Senior IAM Engineer - Cloud Security (Remote Canada)

Marqeta, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 97,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

Equity

Annual development stipend

Flexible vacation time

Parental leave top-up

Job summary

Marqeta is seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM) in a 100% cloud-based environment. You will shape and implement modern IAM strategies across AWS and SaaS integrations, driving least-privilege and zero-trust principles.

With 8+ years in IAM, you’ll lead projects, collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Infra teams, and mentor junior engineers while adapting IAM controls across the engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Strong experience with IAM tools (Okta, CyberArk, Ping, SailPoint).
• Deep knowledge of IAM in cloud-native environments, especially AWS IAM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead implementation of robust IAM strategies aligned with cloud-native architecture.
• Expand and operationalize IAM program across IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, access management, secrets management, and certificate lifecycle.
• Automate identity provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews using AI tools and infrastructure-as-code.
• Design IAM integrations for AWS-native services, SaaS platforms, and third-party identity tools.
• Promote and enforce least privilege and zero-trust principles through scalable access controls and policy automation.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical lead for IAM-related projects.
• Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Infra teams to embed IAM controls across engineering lifecycle.
• Stay ahead of evolving cloud threats and compliance requirements.

Skills

IAM tools

AWS IAM

Infrastructure as Code

SAML/OIDC

Directory services

Python/PowerShell

Compliance standards

CI/CD integration

Leadership & communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years

Master’s degree with 5+ years

PhD with 3+ years

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Marqeta is seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM) in a 100% cloud-based environment. You will shape and implement modern IAM strategies across AWS and SaaS integrations, driving least-privilege and zero-trust principles.

With 8+ years in IAM, you’ll lead projects, collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Infra teams, and mentor junior engineers while adapting IAM controls across the engineering lifecycle.