Senior Engineering Director (Workforce IAM)

TL;DR

Senior Engineering Director (Workforce IAM): Lead operations, strategy, and team for core workforce identity and access management services with an accent on lifecycle management, authentication, governance, and privileged access in cloud-hybrid environments. Focus on executing roadmaps, driving iterative improvements, balancing security with usability, and fostering operational excellence.

Location: Fully remote (USA); hybrid option (Tuesdays and Wednesdays in office) for candidates near hirify.global offices. Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Salary: $170,000–$195,000

Company

Self-sustaining nonprofit expanding educational and career opportunities through mission-driven technology services.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end operations of workforce IAM, IGA, and PAM capabilities, ensuring reliability, documentation, and consistent scaling.
• Define and execute WIAM roadmap, prioritizing based on security, user experience, and resilience; manage dependencies and automation.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of engineers, providing feedback, hiring support, and career growth.
• Balance security controls with usability via risk-based decisions; handle escalations and drive durable fixes.
• Partner across security, technology, and business to integrate capabilities and evolve strategy using metrics and feedback.

Requirements

• 8+ years in identity and access management, directory services, or adjacent security engineering.
• 3+ years leading engineers on production security and IAM platforms.
• Experience owning enterprise security platforms: roadmaps, prioritization, metrics, continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of IAM including lifecycle, governance, IGA, PAM, cloud/hybrid patterns.
• Proven influence across teams via communication; balance security, UX, reliability.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; clear communication skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degrees or security certifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite tools.
• Curiosity for emerging technologies like AI-driven solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to candid feedback, learner orientation, data-informed excellence, problem-solving, and collaboration.
• Fair, competitive compensation adjusted by location, experience, and market data.
• Supportive team environment with transparent hiring conversations on pay and benefits.
• Focus on continuous growth, empathy, trust, and high-impact work.

Hiring process

• Resume review, recruiter screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise (e.g., live coding), panel interview, leadership conversation, reference checks.
• Applications reviewed immediately until filled; minimum 5 business days.