Identity Security Distinguished Engineer (IAM)

Location: Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Annual salary: $140,000–$300,000

Company

hirify.global is a large United States auto insurer and a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies.

What you will do

• Set strategic and technical direction for identity and access management security across user, development, and production domains.
• Lead engineers delivering secure IAM configuration, threat detection, control validation, and security roadmap initiatives.
• Design and implement automation for compliance, governance, security testing, and continuous control validation.
• Develop proofs of concept, conduct advanced security research, and improve defensive and protective controls.
• Define identity security roadmaps and collaborate with IAM engineering, cybersecurity, business partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Guide automated adversarial testing and demonstrate security improvements, resilience, and business value.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in dedicated security roles, including 5+ years in security, identity, architecture, and design and 3+ years in a senior security role.
• Extensive experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, SCIM, OAuth, OIDC, and privileged access management.
• Experience designing scalable security systems using microservices and extensible REST APIs, with practical offensive and defensive security experience.
• Experience with Linux, Mac, Windows, multiple cloud platforms, security controls, audits, and industry frameworks including ITDR, EPM, MITRE, CIS, NIST, PCI, and SOC.
• Fluency in at least one modern programming language such as Python or Go, plus expertise in cryptographic protocols, certificates, X.509, TLS, and AES.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or equivalent experience; relevant security and penetration-testing certifications are valued.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative cybersecurity environment focused on engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and flexibility supporting employee well-being and long-term development.
• hirify.global will consider sponsoring employment authorization for a qualified applicant.