Senior IAM Engineer: Cloud Identity Leader (Remote)

marqeta-inc; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first (Ontario/BC)

Base salary CAD 136,800–171,000

Annual bonus program

Health insurance options

Flexible vacation time

Floating holidays

Retirement savings with employer 贡献

Equity in a publicly-traded company

Monthly remote-work stipend

Annual professional development

Family-forming benefits

Parental leave with top-up

Job summary

Marqeta Inc. seeks a seasoned Senior Security Engineer to lead an IAM program in a cloud-native environment, combining hands-on engineering with strategic leadership across infrastructure, SaaS platforms, and AI/ML workloads.

This remote role supports candidates in Ontario or British Columbia, Canada, with a CAD salary range and annual bonus. The position includes health insurance options, flexible vacation, retirement savings, stipends, and family-friendly benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant IAM experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with IAM platforms (Okta, CyberArk, Ping, SailPoint).
• Deep knowledge of AWS IAM and federation patterns.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell) and IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Kerberos).
• Knowledge of directory platforms like Active Directory and LDAP; familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS).

Responsibilities

• Build and mature IAM governance capabilities including provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews.
• Implement and operate PAM controls for cloud-first infrastructure.
• Architect certificate lifecycle management for cloud-native services.
• Integrate IAM across clouds, SaaS platforms, and DevOps pipelines using IaC.
• Design secure access controls for AI/ML systems across training pipelines, datasets, models, and endpoints.
• Mentor engineers and embed identity controls across the engineering lifecycle.

Skills

IAM platforms

AWS IAM

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Infrastructure as Code

Auth protocols

Directory services

Compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Marqeta Inc. seeks a seasoned Senior Security Engineer to lead an IAM program in a cloud-native environment, combining hands-on engineering with strategic leadership across infrastructure, SaaS platforms, and AI/ML workloads.

This remote role supports candidates in Ontario or British Columbia, Canada, with a CAD salary range and annual bonus. The position includes health insurance options, flexible vacation, retirement savings, stipends, and family-friendly benefits.