IAM Engineer 3

WEX; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WEX is seeking an Information Systems Engineer 3 – Senior Identity Engineering & Automation Lead to drive complex IAM workflows, automation, and governance initiatives. You will partner with US architectural leads and lead Brazil-based efforts to ensure platform continuity and rapid escalation handling.

Key work includes architecting SailPoint IIQ and Okta integrations, developing self-healing automation pipelines, and leading cross-functional teams to ensure secure, compliant access management

Qualifications

• Experience in IAM engineering or IT operations leadership within enterprise environments.
• Deep SailPoint IIQ knowledge, Okta API orchestration, AD, and OAuth/SAML protocols.
• Programming/scripting in Python/PowerShell; building automated CI/CD or workflow pipelines.
• Experience leading AI-driven governance tools and automation initiatives.
• Business-level English and cross-functional leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Platform Engineering: serve as senior technical point of contact for IAM orchestrations (SailPoint IIQ), Okta frameworks, and Directory Services.
• Agentic AI & Workflow Automation: design and deploy self-healing workflows and automated access recertification pipelines.
• Knowledge Transfer & Mentorship: lead onboarding and reverse-shadowing for Brazil team members to boost velocity.
• Compliance Lead: oversee SOX controls and audit readiness across identity stack with Legal, Risk and Security teams.
• Systemic Root-Cause Analysis: lead post-incident reviews for access-related outages and policy failures, driving automated remediation.

Skills

IAM engineering leadership

IT operations leadership

SailPoint IIQ

Okta API orchestration

Active Directory architecture

OAuth/SAML protocols

Python/PowerShell scripting

CI/CD/workflow automation

Agentic AI/automation tooling

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Information Systems Engineer 3 — Senior Identity Engineering & Automation Lead

About the Role & Team

As an IT Support Specialist 3, you will serve as the senior technical lead in Brazil for our identity platform lifecycle. You will design intelligent provisioning workflows, lead agentic AI and automated governance initiatives, and partner directly with US architectural leads to ensure seamless platform continuity and escalation handling.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Platform Engineering: Serve as the senior technical point of contact for complex SailPoint IIQ orchestrations, Okta policy frameworks, and Directory Services integrations.
• Agentic AI & Workflow Automation: Architect and deploy self-healing workflows, automated access recertification pipelines, and AI-driven governance tools to continuously minimize operational toil.
• Knowledge Transfer & Mentorship: Lead reverse-shadowing and technical onboarding for local Brazil team members, ensuring high engineering velocity and strict control adherence.
• Compliance Lead: Oversee SOX control execution and audit readiness across the identity stack, partnering with Legal, Risk, and Security teams.
• Systemic Root-Cause Analysis: Lead post-incident reviews for access-related outages or policy failures, driving permanent automated remediation.

Qualifications & Key Skills

• Strong experience with IAM engineering or IT operations leadership roles within enterprise environments.
• Technical Mastery: Deep technical expertise in SailPoint IIQ (beanshell, rules, workflows), Okta API orchestration, Active Directory architecture, and OAuth/SAML protocols.
• Automation Mastery: Strong programming/scripting skills (Python, Java, PowerShell) with experience building automated CI/CD or workflow pipelines.
• AI Leadership: Passion for adopting agentic engineering tools, custom AI prompts, and automated reasoning models to elevate team productivity.
• Languages: Business-level English fluency with demonstrated cross-functional leadership capability.