Senior IAM Engineer

Reserv; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO policy

Family leave policy

Work from anywhere

Equipment provided

Job summary

Reserv is hiring a senior IAM security engineer to own identity lifecycle, access controls, and governance across our cloud platforms. You will implement least-privilege, run risk-based reviews, and lead insider-threat investigations in a fast-paced startup environment.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years in cybersecurity with 4+ in IAM, strong Okta expertise, and hands-on scripting in Python/PowerShell. This role supports remote work nationwide with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in cybersecurity or a related role with 4+ focusing on IAM.
• Experience with Okta as the identity source of truth.
• Exposure to cloud IAM in AWS and RBAC/ABAC design.
• Strong scripting in Python or PowerShell and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Administer end-to-end identity lifecycle for employees, contractors, and adjusters.
• Manage access certifications and enforce least privilege.
• Just-in-time elevation across Okta, AWS, and platforms.
• Identify anomalies and coordinate investigations of insider threats.
• Support SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and state data-security compliance.
• Mentor reviewers to scale access hygiene across teams.

Skills

Okta IAM

Python

PowerShell

Cloud IAM AWS

RBAC ABAC

SAML OIDC OAuth

Just-in-time elevation

REST APIs

HIPAA GDPR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field

Tools

Rippling

Okta Workflows

Job description

About Reserv

Reserv is an insurtech creating and incubating cutting-edge AI and automation technology to bring efficiency and simplicity to claims. Founded by insurtech veterans with deep experience in SaaS and digital claims, Reserv is venture-backed by Bain Capital and Altai Ventures and began operations in May 2022. We are focused on automating highly manual tasks to tackle long-standing problems in claims and set a new standard for TPAs, insurance technology providers, and adjusters alike. We have ambitious (but attainable!) goals and need people who can work in an evolving environment. If building a leading TPA and the prospect of tackling the long-standing challenges of the claims role sounds exciting, we can't wait to meet you.

About Reserv

Reserv is an insurtech creating and incubating cutting-edge AI and automation technology to bring efficiency and simplicity to claims. Founded by insurtech veterans with deep experience in SaaS and digital claims, Reserv is venture-backed by Bain Capital and Altai Ventures and began operations in May 2022. We are focused on automating highly manual tasks to tackle long-standing problems in claims and set a new standard for TPAs, insurance technology providers, and adjusters alike. We have ambitious (but attainable!) goals and need people who can work in an evolving environment. If building a leading TPA and the prospect of tackling the long-standing challenges of the claims role sounds exciting, we can't wait to meet you.

Location Requirement

Candidates must reside in an eligible U.S. state throughout employment. We are unable to hire candidates residing in California, Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, or outside the United States.

What You'll Do

• Administer the identity lifecycle end to end. Automated joiner, mover and leaver for employees, contractors and independent adjusters, driven by HRIS.
• Manage access certifications. Real reviewers, real remediation, real evidence. Assuring least privilege.
• Assure standing admin access. Just-in-time elevation across Okta, AWS, and our claims and payment platforms.
• Anomaly identification. Build and tune detection for access anomalies, dormant account reactivation, and privilege escalation.
• Incidents and Insider Threat Investigations. Reconstruct the access timeline, scope the exposure, preserve the evidence, and contain it fast.
• Automation. Python, PowerShell, Okta Workflows and APIs, facilitating audit preparation.
• Auditing. SOC 2, carrier client assessments, HIPAA, GDPR, and state insurance data security requirements, plus logical access controls over the systems that matter to the books.
• Standardization. Mentor and coach business reviewers so access hygiene scales past you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a Cybersecurity or relevant role; with minimum 4+ focused squarely on identity and access management.
• IGA platform experience with Okta (required).
• Rippling or a comparable modern HRIS used as an identity source of truth.
• Security+, Okta Certified Administrator / Consultant, or relevant.
• Identity threat detection, Identity Security Posture Management, or insider threat program experience.
• Scaling IAM through high growth or surge onboarding.
• Deep hands-on Okta: SSO, SCIM, Lifecycle Management, workflows, and policy design.
• Enhanced understanding of SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, MFA and conditional access.
• Documented privileged access experience: vaulting, just-in-time elevation, credential rotation.
• Cloud IAM in AWS: roles, policies, federation, permission boundaries.
• RBAC and ABAC design, entitlement modeling, and SoD enforcement.
• Scripting and automation in Python or PowerShell against REST APIs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field.
• Manage confidential work such as investigations and separations with discretion.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience working in a cloud-first or startup environment.

Benefits

• Generous health-insurance package with nationwide coverage, vision, & dental
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Competitive PTO policy - we want our employees fresh, healthy, happy, and energized!
• Generous family leave policy after 8 months of continuous work
• Work from anywhere to facilitate your work life balance
• Apple laptop, large second monitor, and other quality-of-life equipment you may want. Technology is something that should make your life easier, not harder!

At Reserv, we value diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences and believe that diversity in viewpoints and critical thinking drives innovation, first-principles thinking, and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from all walks of life to apply. If you believe you are a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you!