Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer
Squarepoint Capital8 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure IAM platforms.
- Deliver secrets management solutions with secure storage, rotation, access control, and auditability.
- Build user-to-service and service-to-service authentication systems using modern standards-based approaches.
- Implement standards-compliant identity providers and federation services using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML.
- Develop fine-grained and policy-based authorization systems supporting least-privilege and zero-trust principles.
- Promote IAM standards, reference architectures, and reusable secure identity patterns across development and infrastructure teams.
- Translate identity and security risks into actionable technical requirements and guidance.
- Mature IAM capabilities by identifying gaps, driving improvements, and aligning solutions with business and technology needs.
- Contribute to application security, cloud security, and platform security initiatives where identity intersects with broader controls.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on IAM or security engineering experience building and operating identity platforms in production.
- Recent experience implementing secrets management, authentication systems, and authorization systems using modern standards-based approaches.
- Strong understanding of IAM architecture, security design principles, modern IAM technologies, protocols, and low-level identity mechanics.
- Experience with security best practices, common attack vectors, and identity-related threats across applications, platforms, and cloud environments.
- Systems knowledge including Linux/Unix environments, networking fundamentals, Kubernetes/container platforms, and cloud security concepts.
- Ability to translate complex identity and security risks into clear, actionable technical guidance for diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to read and write Python.
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a STEM-related field.
- Nice-to-have experience with infrastructure-as-code and security-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Advanced coding skills in multiple major languages and experience in high-performance, research-driven, or low-latency engineering environments are preferred.
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About Squarepoint Capital
Squarepoint Capital is a global investment management firm that develops quantitative trading strategies and automated systems for institutional investors. It operates a fee-based asset management model, earning management and performance fees from funds and managed accounts across asset classes and markets. The company is privately held and headquartered in New York, with offices in major financial centers worldwide.