Senior Identity Access Management Engineer

Roku; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity awards

Parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Roku is seeking a senior-level Identity Engineer to advance its Zero‑Trust architecture and standardize identity across a distributed workforce, focused on Microsoft Entra ID, SSO, and RBAC.

You will lead cross‑functional IAM initiatives, automate identity workflows, and integrate enterprise apps in Azure Entra ID, while enforcing least‑privilege access and policy‑driven controls.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in identity and access management with cloud tech, especially Microsoft ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM standardization across regions and enterprise apps.
• Automate IAM workflows and scripts; build pipelines from scratch.
• Onboard applications to Azure Entra ID including SSO, CA, and RBAC.
• Enhance privileged access management and auditability across distributed workforce.
• Collaborate with IT, Networking, and Security to resolve identity issues.

Skills

IAM

Microsoft Entra ID

PowerShell

Azure CLI

RBAC

SAML/OpenID/OAuth

Zero Trust

Education

B.S. in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Azure Entra

Azure AD

Microsoft Graph API

Job description

Roku is seeking a senior‑level Identity Engineer to enhance its Zero‑Trust architecture, drive standardization initiatives, and optimize its Microsoft‑centric identity platform for a geographically distributed workforce.

For California only: the estimated annual salary for this position is between $158,000 and $279,000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors such as skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise‑wide IAM standardization, including identity lifecycle, access governance, and policy enforcement across global regions.
• Drive automation across IAM to streamline administration and deliver a smoother user experience.
• Support enterprise applications onboarding into Azure Entra ID, including SSO, Conditional Access, and role‑based access control (RBAC).
• Enhance privileged access management and implement scalable monitoring, alerting, and auditability solutions to support a secure, geographically distributed workforce.
• Collaborate with IT, Networking, and Security teams to troubleshoot identity‑related issues and support global infrastructure initiatives.
• Advance Zero Trust Identity Fabric principles such as continuous verification, least‑privilege access, and identity‑aware policy enforcement across users, devices, workloads, and non‑human identities.
• Build identity automation with a DevOps mindset, writing scripts, developing pipelines, and engineering tooling from scratch rather than just configuring them.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands‑on experience with identity and access management and automating cloud technologies, particularly within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and identity‑related issues.
• Excellent communication skills, able to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Deep experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, Identity Governance, and Privileged Identity Management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 services: Exchange Online, Defender, Purview, Sentinel, Intune, and related platforms.
• Automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph API; working knowledge of Azure services such as Function Apps and Logic Apps.
• Experience in onboarding and managing enterprise applications in Azure Entra ID.
• Advanced knowledge of Azure Single Sign‑On (SSO) login methods, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML, and their integration with enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of privileged access tools (Azure PIM, CyberArk, etc.), secrets management (HashiCorp or Azure Key Vault), and workload identity patterns (SPIFFE & SPIRE).
• Familiarity with NHI governance concepts for service accounts and AI agents, and exposure to OPA / Rego or similar policy‑as‑code frameworks.
• Good to have familiarity with Microsoft Purview for DLP and data classification.
• Strong understanding of multi‑factor authentication and FIDO2.
• Familiarity with IT security frameworks and compliance standards.
• Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting practices for identity and access events.
• Basic understanding of email security and DNS.
• Experience with backup and recovery strategies for identity‑related services.
• Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Health insurance, life insurance, and disability benefits.
• Equity awards.
• Parental leave.
• Wellness benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources.
• Statutory and voluntary benefits, including healthcare (medical, dental, vision), commuter, and retirement options such as 401(k) and pension.
• Other benefits may vary by location and role; consult with a recruiter for details.

EEO and Accessibility

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail].