Lead Engineering, Authentication Engineering (Senior Manager)
Core
Lead the design, implementation, and advancement of enterprise authentication platforms and solutions for a large insurance company.
Role type
Senior Manager, Authentication Engineering
Builds
Enterprise authentication platforms, directory infrastructure, MFA, PKI, privileged access management, and vaulting solutions
Domain
Insurance / Cybersecurity / Identity Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enterprise authentication engineering, Active Directory, Entra ID, PKI solutions, multifactor authentication, on-prem and cloud authentication (AWS, Azure, GCP), automation, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, technical leadership, people development, security posture management, service reliability and observability
Preferred skills
Privileged Access Management and Vaulting solutions, hardware tokens/smart cards, authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Kerberos, LDAP), scripting (PowerShell, Python), Full Stack Java development, security standards and compliance (NIST, ISO, PCI, HIPAA, Sox)
Technologies
Active Directory, Entra ID, Hashicorp, Entrust, Sectigo, DigiCert, Microsoft Authenticator, Duo, AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Teraform, Ansible, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secrets Manager, Yubikey, Thales
Responsibilities
Partner with Product Management for strategy and roadmap creation; Lead strategy, architecture, and engineering of enterprise authentication solutions; Design and modernize authentication solutions including MFA, PKI, SSO, and cloud-native platforms; Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code practices; Lead large-scale authentication migrations and technology transformations; Partner with security, infrastructure, cloud, application, and AI teams; Provide technical leadership and coaching to Managing Engineers; Influence clients and partners to prioritize enterprise benefit and risk reduction; Strengthen security posture by implementing controls based on audit and threat modeling findings; Own reliability and operational excellence of authentication services; Evaluate emerging technologies and establish engineering standards
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on technical leadership with people management