Senior IAM Architect & Platform Engineer

Early Warning Services LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Family planning support

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a Sr. Staff IAM Engineer to advance enterprise identity and access management capabilities across cloud and on‑premises environments. The role leads complex IAM initiatives, mentors engineers, and partners with Security, Architecture, and Risk teams to ensure secure design practices.

You will drive identity lifecycle processes, integration with enterprise apps and HR systems, and develop automation patterns to improve delivery and control consistency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent).
• Typically 12 years of experience in engineering enterprise IAM solutions.
• Advanced expertise in IAM concepts: lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, and governance.
• Experience designing/integrating IAM solutions in complex cloud/on-prem environments.
• Strong leadership and communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, engineering, and integration of IAM solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Act as technical expert for identity governance, authentication, and privileged access.
• Define IAM standards, patterns, and practices to enable secure deployments.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with security, architecture, and business teams.
• Provide guidance and handle root-cause analysis for IAM issues.

Skills

IAM concepts

Identity lifecycle

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/InfoSec/IT or related field

Tools

Saviynt

SailPoint

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

PKI

Job description

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a Sr. Staff IAM Engineer to advance enterprise identity and access management capabilities across cloud and on‑premises environments. The role leads complex IAM initiatives, mentors engineers, and partners with Security, Architecture, and Risk teams to ensure secure design practices.

You will drive identity lifecycle processes, integration with enterprise apps and HR systems, and develop automation patterns to improve delivery and control consistency.