IAM & Cloud Security Strategist for Multi-Cloud Controls

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Cloud Security Specialist focused on IAM & Cloud Controls to lead the technical product roadmap for cloud IAM across multi-cloud environments. You will partner with engineering, security, and platform teams to design scalable IAM controls, translate enterprise IAM strategy into actionable requirements, and drive governance automation and policy-based security practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vendors and internal teams, delivering high-impact IAM

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical product management or ownership, security engineering, cloud engineering, or IAM-focused roles.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and IAM concepts.
• Experience working with policy-as-code, CI/CD integrations, and cloud security tooling.
• Experience with SQL, Python, and APIs.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology products using Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the technical product roadmap for cloud IAM capabilities, including controls, governance automation, and identity-based security policies.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, and security teams to design and scale IAM controls and multi-cloud security solutions.
• Drive delivery of IAM capabilities such as pipeline controls, runtime configuration checks, and identity-based governance rules.
• Translate enterprise IAM strategy, audit requirements, and risk priorities into technical product requirements.
• Act as the technical product interface between IAM, cloud platform teams, security partners, developers, and external vendors.

Skills

Cloud IAM

Policy as code

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Python

APIs

Agile methods

Stakeholder mgmt

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Rego/OPA

PySpark

YAML

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a Cloud Security Specialist focused on IAM & Cloud Controls to lead the technical product roadmap for cloud IAM across multi-cloud environments. You will partner with engineering, security, and platform teams to design scalable IAM controls, translate enterprise IAM strategy into actionable requirements, and drive governance automation and policy-based security practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vendors and internal teams, delivering high-impact IAM