
Senior IAM Engineer
Northwestern Mutual
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Milwaukee • Wisconsin • United States
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Salary
💰 $104,090 - $193,310 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Engineer and support enterprise identity solutions across Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, and federated identity platforms (OAuth/OIDC, SAML, WS‑Fed).
- Design and maintain policies for MFA, Conditional Access, workload identities, and modern authentication protocols.
- Develop automated IAM workflows using PowerShell, Python, Terraform, GitLab/GitHub CI/CD, and other IaC frameworks.
- Create predictable and repeatable deployment patterns for identity services through CI/CD pipelines.
- Identify opportunities for automation and help evolve an “automate first” engineering culture.
- Use tools such as Splunk, Crowdstrike Identity Protection, Bloodhound and other monitoring platforms to analyze identity logs, detect anomalies, and drive resolution.
- Work with product and engineering leaders to assess and pilot AI-driven identity technologies.
- Lead complex problem resolution and support escalations requiring deep IAM expertise.
- Document architecture, decisions, playbooks, and engineering patterns.
- Collaborate in agile teams and mentor engineers on identity engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience in IAM or directory services.
- Strong experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, SSO/IdP integrations, identity lifecycle automation, and Conditional Access.
- Hands-on experience with scripting/automation (PowerShell and/or Python).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps).
- Knowledge of cloud identity patterns across Azure, AWS, and SaaS providers.
- Strong problem‑solving ability and communication skills.
- Strong documentation, testing and automation skills.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
IAMActive DirectoryEntra IDSSOOAuthOIDCSAMLPowerShellPythonTerraform
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationdocumentationtestingautomation