Staff Software Engineer, Security & IAM Architect

Tempus; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on Security to lead architectural initiatives across the security stack. You will set the technical vision, guide build-versus-buy decisions, IAM evolution, and cross-functional engineering best practices to scale platform innovation.

You will secure access in a decentralized microservices architecture with modern identity standards. You will enable core identity and authentication with SSO, OAuth, SAML, and SCIM, and you’ll architect agentic

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural initiatives for the security stack.
• Set technical vision and guide IAM evolution and cross-functional engineering practices.
• Enable core identity and authentication with SSO and modern standards (OAuth, SAML, SCIM) in a decentralized microservices architecture.
• Architect and secure agentic AI infrastructure to protect patient records and IP.

Job description

Tempus is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on Security to lead architectural initiatives across the security stack. You will set the technical vision, guide build-versus-buy decisions, IAM evolution, and cross-functional engineering best practices to scale platform innovation.

You will secure access in a decentralized microservices architecture with modern identity standards. You will enable core identity and authentication with SSO, OAuth, SAML, and SCIM, and you’ll architect agentic