Senior IAM Engineer

Pax8, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pax8, Inc. is seeking a Senior IAM Engineer to ensure the availability, security, and scalability of internal systems. You will drive automation, identity governance, and integrations across Azure/AWS/GCP environments from a remote USA base.

Responsibilities include leading enterprise IT projects, defining best practices, and mentoring engineers within Pax8's Technology Services team. A hands-on, senior-level contribution is required to scale identity platforms globally.

Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise in IAM, identity governance, and access management.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Hands-on with Entra ID (Azure AD) lifecycle, access governance, and app integrations.
• Strong automation mindset with provisioning/deprovisioning pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot high-severity and complex incidents, guiding engineering teams to resolution.
• Lead design, deployment, and documentation of enterprise IT systems and automation workflows.
• Establish and enforce standards for availability, security, and automation reliability.
• Act as senior escalation point for critical incidents with risk-aware automation improvements.
• Design and implement infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability.
• Build and maintain API-driven automation across identity platforms and SaaS applications.

Skills

IAM

Azure/AWS/GCP

Entra ID

RBAC/ABAC

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

APIs/Automation

Automation

SRE concepts

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

n8n

Job description

Senior IAM Engineer | USA | Pax8 | Remote

As a senior member of Pax8’s internal Technology Services team, this role is dedicated to supporting the people of Pax8. The Senior IAM Engineer is responsible for the availability, security, scalability, and continuity of the internal systems our employees rely on every day. Operating within a high‑performing IT team, this role shares accountability for outcomes, technical excellence, and employee experience across the business.

Why This Role

This is a rare opportunity to operate at senior technical depth while helping define how identity, access, and automation scale across a high‑growth, AI‑forward organisation. You’ll join Pax8 at a time where new starters grow alongside new technology — influencing platforms, standards, and automation that impact thousands of partners and internal users worldwide.

Life at Pax8

Pax8 is a fast-moving, cloud-native technology marketplace with a culture built on trust, innovation, and genuine human connection. We’re proud of our inclusive, people‑first approach and our reputation for doing things differently — from how we build technology to how we hire and grow our teams. Learn more about life at Pax8 on pax8.com and explore how we’re shaping the future of the managed intelligence marketplace through our blog.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Troubleshooting Complex Technical Issues: Assess and diagnoses high‑severity and nonstandard technical issues, resolving incidents in alignment with established Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Act as a senior escalation consultant for Level I, II, and III engineers and leads resolution of cross‑system or enterprise‑wide incidents.
• Leading Project Work: Design, deploy,maintain, anddocumententerprise IT systems, integrations, and automation workflows. Lead the technical execution of large or complex projects, including architecture, security, automation, and operational readiness.
• E** stablishing Best Practices for Maintenance and Resolution: Establish and enforce standards for system availability, continuity, security, and automation reliability, including monitoring, alerting, backups, patching, access controls, and workflow resiliency.
• O** n Queue/Escalation Support: Act as a senior escalation point for critical incidents, applying sound judgment to assess urgency, impact, and risk while identifying opportunities to improve incident response through automation and tooling enhancements.
• Automation & Infrastructure Enablement: Design and implement infrastructureas code, workflow automation, and CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability and scalability.
• Automation & Infrastructure Enablement: Build andmaintainevent‑driven and API‑based automation across identity platforms, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems.
• Automation & Infrastructure Enablement: Leverage tools such as low‑code/no‑code platforms, custom scripts, and AI‑enabled workflows to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
• Automation & Infrastructure Enablement: Establish automation standards and reusable patterns, driving adoption across Technology Services.
• C** ontributing to Knowledge Bases: Author andmaintainadvanced technical documentation, SOPs, integration diagrams, and automation artifacts. Ensures documentation supports operational sustainability and audit readiness.
• Personal Development & Mentoring Others: Drive continuous learning andmentorengineers by sharing automation patterns, integration strategies, and real‑world implementation experience. Provides technical leadership for roadmap planning, audits, compliance reviews, and governance initiatives.

The Impact You’ll Make:

Your work will directly improve security posture, operational scale, and employee experience across Pax8. By enabling reliable automation and strong governance, you’ll help the business move faster with confidence — supporting teams, partners, and customers at global scale.

Skills & Experience You’ll Bring:

• Subjectmatterexpertisein enterprise systems engineering, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and access governance frameworks.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including identity lifecycle management, access governance, and enterprise application integrations.
• Strong experiencedesigning and maintaining automated provisioningand deprovisioning pipelines.
• Advanced knowledge of RBAC and ABAC access models and enforcement of least‑privilege strategies.
• Strong automation background, including:
• Infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform)
• CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions
• Workflow automation platforms such as n8n or similar orchestration tools
• Scripted and API‑driven integrations