Staff Security Risk & Compliance Program Manager - Access Management
Core
Own Confluent's internal access management program, driving evolution toward machine and workload identity (S2S authentication, NHI, AI agent access) and establishing a coherent, least-privilege security posture across the Confluent Cloud platform.
Role type
Staff Security Risk & Compliance Program Manager (Access Management)
Builds
Enterprise-scale access governance frameworks, machine identity programs, and executive risk reporting cadences for the Confluent Cloud platform.
Domain
Cloud Security / Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enterprise access program management, machine and workload identity (NHI, S2S), least privilege & separation of duties, RBAC/ABAC, JIT/PAM, access review/certification, cloud infrastructure security (GCP/AWS/Azure), Kubernetes access models, GRC platform integration, cross-functional program leadership
Preferred skills
AI agent access patterns, access orchestration tooling, automated access decisioning
Technologies
GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Okta
Responsibilities
Define strategic roadmap for access management maturity; enforce S2S authentication and govern non-human identities; maintain Access Management Standard and policies; own access metrics and executive reporting; drive cross-functional delivery without direct authority; integrate with GRC and partner functions
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership
