Senior IAM Engineer
A top-tier hedge fund is hiring a Senior IAM Engineer to help shape the future of its identity and access management infrastructure. This is a high-impact engineering role at the intersection of security, scale, and performance-ideal for someone who thrives in technically rigorous environments.
The Opportunity
You'll join a small, highly skilled team responsible for building and securing the identity backbone of the firm. From foundational directory services to cloud-native authentication platforms, your work will directly support the firm's trading, research, and engineering operations.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement next-generation identity platforms
- Build and maintain resilient authentication and authorization services across on-prem and cloud environments
- Lead firm-wide initiatives to improve security posture and operational efficiency
- Develop automation pipelines using Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane
- Extend and integrate IAM solutions such as Azure AD, Okta, and PingFed
- Contribute to internal libraries and governance platforms (Java, Python, Go)
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years in software or security engineering
- Deep expertise in IAM concepts: authentication, federation, zero trust, PKI
- Experience with foundational identity services (Active Directory, LDAP, PKI)
- Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Python, Terraform HCL, or Rego
- A track record of solving complex technical and organizational challenges
Why This Role?
This is more than a security role-it's a chance to influence the architecture of a world-class technology organization. You'll work on systems that demand reliability, speed, and security at scale, alongside engineers who value precision and impact.
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