Senior Authentication / Identity Security Engineer

Beacon Hill; Phoenix (AZ); A distancia; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Beacon Hill is seeking a Senior Authentication / Identity Security Engineer to design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security platforms. The role focuses on Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, AI Identity Management, and Non-Human Identity (NHI) security to ensure scalable, reliable identity services.

You will lead engineering efforts, mentor teammates, and collaborate across security, infrastructure, and engineering teams to improve identity architecture,

Formación

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in IAM, authentication engineering, identity security, or related security engineering.
• Experience with enterprise authentication, identity security and platform engineering.
• Deep expertise in AD administration, authentication, security, and hybrid identity environments.
• Experience securing and managing AI-related identities, agents, or automated workloads.
• Experience managing or securing service accounts, service principals, managed identities, or workload identities.
• Strong understanding of authentication protocols, identity federation, access controls, and security best practices.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security solutions.
• Engineer and support Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory environments.
• Support AI Identity Management and Non-Human Identity (NHI) security initiatives.
• Lead authentication-related projects, including password security and NHI observability.
• Establish engineering standards and improve platform security, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams on identity architecture and platform improvements.

Conocimientos

IAM security

Authentication engineering

Identity security

Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD

Active Directory

AI Identity Management

Non-Human Identity (NHI)

Authentication protocols

Security architecture

Technical leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Herramientas

AWS IAM Identity Center

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Descripción del empleo

NOTE: This is a 100% remote position. Candidates will be working on Arizona Timezone.

Senior Authentication / Identity Security Engineer

Position Overview

Seeking a Senior Authentication / Identity Security Engineer to design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security platforms. This role requires deep expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and AI Identity Management, with a focus on secure authentication, non-human identities (NHI), scalability, and platform reliability.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in IAM, authentication engineering, identity security, or related security engineering.
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) – Strong hands-on experience with enterprise authentication, identity security, and platform engineering.
• Active Directory – Deep expertise in AD administration, authentication, security, and hybrid identity environments.
• AI Identity Management – Experience securing and managing AI-related identities, agents, or automated workloads.
• Non-Human Identity (NHI) – Experience managing or securing service accounts, service principals, managed identities, or workload identities.
• Authentication Engineering – Strong understanding of authentication protocols, identity federation, access controls, and security best practices.
• Security Architecture & Engineering – Experience designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable enterprise identity platforms.
• Technical Leadership – Ability to lead complex engineering initiatives, establish technical standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS IAM Identity Center (AWS SSO).
• SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC).
• Experience owning enterprise identity platforms or leading major security initiatives.
• Cloud security, identity, or automation certifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security solutions.
• Engineer and support Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory environments.
• Support AI Identity Management and Non-Human Identity (NHI) security initiatives.
• Lead authentication-related projects, including password security and NHI observability.
• Establish engineering standards and improve platform security, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams on identity architecture and platform improvements.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Company Profile:

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies’ dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers’ technical and business needs.

Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.

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Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

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