IAM Engineering Lead - Secure Global Identity & Access

CLS Group; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable compensation

401(k) match

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

CLS Group is seeking an IAM Engineering Lead to steer the design, implementation, and governance of a comprehensive identity and access management program across workforce, customers, and machines. This hybrid executive/technical role bridges security, compliance, and business enablement within a regulated financial services context.

You will scale IAM onboarding, automate provisioning and access reviews, and expand PAM coverage to include devices and cloud infrastructure, leveraging AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Senior leadership in security engineering in complex, regulated environments.
• Delivery of large-scale security platforms end-to-end.
• Deep experience identity & privileged access engineering.
• Strong regulatory/audit engagement and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and governance of an IAM program.
• Scale IAM across workforce, customers, and machine identities.
• Expand PAM scope to network devices and non-traditional endpoints.
• Automate provisioning and access reviews.
• Deploy AI-assisted automation to reduce manual burden while ensuring auditability.
• Onboard devices and infrastructure accounts to PAM and implement JEP/JIT controls.

Skills

Senior leadership

Security engineering

IAM engineering

Regulatory/audit experience

Tools

SailPoint IGA

Delinea PAM

AWS IAM

Job description

CLS Group is seeking an IAM Engineering Lead to steer the design, implementation, and governance of a comprehensive identity and access management program across workforce, customers, and machines. This hybrid executive/technical role bridges security, compliance, and business enablement within a regulated financial services context.

You will scale IAM onboarding, automate provisioning and access reviews, and expand PAM coverage to include devices and cloud infrastructure, leveraging AI-assisted