Sr Security Engineer

Adobe; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm located in Seattle, WA is seeking a technical expert to engineer Zero-Trust access controls and deliver enterprise identity solutions. The role requires 5+ years of experience with identity controls and a strong understanding of SaaS security posture for platforms like M365 and Slack. You will innovate and collaborate with IT teams, communicate solutions to diverse audiences, and contribute to strategic documentation. This role is crucial for driving security outcomes and reducing risks across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in identity controls and solutions.
• Strong understanding and application of Zero Trust principles.
• Skills in securing large SaaS tenants including M365 and Slack.
• Ability to collaborate with IT and develop security outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engineer Zero-Trust access controls for service identities.
• Migrate administrators to right-size entitlements and eliminate elevated access.
• Participate in tool POCs for SaaS security monitoring.
• Instrument identity metrics collection and tracking.
• Contribute to architecture and standards documentation.

Skills

Enterprise identity controls and solutions

Zero Trust principles

SaaS security posture skills

Collaboration with IT and security teams

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Entra ID/AD

Okta

SailPoint

Python

PowerShell

Terraform

Job description

About The Team & Mission

The team focuses on Identity Architecture & Solutions by crafting, building, and operationalizing scalable identity and SaaS security capabilities enterprise-wide. This technical role depends on members passionate about Identity & SaaS Security functions, identity architecture strategy, and encouraging teamwork. We collaborate as an organization to reduce identity-centric risk, with each member essential to delivering security value and outcomes.

The Challenge

• Engineer Zero‑Trust access controls for workforce and service identities. Develop and implement pipelines using RBAC and ABAC standards. Include device and posture checks and risk‑adaptive policies for critical services and high‑risk scenarios.
• Harden privileged access: migrate administrators to right‑size entitlements and eliminate long‑lived elevated access across prioritized platforms (e.g., Entra ID, Privileged Access Management).
• Participate in tool POCs and deployments for SaaS security posture monitoring. Define baselines for M365, Slack, GitHub, Workday, and Google. Build remediation runbooks and posture success measurements.
• Instrument identity metrics collection and tracking by standardizing log schemas for authentication, authorization, and entitlement changes. Publish dashboards showing privilege drift, misconfigurations, and access sprawl. Coordinate risky events with security alert procedures.
• Contribute and drive architecture & standards: author implementation guides and reference architecture that supports a multi‑year strategy passionate about measuring risk reduction over time. Inclusive of new technologies and risks.

What is needed to succeed

• Experience with enterprise identity controls and solutions, including delivering outcomes that use Entra ID/AD, Okta, and SailPoint (or equivalents)
• Strong understanding of core Zero Trust principles, the least privilege and continuous verification models, and incorporating those into the enterprise
• SaaS posture skills for securing large SaaS tenants (M365, Slack, GitHub, Workday, Google), including security Authn and Authz for all identities accessing SaaS tenants
• Influence and collaborate with key partners in IT and other security teams. Work together to develop security outcomes that reduce risk and require creative problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating complex problems and solutions to business leaders and technical specialists
• Ability to deliver measurable outcomes in a technical environment that align with long term goals
• Active team participation and an inquisitive mind passionate about delivering creative solutions and working collaboratively

Preferred

• Engineering familiarity with secure access control solutions (e.g. Teleport, Vault), secrets management, and CI/CD solutions and their customers.
• Scripting/automation knowledge (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform) for policy and pipeline automation.
• Exposure to service identity frameworks (e.g., SPIFFE/SPIRE) and workload identity patterns.
• Experience/Education requirements ~5+ years relevant experience; Bachelor’s required or equivalent experience

Equal Opportunity

Adobe is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.