Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - CIAM (Remote)

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is looking for a Senior CIAM Engineer to join their team in Atlanta, Georgia. This role involves supporting the THDCustomerIAM platform to ensure secure and scalable customer authentication. You will utilize tools like ForgeRock and Ping Identity and work on automation workflows for cybersecurity.

Preferred qualifications include experience in AI/ML-based DevSecOps and cloud IAM solutions. This is an on-site position requiring at least 3 years of work experience in a related field and a high school diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in CIAM engineering.
• Strong understanding of data analysis and fraud detection.
• Knowledge of cloud identity management solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver execution plans and align on problem-solving.
• Design automation workflows for data collection.
• Develop threat hunting and data analysis strategies.
• Identify new technologies for detecting malicious activity.
• Build and configure cybersecurity defense capabilities.

Skills

CIAM engineering

Authentication/Authorization frameworks

AI/ML DevSecOps

Agile principles

Identity Fraud Prevention

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ForgeRock

Ping Identity

Azure AD

Google Identity

Job description

Position Purpose

The Home Depot is seeking a Senior CIAM Engineer to support the THDCustomerIAM online identity platform, ensuring seamless, secure, and scalable customer authentication and authorization experiences. This role will be a critical member of the CIAM team, working with ForgeRock, Ping Identity, and other cutting‑edge identity solutions to drive intelligent access, journey orchestration, and low‑code/no‑code development. Strong experience/proficiency in CIAM engineering, Authentication/Authorization frameworks, high‑scale customer‑facing identity platforms, AI/ML DevSecOps & Agile principles, and Identity Fraud Prevention.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Execution, Plans & Align, Problem Solving
• Design automation workflows and capabilities in support of data collection, investigation and incident response
• Develop threat hunting and data analysis strategy and capabilities
• Identify and propose new technologies, methodologies and/or approaches to detecting malicious activity
• Utilize indicators to scope and respond proactively to emerging threats
• Design, build, configure, maintain and monitor cybersecurity threat defense capabilities and user access management

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

• This position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager
• This position has 0 direct reports

Travel Requirements

• No travel required.

Physical Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML-based DevSecOps, Data-Analysis, Fraud Detection & Identity Verification.
• Knowledge of Cloud IAM (Azure AD, Google Identity).
• Familiarity with zero-trust security models and passwordless authentication.

Minimum Education

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Preferred Education

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience

• None

Certifications

• None

Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results