Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity Identity Access Management (SailPoint)

Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity Identity Access Management (SailPoint)

Location given: Washington DC, Atlanta, New York, Charlotte, Boston. The team is currently remote, but that can change at any time. Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to the office.

Overview: The Senior Engineer will join the Information Security team and be responsible for integrating SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) with other systems, applications, and services used within the firm. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining identity governance and administration (IGA) solutions using SailPoint ISC to streamline access provisioning, certification, and policy enforcement, ensuring security, efficiency, and compliance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain SailPoint ISC to support identity lifecycle management, access certifications, policy enforcement, and governance reporting.
• Configure and customize SailPoint connectors, rules, and workflows to meet business and compliance requirements.
• Integrate SailPoint with enterprise systems such as Active Directory, Workday, Entra ID, and business-critical applications.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, define use cases, and implement identity governance processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to access provisioning, entitlements, policy violations, and identity synchronization.
• Implement and enforce security policies and governance controls to reduce identity risk.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members and business stakeholders on SailPoint-related topics.

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of identity governance concepts such as joiner/mover/leaver (JML) processes, birthright access, access reviews, policy violations, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Experience with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or IdentityNow, including building and customizing identity cubes, entitlements, policies, roles, and certifications.
• Experience integrating SailPoint with HR systems (e.g., Workday) and directories (e.g., Active Directory, LDAP).
• Ability to configure application connectors (SCIM, JDBC, AD, REST, etc.) to onboard and manage accounts.
• Familiarity with SailPoint rule development (Beanshell/Java), transform scripts, and workflows for automation.
• Ability to design and implement access certification campaigns for regulatory compliance and internal audit controls.
• Understanding of SailPoint's identity risk scoring, policy violation remediation, and reporting/dashboard capabilities.
• Knowledge of secure architecture principles and integration with ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Experience collaborating with vendors, IT, Information Security, and business stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of ITIL processes including incident, problem, change, and release management.

Required:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in information security, identity governance, or IAM engineering.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing IGA solutions using SailPoint.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical governance concepts into business terms.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and solution delivery lifecycles.
• Demonstrated integrity, accountability, and commitment to the organization's mission.
• Ability to execute tasks with precision, achieve results, and deliver value to the business.

Preferred / Plus:

• Relevant certifications such as SailPoint IdentityNow / ISC Certified Implementation Engineer