Senior IAM Security Engineer – Identity & Access

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM) to design, implement, and continually improve enterprise identity security. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to deliver scalable identity solutions and security patterns across a complex enterprise.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering, strategic direction, and collaboration across multiple teams while maintaining security posture, operational efficiency,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of IT security experience or HS +7 years in IT security.
• 2+ years with security protocols, vulnerability tools, packet analyzers, scripting, and security suites.
• Experience in security engineering, identity engineering, or security infrastructure engineering.
• Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain information security architecture and configurations.
• Lead security projects, provide technical leadership, and drive risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with development teams to address threats and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Conduct security risk analyses and review third‑party software and contracts.
• Stay current on evolving security regulations and industry trends.
• Automate security processes and improve tooling via IaC and APIs.
• Manage encryption, authentication, and access control configurations.

Skills

Security engineering

Identity engineering

Vulnerability assessment

Scripting languages

Team leadership

Security architecture

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT Security

High School Diploma/GED + 7 years IT Security

Tools

Vulnerability assessment tools

Packet analyzers

Penetration testing tools

Security management suites

Job description

Walgreens is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM) to design, implement, and continually improve enterprise identity security. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to deliver scalable identity solutions and security patterns across a complex enterprise.

The role emphasizes hands‑on engineering, strategic direction, and collaboration across multiple teams while maintaining security posture, operational efficiency,