Technical Lead, Identity & Access Management
Applied Intuition6 months ago
Base Salary
$180k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define the long-term enterprise and product-ecosystem IAM strategy, roadmap, and operating model
- Assess and mature identity provider architecture toward a resilient and scalable design
- Drive identity systems toward Zero Trust principles
- Automate identity lifecycle processes beyond traditional joiner-mover-leaver workflows
- Implement RBAC and least-privilege policies for human and non-human identities
- Centralize management of keys, tokens, and certificates across cloud and enterprise environments
- Design and deliver privileged access management for enterprise IT and cloud administration
- Implement scalable access management for AI agents and bots
- Enable and enforce enterprise SSO in collaboration with IT applications and infrastructure teams
- Own authentication protocol implementation and governance for SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and modern identity standards
- Partner with engineering, security, IT, compliance, and product teams to deliver auditable access-management capabilities
- Translate identity requirements into technical plans and communicate tradeoffs to senior stakeholders
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in identity engineering, security engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Hands-on architecture or engineering experience in AWS, GCP, or Azure environments
- Track record leading complex, cross-functional IAM programs from design through production
- Deep expertise with LDAP/AD, identity providers, federation, SAML, OIDC, and OAuth 2.0
- Experience implementing Zero Trust identity models and privileged access management frameworks
- Strong understanding of identity governance, IGA tooling, and role lifecycle management
- Hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or GCP Secret Manager
- Experience managing non-human and machine identities at scale
- Experience building access controls for AI workloads, agents, or service accounts
- Familiarity with SCIM provisioning and automated IGA workflows
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Preferred: CISSP, GIAC, or similar security certification
- Preferred: knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and identity-related audit processes
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
- Primarily in-office work five days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility
Tech Stack
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About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.