Staff Identity and Access Management Engineer

Tanium; Emeryville (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanium seeks a Staff IAM engineer to design, implement, and manage IAM and IGA across Tanium’s corporate infrastructure. You will evaluate new IAM technologies, partner with cross-functional teams on strategy, and ensure security, compliance, and efficiency.

Responsibilities include lifecycle management, policy development with GRC, and incident response. Hybrid work in Emeryville, CA, with collaboration across IT and security teams.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in identity and access management, including IGA integrations with HRIS systems.
• Experience implementing, configuring, and managing an IGA product (Lumos, SailPoint, Saviynt, etc.).
• Hands-on with Entra ID and Active Directory (hybrid environments).
• Solid onboarding/off-boarding standards and lifecycle workflows.
• Scripting proficiency (PowerShell).
• Knowledge of security/compliance frameworks: ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, HIPAA.
• Experience with SSO, MFA, and PAM tooling.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage IAM/IGA solutions across corporate infrastructure (SSO, MFA, PAM).
• Build and maintain identity automation (onboarding/off-boarding, entitlements, workflows).
• Own the identity lifecycle and monitor/improve it.
• Develop and maintain IAM/IGA policies with GRC to meet regulatory requirements.
• Assess IAM systems for security gaps and ensure patch/policy compliance.
• Lead delivery on IAM/IGA projects (upgrades, migrations, integrations).
• Respond to IAM-related incidents and mentor engineers.
• Maintain system design documentation.

Skills

IAM/IGA experience

HRIS integrations

SSO/MFA/PAM tooling

Onboarding/off-boarding

PowerShell scripting

Security/compliance knowledge

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Lumos

SailPoint

Saviynt

Entra ID

Active Directory

PowerShell

Job description

The Basics

We’relooking for a Staff IAM engineer to design, implement, and manage identity and access management (IAM) and identity governance (IGA) solutions across Tanium’s corporate infrastructure.You’llevaluate new IAM/IGA technologies, partner with cross-functional teams on strategy, and keep our identity ecosystem secure, compliant, and efficient.

_This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of threedays per week: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA; or Reston, VA._

Whatyou’lldo

• Design and manage IAM/IGA solutions across corporate infrastructure, including SSO, MFA, and PAM
• Build and maintain identity automation - onboarding, off-boarding, entitlements, and approval workflows - and troubleshoot issues surfaced by testing, user, or peer feedback
• Own the identity lifecycle: monitor, document, and continuously improve it
• Partner with GRC to develop and maintain IAM/IGA policies and standards that satisfy regulatory requirements (ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
• Assess IAM systems regularly for security gaps and insure ongoing patch and policy compliance
• Lead technical delivery on IAM/IGA projects - upgrades, migrations, integrations - and monitor system performance to identify optimizations
• Respond to and resolve IAM-related incidents
• Mentor engineers across IT and Security and track industry trends to keep our IAM/IGA approach current
• Maintain system design documentation

We’relooking for someone with

• Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT or other relevant degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience
  • 8-10 years in identity and access management, including IGA integrations with HRIS systems (Workday, SuccessFactors, or similar)
  • Experience implementing, configuring, and managing an IGA product like Lumos, SailPoint, Saviynt, etc
  • Hands-on expertise with Entra ID and Active Directory (preferably in a hybrid environment) with respect to identity and access
  • Solid grasp of onboarding/off-boarding standards and lifecycle workflows
  • Scripting proficiency (PowerShell)
  • Working knowledge of security/compliance frameworks - ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, HIPAA
  • Experience with SSO, MFA, and PAM tooling
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the communication chops to work across IT, Security, and business teams
• Other
  • Comfortable working independently and juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

About Tanium

Tanium delivers the industry’s only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and securityoffering. Its platform is real-time, seamless, and autonomous, allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk. Securing more than 32M endpoints around the world, Tanium’s customers include Fortune 100 organizations, top US retailers, top US commercial banks, and branches of the U.S. Military. It also partners with the world’s biggest technology companies, system integrators, and managed service providers to help customers realize the full potential of their IT investments. Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for nine consecutive years and ranks on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. For more information on The Power of Certainty™, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

On a mission. Together.

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.

We are an organization with stakeholders around the world andit’simperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we dogreat things.

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.

Whatyou’llget

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 to $230,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.

In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.

Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact [e-mail]. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.