Senior Security Engineer - Cloud Identity

Marqeta

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$136,800–$171,000 / yr
Posted
51 days ago

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This role $154k
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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$202,736 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $154k versus about $173k for comparable roles.

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About Marqeta

Marqeta is a modern card issuing platform that provides open API technology for businesses to create, issue, and manage customized payment cards, powering payment programs for fintech companies and enterprises. Industry: Financial Technology & Card Issuing

Marqeta currently has 27 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $136,100–$170,100 across 17 roles with salary data.

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As a Senior Security Engineer at Marqeta, you will join our dynamic security team to build and evolve robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies in a 100% cloud-based environment. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM), Certificate Lifecycle Management solutions, and integrating IAM across AWS services and SaaS platforms. You’ll also ensure secure access to AI/ML systems and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with DevOps teams to embed IAM controls throughout the engineering lifecycle. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with IAM tools like Okta and CyberArk, proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and a deep understanding of AWS IAM and compliance standards such as NIST and SOC 2. Additional skills in scripting languages like Python or PowerShell are highly valued to automate IAM operations effectively.

Skills

AWS IAM Terraform CloudFormation Python SAML OAuth2 OpenID Connect Active Directory LDAP CI/CD Kerberos NIST SOC 2 PCI DSS Okta CyberArk Lambda S3 DynamoDB RDS Aurora SNS SQS CloudTrail CloudWatch CodePipeline

What you'll do

  • Design and implement robust IAM strategies aligned with cloud-native architecture.
  • Expand and operationalize the IAM program across various tools and platforms.
  • Automate identity provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews using AI and IaC.
  • Design IAM integrations for AWS services, SaaS platforms, and third-party tools.
  • Promote least privilege and zero-trust principles through scalable access controls.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 5 years of IAM experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Expertise in AWS cloud-native IAM tools and technologies.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Strong understanding of compliance standards like NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS.
  • Experience integrating IAM into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
  • Hands-on scripting skills for automating IAM operations (Python, PowerShell).

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