Manager, Security Engineering, Identity Access Management

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Salary
$251,000–$377,000 / yr
Posted
100 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $314k
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About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.

Snap Inc. currently has 76 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Manager, Security Engineering, Identity Access Management

Manager, Security Engineering, Identity Access Management leads a team of security engineers focused on identity and access management across cloud and infrastructure environments. The role involves defining technical strategies for authentication, authorization, privileged access, and access governance while designing scalable security controls and automation. You will partner with engineering teams to enforce least privilege access, conduct risk assessments, and manage incident response efforts. Key technologies include GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, and AI tools used to streamline development workflows. The position requires expertise in RBAC/ABAC, SSO, OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, and infrastructure-as-code. This role addresses the critical challenge of securing large-scale cloud environments by balancing robust security requirements with developer productivity and system scalability. You will mentor engineers and influence cross-functional stakeholders on long-term technical direction for identity systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a team of security engineers focused on identity and access management.
  • Define and execute the technical strategy for authentication, authorization, privileged access, and governance.
  • Design and implement scalable security controls and automation across GCP and AWS environments.
  • Utilize AI tools and high-velocity workflows to develop production-ready code and services.
  • Partner with engineering teams to enforce least privilege access while maintaining developer productivity.
  • Drive security reviews, risk assessments, and incident response efforts related to identity security.
  • Mentor engineers and influence cross-functional stakeholders on IAM strategy and technical direction.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of post-Bachelor's security experience, or a Master’s with 7+ years, or a PhD with 4+ years.
  • At least 1 year of experience as an Engineering Manager.
  • Experience leading security initiatives related to identity, access management, or cloud security.
  • Deep understanding of IAM concepts including authentication, authorization, RBAC/ABAC, SSO, and privileged access management.
  • Experience designing and securing large-scale cloud environments in GCP and/or AWS.
  • Strong software engineering skills including automation, distributed systems, and container/Kubernetes security.
  • Master’s degree in a technical field + 7+ years of post-grad security.

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