Senior Identity Engineer — IAM, SSO & Zero Trust Architect

90 Saia Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Saia Inc is seeking an experienced Identity & Access Management engineer to design, implement, and optimize authentication, authorization, and directory services across enterprise environments. You will deliver secure, scalable identity solutions aligned with security standards and zero-trust principles.

You will partner with application and infrastructure teams to integrate systems into centralized identity services, develop automation, and govern access controls with RBAC/ABAC.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of identity and access management engineering experience.
• Proficiency with enterprise identity platforms and authentication technologies.
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization standards for securing enterprise and cloud apps.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements advanced identity configurations including SSO and MFA.
• Builds secure identity integrations and automated provisioning workflows.
• Develops authentication patterns to support secure access for internal/external systems.
• Partners with apps and infra teams to integrate systems into central identity services.
• Creates automation scripts to streamline identity administration and access controls.
• Monitors configurations to remediate risks and anomalous activity.
• Establishes governance for RBAC/ABAC and access reviews.
• Mentors engineers and contributes to identity platform standards and roadmaps.

Skills

IAM engineering

Identity platforms

Authentication standards

Single sign-on

MFA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field

Job description

Saia Inc is seeking an experienced Identity & Access Management engineer to design, implement, and optimize authentication, authorization, and directory services across enterprise environments. You will deliver secure, scalable identity solutions aligned with security standards and zero-trust principles.

You will partner with application and infrastructure teams to integrate systems into centralized identity services, develop automation, and govern access controls with RBAC/ABAC.