Senior Staff IAM Software Engineer

ServiceNow; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

ServiceNow is seeking a senior, staff-level software engineer focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM). This role offers fully remote or flexible work options and is based in Maine, serving North America. You will design, build, and scale IAM systems to protect enterprise assets.

As a senior contributor, you will mentor peers, influence technical direction, and collaborate with distributed teams across the region to deliver secure, reliable identity infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a software engineer with deep exposure to Identity and Access Management concepts and systems.
• Proficient in building production-grade software with emphasis on security, reliability, and scalability.
• Ability to operate independently as a senior staff-level contributor, including technical decision-making and cross-team influence.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain IAM software components and services used across the organization.
• Operate within the Digital Technology department to deliver secure identity infrastructure.
• Apply security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle for identity-related systems.
• Provide engineering leadership at the senior staff level and mentor peers.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across North America in a remote or flexible work arrangement.

Skills

IAM concepts

Security-focused engineering

Senior leadership

Job description

Role overview

This is a senior, staff-level software engineering position focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM) within a Digital Technology organization. The role is fully remote or flexible, based in Maine, and is part of a regular full-time engineering team serving customers in North America. The work centers on building, securing, and scaling identity systems that protect enterprise digital assets.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain IAM software components and services used across the organization.
• Operate within the Digital Technology department to deliver secure, reliable identity infrastructure.
• Apply security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle for identity-related systems.
• Contribute engineering leadership at the senior staff level, mentoring peers and influencing technical direction.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across North America in a remote or flexible work arrangement.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience as a software engineer, with deep exposure to Identity and Access Management concepts and systems.
• Proficiency in building production-grade software with strong attention to security, reliability, and scalability.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently as a senior staff-level contributor, including technical decision-making and cross-team influence.
• Eligibility to work as a regular full-time employee in the United States.
• Comfort working remotely or flexibly, with effective collaboration across distributed engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Experience working within a large, geographically distributed Digital Technology or IT organization.
• Familiarity with enterprise security cost-center operations and the tooling that supports them.