configuration management, and operational handoff.
• Advanced management and leadership knowledge to manage multiple teams and drive operational security initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, assesses, and prioritizes high-value automation, AI augmentation, and data engineering opportunities across IAM operations, engineering delivery, reporting, and control execution.
• Leads a small engineering and automation function responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and sustaining repeatable solutions that reduce manual effort and improve operational effectiveness.
• Develops pilots, proofs of concept, and scalable implementation plans for AI-enabled workflow automation, analytics, and engineering productivity solutions.
• Partners with various IAM engineering teams, architecture, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders to translate operational problems into secure, supportable technical solutions.
• Builds and improves data pipelines, dashboards, metrics, and insights that increase visibility into IAM operations, delivery performance, data quality, controls, and service health.
• Automates repetitive engineering, reporting, evidence-gathering, and operational workflows to improve quality, consistency, auditability, and speed of delivery.
• Establishes reusable engineering patterns, automation standards, documentation practices, and governance expectations for AI, data, and workflow automation solutions.
• Ensures solutions incorporate security, privacy, risk, regulatory, and auditability requirements by design, including appropriate controls, approvals, monitoring, and evidence retention.
• Manages, develops, and coaches developers, automation engineers, analysts, and technical contributors, setting clear expectations for delivery, collaboration, operational accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Communicates opportunities, progress, risks, dependencies, and measurable outcomes to senior leaders and partner teams, helping shape IAM automation strategy and delivery priorities.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Security testing

Penetration testing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in cybersecurity or IT

Tools

GitLab SaaS

Job description

Truist in Raleigh seeks an experienced IAM engineering leader to drive AI-enabled automation and data workflows, transforming manual IAM processes into scalable, governed solutions. You will guide engineers and analysts through design, delivery, and adoption, partnering with security, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities include identifying high-value automation opportunities, building repeatable patterns, securing controls by design, and mentoring teams to deliver