IAM Engineer - Cloud Platform

GuideWell; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

GuideWell is migrating IAM to AWS across commercial and GovCloud partitions. The IAM Engineer owns identity in that environment, including federation from the enterprise IDP, access lifecycle into cloud accounts, and the authorization model used by application teams.

The role designs cloud entitlements, builds workload and machine identity patterns, and enables audit-ready recertification while collaborating with application teams to onboard and review SSO implementations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in IAM, security, or platform engineering with a cloud-identity focus.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience with SSO and federation platforms.
• Experience integrating an enterprise IdP (Okta, Entra ID, Ping).
• Hands-on Terraform experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate federation and the entitlement model across AWS accounts.
• Automate access lifecycle: joiner, mover, leaver.
• Build workload identity patterns and reduce long-lived keys and standing access.
• Create audit evidence and support access recertification.
• Onboard applications to SSO and review access designs with teams.
• Integrate cloud entitlements with the enterprise identity governance platform.

Skills

IAM experience

Security

Platform engineering

Cloud identity

Cross-account access

SSO

Federation

SAML

OIDC

SCIM

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Job description

GuideWell is migrating to AWS across commercial and GovCloud partitions. The IAM Engineer owns how identity works in that environment: federation from the enterprise identity provider, access lifecycle into cloud accounts, and the authorization model application teams build against. The enterprise identity team owns the identity provider and governance platform. This role owns the cloud side of the integration and the entitlement design within it.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design and operate federation and the entitlement model across accounts
• Automate access lifecycle: joiner, mover, leaver
• Build workload identity patterns; eliminate long-lived keys and standing access
• Build access recertification and produce audit evidence
• Onboard applications to SSO and review access designs with application teams
• Integrate cloud entitlements with the enterprise identity governance platform
• Build access recertification for cloud entitlements and produce evidence for audit
• Design workload and machine identity patterns, including roles for services and OIDC for pipelines

What We Require

• 6+ years related work experience in IAM, security, or platform engineering, with 3+ years focused on cloud identity
• Related Bachelor's degree required
• Strong AWS/Azure IAM skills, including cross-account access, federation, and permission boundaries
• Hands-on experience with SSO and federation platforms
• Experience integrating an enterprise identity provider such as Okta, Entra ID, or Ping with cloud
• Hands-on Terraform
• Working knowledge of SAML, OIDC, and SCIM
• Experience in an environment governed by HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, FedRAMP, or NIST 800-53

What We Prefer

• Identity engineering across a mix of GovCloud and commercial, including the cross-partition trust boundary
• Which partition was primary does not matter. Healthcare payer experience
• Privileged access management tooling such as CyberArk
• Identity governance and administration tooling such as SailPoint or Saviynt, and lifecycle automation
• Machine identity at scale, including workload federation and secrets management
• Python or equivalent scripting for identity automation
• Cloud Security Specialty, CCSP, or an identity-focused certification

General Physical Demands

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects
• Jobs are sedentary if traversing activities are required only occasionally
• This position offers a hybrid work arrangement which combines flexibility with in office engagement. Team schedules are determined based on role requirements and business needs. Travel to and from our corporate offices may be required

What We Offer

As a Florida Blue employee, you will be at the heart of GuideWell’s vision – to lead the nation in transforming health through compassionate, connected, and technology-enabled care that delivers personalized value and empowered living. To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As an employee, you will have access to:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
• Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances
• Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days
• Additional voluntary benefits available; and a comprehensive wellness program

Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for intern, part-time and seasonal employees may differ. To support your financial wellbeing, we offer competitive pay as well as opportunities for incentive or commission compensation. We also conduct regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases.

Typical Annualized Offer/Hiring Range

$109,300 - $136,600. Annualized Salary Range: $109,300 - $177,600. Final pay will be determined with consideration of market competitiveness, internal equity, and the job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience you bring.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to cultivating a work experience where everyone feels like they belong and can perform at their best in pursuit of our mission. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.