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Staff Security Engineer, Identity Access Management

SNAP/SNAP

. Set the technical strategy and multi-year roadmap for SnapIAM .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $251,000 - $377,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in identity and access management, cloud security, and distributed systems architecture, with a strong focus on technical leadership and strategic direction. Proven ability to mentor teams, drive secure solutions, and maintain high standards for code quality and operational readiness.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Identity And Access ManagementCloud SecurityDistributed Systems ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipCode Quality And Reliability

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Hard Skills
Identity And Access Management SystemsCloud Access ControlsAccess Policy DesignSoftware Engineering FundamentalsDistributed Systems DevelopmentTechnical Strategy EstablishmentArchitectural TradeoffsAutomation And Self-Service WorkflowsMigration From Legacy SystemsAI-Enabled Engineering Tools
Soft Skills
Written And Verbal CommunicationMentoring And Team OwnershipInfluencing Technical Decisions
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Industry Keywords
Access GovernanceLeast-Privilege ControlsOperational ReadinessTechnical DirectionPlatform Roadmaps

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Set the technical strategy and multi-year roadmap for SnapIAM
  • Lead the design, implementation, and operation of SnapIAM services managing identities, access policies, and permissions across cloud platforms and services
  • Drive secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions for cloud access management, workload and service identities, and access governance
  • Lead complex, multi-team initiatives from technical design through rollout, migration, and ongoing operations
  • Identify dependencies and resolve technical blockers
  • Partner with Infrastructure, Engineering, and Security teams to integrate SnapIAM and improve adoption
  • Balance least-privilege access with developer productivity and usability
  • Define architecture, engineering standards, and operational practices improving reliability, observability, and safe change management
  • Contribute production-quality code and lead design and code reviews
  • Mentor engineers and strengthen technical execution and team ownership
  • Use AI-enabled engineering tools where appropriate to improve engineering velocity and quality

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field such as computer science or engineering, or equivalent practical work experience
  • 9+ years of post-bachelor’s industry experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field and 8+ years of post-graduate security or software engineering experience; or a PhD in a related technical field and 5+ years of post-graduate security or software engineering experience
  • 1+ year of experience providing technical leadership or acting as a domain expert for an engineering organization
  • Experience designing and implementing identity and access management systems, cloud access controls, or security platforms
  • Experience architecting, designing, and developing distributed systems
  • Deep knowledge of identity and access management, including authentication, authorization, access policy design, and least-privilege controls
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems
  • Experience designing and implementing cloud security or identity systems, including access controls and policy management
  • Ability to establish technical strategy, make sound architectural tradeoffs, and deliver multi-quarter platform initiatives
  • Ability to influence technical decisions and align partner teams across organizational boundaries
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical decisions to engineering and security partners
  • Experience maintaining high standards for code quality, testing, reliability, and operational readiness
  • Preferred: experience with cloud identity and access management across GCP and AWS
  • Preferred: experience with workload or service identity, access governance, or identity lifecycle management
  • Preferred: experience leading migrations from legacy access-management systems to centralized platforms
  • Preferred: experience building automation and self-service workflows
  • Preferred: experience setting technical direction and delivering platform roadmaps across multiple engineering teams

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical coverage
  • Emotional and mental health support programs
  • Compensation packages including equity in the form of RSUs
  • Default Together approach with in-office work 4+ days per week