Remote Principal IAM Engineer: AI-Driven Identity Security

Thrivent Financial; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 161,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrivent Financial in Minneapolis seeks a Principal Engineer in Identity & Access Management to steer the long-term IAM strategy, including AI-enabled identity, governance, and secure, scalable services. You will partner with engineering, security, and product teams to raise IAM maturity, establish standards, and champion proactive risk management across portfolios.

This leadership role emphasizes building reusable patterns, driving secure adoption, and shaping the future of digital trust in

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in security engineering or related field.
• Proven ability to define and execute enterprise security strategy.
• Experience with threat modeling, incident response, and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical leadership for IAM and AI security strategy.
• Define scalable architectures and security controls for identities and agents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed IAM security into designs.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Incident response

Security operations

Influence stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Job description

Thrivent Financial in Minneapolis seeks a Principal Engineer in Identity & Access Management to steer the long-term IAM strategy, including AI-enabled identity, governance, and secure, scalable services. You will partner with engineering, security, and product teams to raise IAM maturity, establish standards, and champion proactive risk management across portfolios.

This leadership role emphasizes building reusable patterns, driving secure adoption, and shaping the future of digital trust in