Senior Specialist, Lead Zero Trust Identity Security Engineering
Core
Technical lead for workforce identity platforms, owning end-to-end identity architecture, authentication flows, and Zero Trust security controls.
Role type
Senior IC Identity Security Engineering Lead
Builds
Production identity platforms (Okta, Ping, Entra), directory integrations, and automated identity infrastructure
Domain
Cybersecurity / Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Identity architecture design, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC / SAML / SCIM / JWT, Directory services (AD, LDAP), Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, Okta, Ping Identity, Incident response, Technical leadership
Preferred skills
Supplier-risk mitigation strategies, Enterprise-scale group strategy, SRE-style operational maturity, Mentorship
Technologies
Okta, PingFederate, PingOne, Ping Directory, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Active Directory
Responsibilities
Lead design reviews for IdP resiliency and failover, Engineer and maintain directory integrations across cloud and on-prem environments, Automate provisioning and drift detection for identity platforms, Partner with CSOC and audit teams on control validation and incident response, Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, Troubleshoot complex authentication and federation failures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities