Identity & Access Management Engineer

Backblaze

. Design, implement, and operate identity and access capabilities for human users, non-human identities, workloads, devices, services, and AI agents .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $155,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing identity and access management systems, focusing on authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management. Proficient in automating identity processes and managing both human and non-human identities while ensuring security and compliance.

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Identity And Access Management (IAM)Authentication And AuthorizationPhishing-Resistant MFAIdentity Lifecycle ManagementAutomation Using APIs

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Hard Skills

Identity ProvisioningRole/Group DesignSeparation Of DutiesLeast PrivilegeCryptographic AuthenticationWorkload Identity FederationInfrastructure-As-CodeAPI ManagementContinuous VerificationPolicy-Based Authorization

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

OIDCOAuthSPIFFESPIREPKISecrets Management

Industry Keywords

Identity AssuranceAccess ReviewsPrivileged Access Management (PAM)Service AccountsMachine Identities

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and operate identity and access capabilities for human users, non-human identities, workloads, devices, services, and AI agents
Design and operate authentication, authorization, federation, SSO, MFA, RBAC/ABAC, PAM, conditional access, policy-based authorization, just-in-time access, continuous verification, and privileged-access capabilities
Engineer roles, groups, entitlements, and privilege assignments around least privilege and separation of duties
Automate identity provisioning, access reviews, privilege changes, revocation, and deprovisioning
Implement phishing-resistant MFA, cryptographically bound authentication, and strong identity assurance across enrollment, authentication, federation, and recovery
Govern service accounts, machine and device identities, workloads, automated processes, APIs, and AI-agent identities
Implement short-lived workload and agent identities using federation, certificates, and modern workload-identity approaches while reducing reliance on persistent secrets
Partner with architects, engineers, and resource owners to ensure access is efficiently mediated and designs minimize excessive privilege, unnecessary sharing, and cross-domain exposure
Monitor identity posture and partner with Security Operations to investigate identity threats and rapidly revoke compromised access

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on experience engineering enterprise IAM systems and integrations
Strong knowledge of authentication, authorization, federation, identity lifecycle management, role/group design, separation of duties, and least privilege
Knowledge of phishing-resistant MFA, cryptographic authentication, identity proofing, federation, and modern identity assurance practices
Experience managing human and non-human identities, including service, machine, workload, or device identities
Experience automating identity processes using APIs, scripting, or Infrastructure-as-Code
Understanding of PKI, secrets management, short-lived credentials, workload identity federation, and technologies such as OIDC, OAuth, and SPIFFE/SPIRE
Ability to reason about identity and authorization across distributed systems and collaborate with architects and engineers on secure access design

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare for family, including dental and vision
Competitive compensation and 401K
RSU grants for full-time employees
ESPP program
Flexible vacation policy
Maternity & paternity leave
MacBook Pro to use for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation
Childcare bonus (human children only)
Fertility treatment and support
Learning & development program
Commuter benefits
Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance