Senior Cloud IAM Engineering Leader (Remote)

Synchrony; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Synchrony is seeking a Cloud IAM Engineering Leader to drive end-to-end access governance across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will lead engineering, automation, and product ownership, define secure patterns, and implement compliant controls while partnering with the Cloud IAM Leader to shape roadmaps.

In this hybrid role, you’ll mentor engineers, manage SAFe ART backlog, and ensure least-privilege, auditable changes with measurable outcomes across identity integrations and platform security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years in identity and access management, cloud security, or related field.
• 3+ years of technical leadership guiding engineering delivery or cross-platform implementations.
• Hands-on development/automation using Python and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM access configurations and automation for AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Own the holistic cloud IAM engineering product including models, configurations, processes, and controls.
• Establish secure access patterns and enforce least privilege across identities.
• Coordinate Okta/SailPoint/AD integrations and lead DevOps pipelines for cloud access configurations.
• Serve as Product Owner within SAFe Agile Release Train and manage backlog and acceptance criteria.

Skills

Cloud IAM

Technical leadership

Python

Terraform

SAFe/Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Okta

SailPoint IIQ

Active Directory

Job description

Synchrony is seeking a Cloud IAM Engineering Leader to drive end-to-end access governance across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will lead engineering, automation, and product ownership, define secure patterns, and implement compliant controls while partnering with the Cloud IAM Leader to shape roadmaps.

In this hybrid role, you’ll mentor engineers, manage SAFe ART backlog, and ensure least-privilege, auditable changes with measurable outcomes across identity integrations and platform security.