Senior IAM Engineer — Hybrid, Equity & Impact

Tanium; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanium seeks a Staff IAM engineer to design, implement, and manage IAM and IGA across its corporate infrastructure. You will evaluate new IAM/IGA technologies, partner with cross-functional teams, and keep our identity ecosystem secure, compliant, and efficient.

This hybrid role requires work in Reston, VA three days per week and offers a competitive base salary with equity and benefits. Your focus will be on lifecycle management, policy alignment, and incident response across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in identity and access management, including IGA integrations with HRIS systems.
• Experience implementing, configuring, and managing an IGA product (Lumos, SailPoint, Saviynt, etc.).
• Hands-on expertise with Entra ID and Active Directory in a hybrid environment.
• Strong onboarding/offboarding standards and lifecycle workflows.
• PowerShell scripting and familiarity with security/compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, HIPAA).

Responsibilities

• Design and manage IAM/IGA solutions across corporate infrastructure, including SSO, MFA, and PAM.
• Build identity automation for onboarding, off-boarding, entitlements, and approvals.
• Own the identity lifecycle and monitor/document improvements.
• Partner with GRC to develop IAM/IGA policies and standards for regulatory compliance.
• Assess IAM systems for security gaps and ensure patch and policy compliance.
• Lead technical delivery on IAM/IGA projects, upgrades, migrations, and integrations.
• Respond to and resolve IAM-related incidents.
• Mentor engineers across IT and Security and stay current with industry trends.
• Maintain comprehensive system design documentation.

Skills

IAM/IGA design

SSO MFA PAM

PowerShell scripting

Hybrid environment

Policy & compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Lumos

SailPoint

Saviynt

Entra ID

Active Directory

Job description

Tanium seeks a Staff IAM engineer to design, implement, and manage IAM and IGA across its corporate infrastructure. You will evaluate new IAM/IGA technologies, partner with cross-functional teams, and keep our identity ecosystem secure, compliant, and efficient.

This hybrid role requires work in Reston, VA three days per week and offers a competitive base salary with equity and benefits. Your focus will be on lifecycle management, policy alignment, and incident response across the organization.