Senior Staff Identity & Access Management Engineer

Early Warning Services

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Scottsdale, AZChicago, IL
Salary
$160,000–$200,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Below market

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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

Early Warning Services currently has 83 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,000–$200,000 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Identity & Access Management Engineer

The Sr. Staff Identity & Access Management Engineer serves as a technical expert within the security and architecture landscape, advancing enterprise identity and access management capabilities. This role involves leading the architecture, design, and engineering of IAM solutions across cloud and on-premises environments. Key responsibilities include managing identity lifecycle processes, authentication, authorization, and privileged access while developing automation and reusable engineering patterns. The engineer will utilize technologies such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, Active Directory, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. Core competencies include proficiency with Saviynt, SailPoint, Okta, and Microsoft Entra ID, alongside scripting in Python or PowerShell. The position addresses complex security challenges to ensure scalable, resilient access controls within a highly regulated financial services environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture, design, and engineering of enterprise IAM solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
  • Serve as a technical expert for identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access.
  • Develop automation and reusable engineering patterns to improve IAM delivery and reduce manual processes.
  • Engineer and optimize integrations between IAM platforms and enterprise applications, directories, and HR systems.
  • Define and evolve IAM engineering standards, patterns, and technical practices for the organization.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers on complex IAM initiatives and troubleshooting.
  • Participate in production support and escalation activities, including an on-call rotation as required.
  • Maintain architecture, configuration, and engineering documentation for all IAM platforms and solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Typically has 12 years of experience or a demonstrated portfolio consistent with the experience required for the role.
  • Advanced expertise in IAM concepts including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, identity governance, and privileged access.
  • Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, and supporting IAM solutions in complex enterprise cloud and/or on-premises environments.
  • Strong understanding of modern authentication, federation, and provisioning protocols such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
  • Experience providing technical leadership, coaching, or mentorship to other engineers.
  • Experience with Saviynt, SailPoint, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable technologies (preferred).

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