Lead Engineer, Authentication Engineering
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Job Description
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Lead the design, implementation, and modernization of enterprise authentication platforms including MFA, PKI, privileged access management, and password/MFA management applications.
Provide technical leadership and coaching to multiple Managing Engineers and partner with cross-functional teams to align authentication solutions with strategic initiatives like AI enablement and Zero Trust.
Own the reliability, resiliency, and operational excellence of authentication services by defining SLOs, improving service availability, leading incident response, and continuously improving platforms.
Minimum Requirements
10+ years of IT or engineering experience with authentication, identity, or security engineering responsibilities.
4+ years of management experience.
Expertise in authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Kerberos, LDAP, certificate-based authentication) and implementation of on-premises and cloud authentication solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Strong experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, multifactor solutions, PKI, privileged access management, automation, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting (PowerShell, Python).
Ideal Candidate Profile
Proven leader capable of managing multiple engineering managers and leading large-scale enterprise authentication projects.
Experienced in driving adoption of complex authentication technologies aligned with security frameworks such as Zero Trust and automation via Infrastructure as Code.
Technically proficient across authentication protocols, cloud platforms, identity services, security controls, and able to bridge engineering and cybersecurity domains effectively.