Senior Security Engineer, Identity & Access Management

Valon

Senior Security Engineer designing and managing IAM systems for Valon’s workforce and customer authentication. Collaborating across teams to secure AI-powered capabilities and optimize security processes.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and support end-to-end lifecycle of workforce identity systems including identity automation, access management, and least-privilege enforcement across internal systems
Support design of secure identity design patterns for product teams building on ValonOS
Manage and evolve Valon's IdP in conjunction with IT including SSO integrations, MFA policies, conditional access rules, and directory synchronization
Define and enforce RBAC and group-based access policies for internal applications, cloud environments, and development tooling
Support privileged access management (PAM) for internal infrastructure in conjunction with Engineering teams
Design and build AI-assisted workflows that automate and accelerate core IAM operations
Evaluate AI risks across IAM pipelines, ensuring appropriate security controls around data exposure, prompt injection and other threats
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, Compliance, Legal, and other teams to identify and drive mitigation for data security risks
Support other operational and on-call duties such as vulnerability management, regulatory compliance (SOC 2, CCPA, NYDFS, FTC), policy development, incident response and security reviews.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive hands-on IAM security engineer with proven ownership of enterprise identity solutions, able to operate autonomously, drive complex cross-functional efforts, and influence across teams
Deep expertise in modern identity protocols and standards: SAML 2.0, OIDC/OAuth 2.0, SCIM, LDAP, and related specifications
Proven experience administering and scaling IdP platforms (e.g., Okta, Azure AD / Entra ID, Google Workspace) including SSO, MFA, conditional access, and directory sync
Solid background in cloud IAM (GCP preferred), including service accounts, workload identity federation, and policy-as-code approaches
Strong expertise in building PAM solutions / identity vaults and enforcing least-privilege across human and non-human identities
Experience building AI/LLM-powered workflows — ideally in a security or operations context — with a practical understanding of the identity and access risks they introduce
Familiarity with securing non-human and agentic identities, including AI service accounts, API key governance, and audit logging for automated systems
Applied knowledge with industry security and compliance frameworks (OWASP, NIST, CIS, SOC 2/ISO 27001 concepts)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working in high-growth or startup environments is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Compensation: Competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan
Health & well-being: We’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient
Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback
Play together: Quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag, cooking classes, or team dinners!
Generous time off: Flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays
Baby bonding time!: 12 weeks off for both birthing and non-birthing parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition

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Hard Skills & Tools

IAM security engineeringidentity automationaccess managementleast-privilege enforcementSAML 2.0OIDCOAuth 2.0SCIMLDAPPAM solutions

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationinfluenceautonomycross-functional teamworkproblem-solvingexplanation of complex conceptsadaptabilityvulnerability managementincident response

Certifications

SOC 2CCPANYDFSFTCISO 27001