Senior IAM Engineer (HYBRID)

About the Opportunity

Novacoast is partnering with a leading enterprise organization in a highly regulated industry to hire a Senior Manager of IAM Engineering. This is a key leadership role within an established IAM function, offering strong visibility and the opportunity to drive continued evolution of identity capabilities.

The organization is actively advancing its identity strategy and platform modernization efforts, with a focus on scalable, cloud-aligned solutions.

Why This Role Stands Out

• High-impact leadership role with long-term ownership potential 
• Strong visibility and partnership with senior leadership 
• Opportunity to drive enterprise IAM transformation initiatives
• High degree of autonomy in both strategy and execution 
• Exposure to a complex, large-scale enterprise environment 
• Competitive compensation with bonus potential and flexibility

Position Overview

Reporting to senior leadership within Identity & Access Management, this role will lead the engineering, delivery, and operations of enterprise IAM capabilities.

The Senior IAM Engineering Manager will oversee a mid-sized team of IAM engineers, drive strategic initiatives, and ensure delivery of secure, scalable, and compliant identity services across the organization.

This role plays a critical part in shaping IAM strategy while ensuring alignment with regulatory, audit, and risk requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of IAM engineers 
• Drive execution of enterprise IAM initiatives and transformation efforts 
• Design and support IAM solutions across on-premises and cloud environments 
• Own identity lifecycle management for workforce and application identities 
• Oversee authentication and access technologies, including:
• Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 
• OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) 
• SAML 
• Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) capabilities 
• Enforce least privilege access and segregation of duties (SoD) 
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams to meet regulatory requirements 
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to integrate IAM controls
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on identity-related risk and strategy 

Current Environment and Focus Areas

• Ongoing modernization of identity platforms, including cloud-based identity solutions 
• Enterprise IAM ecosystem leveraging leading identity governance and access management technologies (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint, Okta, or similar) 
• Opportunity to further mature and scale an established IAM program

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in IAM, cybersecurity, or information security 
• 3+ years of experience leading IAM engineering teams 
• Experience within regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, or similar preferred) 
• Proven experience managing large IAM programs or transformation initiatives 

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of: 
• Authentication and authorization
• Federation 
• RBAC and ABAC models 
• MFA and Privileged Access Management (PAM) 
• Hands-on experience with: 
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) 
• SailPoint 
• Okta or similar technologies
• Experience integrating IAM with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform 

Leadership Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities 
• Ability to operate independently with executive presence 
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams 

Work Environment

• Onsite preferred in Greater Chicago Area
• Hybrid flexibility (approximately three days onsite) available for the right candidate 

Compensation and Benefits

Base Salary: $165,000 – $205,000+

• Strong bonus structure 
• Flexibility for highly qualified candidates 

Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage 
• Life and Disability Insurance 
• 401(k) with company match 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Parental Leave 
• Additional voluntary benefits 

Equal Opportunity Statement

Our client is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected status, in accordance with applicable laws.