Security Engineer

Adobe

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Location
Seattle, WASan Jose, CA
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Posted
133 days ago
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Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

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TL;DR · Security Engineer

JOB TITLE: Security Engineer The Security Engineer joins the Identity Architecture & Solutions team to build and operationalize scalable identity and SaaS security capabilities. This technical role focuses on reducing identity-centric risk by engineering and deploying Zero-Trust access controls for workforce and service identities using RBAC and ABAC standards. Key responsibilities include hardening privileged access, migrating administrators to right-sized entitlements, and implementing SaaS security posture controls for platforms like M365, Slack, GitHub, Workday, and Google. The engineer will instrument identity metrics, publish dashboards for privilege drift, and participate in architecture standards. Required skills include experience with Entra ID, AD, Okta, and SailPoint, alongside knowledge of network and cloud protection. Preferred qualifications include scripting with Python or PowerShell, infrastructure-as-code via Terraform, and familiarity with secrets management tools like Vault or Teleport.

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What you'll do

  • Engineer and deploy Zero-Trust access controls using RBAC and ABAC standards for workforce and service identities.
  • Harden privileged access by migrating administrators to right-sized entitlements and eliminating long-lived elevated access.
  • Implement SaaS security posture controls and define security baselines for platforms like M365, Slack, and GitHub.
  • Build remediation runbooks and establish success measurements for SaaS security posture.
  • Instrument identity metrics to track authentication, authorization, and entitlement changes.
  • Publish dashboards for privilege drift, misconfigurations, and access sprawl.
  • Coordinate risky identity events to established security alert procedures.
  • Develop architecture and standards implementation guides to reduce enterprise risk over time.

What we're looking for

  • Awareness of enterprise security controls and concepts, including development and application.
  • Familiarity reviewing enterprise identity controls and solutions using Entra ID, AD, Okta, and SailPoint (or equivalents).
  • Knowledge of core information technology concepts associated with network, user, and data protection, and common cloud platforms.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate with IT, security teams, and the business to develop security outcomes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate problems and solutions to peers and technical specialists.
  • Ability to deliver measurable outcomes in a technical environment that aligns with long-term goals.
  • Engineering awareness of secure access control solutions, secrets management, and CI/CD solutions (preferred).
  • Scripting/automation knowledge in Python or PowerShell and curiosity about infrastructure-as-code (preferred).
  • 2+ years of relevant experience (preferred).
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (preferred).
  • Experience in enterprise environments as a member of a technical team (preferred).

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