Staff Security Engineer - IAM
Aledade, Austin, TX
- Pay
- Not listed by the employer
- Work type
- Remote
- Level
- Staff
- Area
- Security engineering
- Posted
- Aug 6, 2026
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About the role
The Staff Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security identity services that support our business. You will understand data and automation are important ingredients to our mission and know how to actively employ these ingredients at scale. Beyond the technical expertise, we value individuals who can partner cross-functionally across various teams, driving impactful outcomes and further securing our digital landscape.
Primary Duties -
Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of comprehensive security strategies and solutions.
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Design and deploy advanced identity security controls to safeguards networks, systems, and applications.
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Work across disciplines to shape our security services strategy and execution
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Set and uphold the standard for security processes to support high-quality engineering
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Mentor and galvanize new engineers to do their best work
Minimum Qualifications -
BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field
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8+ years of experience in software or security engineering within Cloud Native environments
Domain Specific Minimum Requirements
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Cloud IAM Architecture: Deep knowledge of cloud security architectures (AWS IAM, Azure Entra ID, or GCP IAM), including designing/enforcing least-privilege roles, RBAC/ABAC, and permission policies.
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Identity Protocols & Governance: Proficiency in identity standards and federation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, LDAP/Directory Services), user lifecycle automation, SSO, MFA, and Just-In-Time (JIT) access.
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Automation & IaC: Strong hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and scripting (Python or PowerShell) to automate identity provisioning, drift detection, and access workflows.
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Non-Human Identity (NHI) Fundamentals: Practical experience managing service accounts, API keys, bots, and automated workload identities across cloud infrastructure.
Preferred KSA’s -
Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems at scale
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Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP
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Experience building continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines
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Familiarity with server-side web technologies (eg: Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go)
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4+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long-term business value
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Experience with health-tech systems, like Electronic Health Records, Clinical data, etc.
Domain Specific Experience
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