Senior ID & Access Management Engineer

Navy Federal Credit Union; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Federal Credit Union seeks a Senior ID & Access Management Engineer to serve as Technical Lead and Product Owner for member identity platforms. You will blend hands‑on engineering with leadership, owning backlogs and guiding secure, scalable IAM solutions across environments.

Responsibilities include leading architecture discussions, guiding security best practices, and mentoring teams while delivering federated identities, MFA, and API security in a regulated financial services context.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise IAM platform experience (ForgeRock, Ping, SiteMinder, Azure AD).
• Experience deploying ForgeRock on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Strong knowledge of authentication/authorization, MFA, and federation.
• Experience with SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP, and API security.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, Groovy, and IAM scripting/configuration.
• Experience leading technical design reviews and guiding teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM architecture guidance across multiple projects and teams.
• Own IAM product backlog, prioritize features, define requirements, align with business goals.
• Translate business needs into technical designs, criteria, and implementation plans.
• Develop and support SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect federation integrations.
• Mentor engineers and promote DevSecOps and secure coding practices.
• Present solutions, risks, and roadmaps to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Technical leadership

Product ownership

IAM expertise

Stakeholder management

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

CISSP/CISA/CCSP or related security cert

Tools

ForgeRock on AKS

Ping

SiteMinder

Azure AD

LDAP/Directory Services

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior ID & Access Management Engineer to serve as a Technical Lead and Product Owner supporting Navy Federal's Client Identity, Authentication, Authorization, Federation, and Fraud Prevention platforms. This role combines hands‑on engineering expertise with technical leadership, solution design, stakeholder engagement, and product ownership to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient member identity solutions.

Responsibilities

• ForgeRock, ThreatMetrix, Ping, SiteMinder, Azure, LDAP/Directory Services, and federation technologies.
• Serve as technical lead for IAM initiatives, providing architecture guidance, engineering direction, and oversight across multiple projects and teams.
• Lead solutioning discussions with business, security, digital, fraud, infrastructure, and operations stakeholders to develop secure and innovative identity solutions.
• Act as Product Owner for IAM capabilities by managing product backlogs, prioritizing features, defining requirements, and aligning delivery with business objectives.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, features, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
• Develop and support SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and other federation integrations with internal and external partners.
• Conduct code reviews and design reviews to ensure compliance with security, scalability, performance, and maintainability standards.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices, secure coding standards, and DevSecOps principles.
• Implement changes across multiple environments using Agile, Change Management, and DevSecOps processes.
• Evaluate emerging IAM technologies, industry trends, and fraud prevention capabilities to drive continuous modernization.
• Present technical solutions, recommendations, risks, and roadmap updates to leadership and business stakeholders.
• Ensure the security, availability, resilience, and compliance of IAM platforms supporting member-facing channels.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with enterprise IAM platforms, including ForgeRock, Ping, SiteMinder, Azure AD, or similar technologies.
• Extensive experience deploying and supporting ForgeRock on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Strong knowledge of authentication, authorization, identity federation, MFA, fraud prevention, and access management technologies.
• Experience with SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP, Directory Services, and API security.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, Groovy, and IAM‑related scripting and configuration.
• Experience performing code reviews and leading technical design reviews.
• Experience serving as a Technical Lead, Product Owner, Engineering Lead, or Solution Lead.
• Proven ability to lead solutioning efforts and manage relationships with business stakeholders, executives, vendors, and technical teams.
• Experience managing Agile backlogs, prioritizing work based on business value and technical risk.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, planning, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• CISSP, CISA, CCSP, ForgeRock, Azure, Kubernetes, or other security and cloud certifications.
• Certified Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), or similar Agile certification.
• Experience leading large‑scale IAM modernization or migration initiatives.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Azure cloud services, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience within financial services, digital banking, or highly regulated environments.

Additional Information

Hours:

• Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM *24/7 availability in the event of an outage

Location:

• 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180

• 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526

About Us

Navy Federal provides much more than a job. We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed; and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks. Our approach to careers is simple yet powerful: Make our mission your passion.* FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For 2026* Yello and WayUp Top 100 Internship Programs 2025* Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT 2026* Most Loved Workplace - America's Top Most Loved Workplaces 2025* 2025 PEOPLE Companies That Care* Newsweek Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2026* Military Times 2025 Best for Vets Employers* Forbes 2026 America's Best Large Employers* Forbes 2025 America's Best Employers for New Grads* Forbes 2025 America's Best Employers for Tech Workers* 2025 RippleMatch Campus Forward Award Winner for Overall Excellence* Military.com Top Military Spouse Employers 2025* 2026 Handshake Early Talent Award* Newsweek America's Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging and Community 2026From Fortune Magazine. 2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. Fortune and Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For are registered trademarks of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. Fortune Magazine, Fortune Media (USA) Corporation, and its affiliates are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, Navy Federal Credit Union.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Accommodations:

If you need accommodation or assistance for a qualifying condition to complete the online application (or during any stage of the hiring process), you can contact Navy Federal's Medical Accommodations team at [e-mail] or by calling 1-888-503-6013. This team cannot provide any information on job postings or application status.

Disclaimers:

Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team's discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position. For additional details regarding compensation and benefits, review the Benefits page of the Navy Federal Career Site.

Bank Secrecy Act:

Remains cognizant of and adheres to Navy Federal policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.