Zalando

Senior IAM Engineer (all genders)

Zalando
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22 hours ago
Berlin, GermanySenior

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve a reliable, secure, cloud-native IAM platform.
  • Design, build, and maintain IAM integrations using native connectors, SCIM interfaces, and custom API integrations.
  • Extend infrastructure-as-code tooling and implement custom connectors for gaps in SaaS vendor capabilities.
  • Automate Joiner-Mover-Leaver provisioning across integrated systems.
  • Build data pipelines for identity-data archival, analytics, and anomaly detection.
  • Monitor responsible systems, define alerts, participate in on-call rotations, and apply Site Reliability Engineering practices.
  • Improve end-to-end test automation with acceptance testing against live platform APIs.
  • Consult internal stakeholders on identity and access management best practices, access models, and service enhancements.

Requirements

  • Hands-on engineering experience with an enterprise IAM or IGA platform such as Saviynt, SailPoint, Okta, or a comparable platform.
  • Experience building IAM integrations, connectors, or extensions rather than only configuring UI workflows.
  • Understanding of Joiner-Mover-Leaver lifecycle management, access certifications, and role management.
  • Strong software engineering skills in a compiled language, with Golang preferred, including production code, CLIs, tooling extensions, and automated tests.
  • Working knowledge and implementation experience with SCIM, OIDC, OAuth2, and SAML.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code and deploying and operating services in a cloud environment.
  • Ability to translate ambiguous, cross-system requirements into well-scoped and well-tested solutions.

Benefits

  • 27 days of annual holiday for full-time employees initially, increasing to up to 30 days.
  • 40% discount on fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% discount on Lounge by Zalando, and external partner discounts.
  • Family support, including counseling and services for parents and carers.
  • Company pension scheme and employee shares programme.
  • Health and wellbeing options including Wellhub, plus mental health support and coaching.
  • Training-platform development opportunities and biannual peer-to-peer review.
  • Two paid volunteering days per year.
  • Relocation assistance subject to prior agreement.

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About Zalando

10,000+ employees

Zalando operates a European online fashion and lifestyle platform where consumers shop apparel, footwear, accessories, and beauty, and brands sell via its marketplace. The public company, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Berlin, runs its own logistics network and serves over 50 million active customers across 25 markets. Its business spans direct e-commerce, partner services, and payments and risk systems that support the platform’s operations.

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