Senior IAM Engineer — Secure Access & Automation

Early Warning Services LLC; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

Paid Time Off

12 weeks Paid Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a Sr. Staff Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer to drive security architecture across cloud and on‑prem systems.

The role requires deep expertise in identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access, with the ability to lead complex IAM initiatives. You will mentor engineers, define engineering standards, and collaborate with Security, Architecture, Risk, and business teams to strengthen controls and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in CS/IT.
• 12+ years in IAM engineering with enterprise scope.
• Experience with cloud and on‑prem IAM architectures.
• Strong knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and engineering of enterprise IAM across cloud and on‑prem.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.
• Define IAM standards, patterns, and practices for secure implementations.
• Troubleshoot complex IAM platform issues; perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with security, architecture, risk, and business stakeholders.
• Develop automation to reduce manual IAM tasks.

Skills

IAM concepts

Identity governance

Authentication

Authorization

Privileged access

Directory services

Identity lifecycle

SAML

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

SCIM

Cloud & on-prem

Leadership/mentorship

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Saviynt

SailPoint

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

AWS

Azure

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

Job description

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a Sr. Staff Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer to drive security architecture across cloud and on‑prem systems.

The role requires deep expertise in identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access, with the ability to lead complex IAM initiatives. You will mentor engineers, define engineering standards, and collaborate with Security, Architecture, Risk, and business teams to strengthen controls and automation.