Manager, Security Engineering, Identity Access Management

Snap Inc.

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Monica, CA
Salary
$251,000–$377,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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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 55 open roles on FindRole.

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

As a Security Engineering Manager at Snap, you will lead and grow the Identity Access Management team, defining and executing technical strategies for IAM across cloud environments. Your daily responsibilities include designing scalable security controls, automating processes, and ensuring least privilege access while fostering developer productivity. You will also mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive security reviews and incident response efforts. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in managing security engineering teams, deep knowledge of IAM concepts like RBAC/ABAC, SSO, and privileged access management, and hands-on expertise with GCP or AWS. Strong software engineering skills, familiarity with container and Kubernetes security principles, and proficiency in automation are crucial. This role involves building robust enterprise IAM platforms and scaling cloud access governance solutions at Snap’s large scale.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a team of security engineers focused on identity and access management.
  • Define and execute technical strategy for IAM, including authentication and authorization.
  • Design scalable security controls and automation across GCP and AWS environments.
  • Partner with engineering teams to enforce least privilege access while enabling productivity.
  • Drive security reviews, risk assessments, and incident response related to identity security.

What we're looking for

  • Over 8 years of post-bachelor’s security experience or equivalent.
  • Proven track record as an Engineering Manager for at least one year.
  • Extensive knowledge of IAM concepts and cloud security practices.
  • Experience designing and securing large-scale cloud environments in GCP/AWS.
  • Strong software engineering skills with automation, distributed systems expertise.
  • Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical and business stakeholders.

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