Staff Security Engineer (IAM)

• The Staff Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security identity services that support our business. You will understand data and automation are important ingredients to our mission and know how to actively employ these ingredients at scale
• Beyond the technical expertise, we value individuals who can partner cross-functionally across various teams, driving impactful outcomes and further securing our digital landscape
• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of comprehensive security strategies and solutions
• Design and deploy advanced identity security controls to safeguards networks, systems, and applications
• Work across disciplines to shape our security services strategy and execution
• Set and uphold the standard for security processes to support high-quality engineering
• Mentor and galvanize new engineers to do their best work

Benefits

• Remote-first working environment and flexible work schedules
• Three office locations you can visit/work from as desired: Bethesda, MD (headquarters), Novi, MI, Durham, NC and Austin, TX
• 168 PTO hours (21 days!) in your first year
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
• Generous nationwide PPO medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Company stock options
• Fully paid six-week sabbatical following each six-year period of continuous employment

• 8+ years of experience in software or security engineering within Cloud Native environments
• BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field
• Automation & IaC: Strong hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and scripting (Python or PowerShell) to automate identity provisioning, drift detection, and access workflows
• Cloud IAM Architecture: Deep knowledge of cloud security architectures (AWS IAM, Azure Entra ID, or GCP IAM), including designing/enforcing least-privilege roles, RBAC/ABAC, and permission policies
• Identity Protocols & Governance: Proficiency in identity standards and federation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, LDAP/Directory Services), user lifecycle automation, SSO, MFA, and Just-In-Time (JIT) access
• Non-Human Identity (NHI) Fundamentals: Practical experience managing service accounts, API keys, bots, and automated workload identities across cloud infrastructure
• NHI Architecture: Design secure, scalable, and automated solutions for managing service accounts, machine identities, secrets, certificates, APIs, and cloud-native workloads
• AI/ML Security & Threat Modeling: Hands-on experience with AI/ML tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude, AWS Bedrock), conducting threat modeling for AI systems, or managing automated permission guardrails for AI agents
• Industry & Regulatory Context: Experience with health-tech systems, clinical data environments (EHRs), and regulatory standards (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Advanced Protocols & Microservice Security: Familiarity with SPIFFE/SPIRE, zero-trust network architectures, or complex containerized identity frameworks
• Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required
• Certifications: CISSP, OSCP, CEH, Certified AI Security Specialist (CAISS), or GIAC Machine Learning Security Engineer (GMSE)
• SIEM & Security Observability Tools: Experience orchestrating VPC flow logs and audit feeds into security analytics tools (e.g., Crowdstrike, Sumo Logic, Wiz, Zscaler)
• Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems at scale
• Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience building continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines
• Familiarity with server-side web technologies (eg: Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go)
• 4+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long-term business value
• Experience with health-tech systems, like Electronic Health Records, Clinical data, etc