Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – Security Services

Job Description

The Role:

• Lead secure application onboarding design and implementation across the enterprise

• Define and support authentication and authorization patterns including SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect

• Establish scalable standards for identity integration, access management, and application onboarding

Automation and Process Improvement

• Design and build automation to streamline onboarding, validation, configuration, and support processes

• Develop reusable tools, scripts, APIs, and workflows to reduce manual effort and improve consistency

• Expand self-service capabilities for application teams while maintaining security guardrails

Security Enablement

• Partner with application owners, developers, architects, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and guide secure onboarding

• Advise teams on secure integration patterns and control requirements

• Drive onboarding strategy aligned to cybersecurity, IAM, and enterprise architecture goals

• Support deployment and user adoption of enterprise security tools and systems across application teams and stakeholders

• Partner with product, engineering, and security teams to improve security tools by identifying user pain points and providing feedback on features, usability, and integration needs

Risk and Compliance

• Ensure onboarded applications meet internal security standards, policies, and compliance requirements

• Conduct risk assessments and help implement appropriate controls

• Improve onboarding quality through documentation, standardization, and continuous improvement

Collaboration and Mentorship

• Work across Cybersecurity, IAM, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure outcomes

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team technical direction and roadmap priorities

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

• 6+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Identity and Access Management

• Strong experience with enterprise IAM integrations in a complex environment

• Hands-on experience with SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related authentication technologies

• Strong development or automation background, including scripting or programming with Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Java, or similar

• Experience with cloud identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, AWS, GCP, or similar

• Strong understanding of access control, encryption, and secure application architecture

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives across cross-functional teams

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master’s degree in a related field

• Experience in a lead engineering role within Cybersecurity, IAM, or Security Enablement

• Experience building automation using APIs, workflow platforms, infrastructure-as-code, or CI/CD tooling

• Experience improving onboarding through reusable patterns, standards, and engineering guardrails

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP

• Deep knowledge of IAM, federation, and secure application integration

• Strong automation and software engineering mindset

• Ability to balance security, scalability, and user experience

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills

• Ability to influence across teams and manage multiple priorities

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This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.



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