Senior IAM Automation & Security Engineering Lead

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist in Atlanta seeks an experienced leader to drive IAM AuthN/AuthZ engineering, automation, data workflows, and AI-enabled automation. You will transform manual IAM processes into scalable, secure solutions and partner across security, risk, and business teams to deliver measurable improvements.

You will mentor developers and analysts, define governance, and deliver data pipelines, dashboards, and repeatable patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and work experience in cybersecurity, information technology, or related field.
• Advanced certifications in cybersecurity (e.g., CISSP, CEH) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, prioritizes high-value automation, AI augmentation, and data engineering opportunities across IAM operations and engineering delivery.
• Leads a small engineering and automation function to design, develop, deploy, and sustain repeatable solutions.
• Develops pilots and scalable implementation plans for AI-enabled workflow automation and analytics.
• Partners with IAM teams, architecture, security, risk, and compliance to translate problems into secure technical solutions.
• Builds data pipelines, dashboards, metrics, and insights to increase visibility into IAM operations and service health.
• Automates repetitive engineering, reporting, and evidence-gathering workflows for quality and speed.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Security testing

Penetration testing

CI/CD

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity/IT or related field

Tools

GitLab SaaS

Job description

Truist in Atlanta seeks an experienced leader to drive IAM AuthN/AuthZ engineering, automation, data workflows, and AI-enabled automation. You will transform manual IAM processes into scalable, secure solutions and partner across security, risk, and business teams to deliver measurable improvements.

You will mentor developers and analysts, define governance, and deliver data pipelines, dashboards, and repeatable patterns.