Staff Identity Security Engineer – Remote (Stock Options)

Aledade; Jackson (TN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Health, dental & vision insurance

PTO and holidays

Sabbatical program

Job summary

Aledade PBC is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to design, implement, and sustain identity security services that scale across cloud environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security into engineering workflows and automate provisioning, attestation, and access controls.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in software or security engineering in Cloud Native settings, deep knowledge of IAM architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), and hands-on IaC proficiency.

Qualifications

• BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software or security engineering within Cloud Native environments.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security architectures (AWS IAM, Azure Entra ID, or GCP IAM).
• Proficiency in identity standards and federation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, LDAP/Directory Services).
• Automation with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and scripting (Python or PowerShell).
• Experience managing service accounts, API keys, bots, and automated workload identities across cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of comprehensive security strategies and solutions.
• Design and deploy advanced identity security controls to safeguard networks, systems, and applications.
• Work across disciplines to shape our security services strategy and execution.
• Set and uphold the standard for security processes to support high-quality engineering.
• Mentor and galvanize new engineers to do their best work.

Skills

Cloud IAM Architecture

Identity Protocols & Governance

Automation & IaC

Non-Human Identity (NHI)

Security strategy

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Aledade PBC is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to design, implement, and sustain identity security services that scale across cloud environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security into engineering workflows and automate provisioning, attestation, and access controls.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in software or security engineering in Cloud Native settings, deep knowledge of IAM architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), and hands-on IaC proficiency.