Security Engineer, IAM

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Implement authentication and authorization controls across SaaS platforms, cloud infrastructure, and internal applications
• ▹Configure and maintain SSO, MFA, conditional access policies, and federation integrations
• ▹Assist with the evolution of SSO, MFA, conditional access, and zero trust access models
• ▹Assist in designing and enforcing role-based and attribute-based access control models (RBAC/ABAC) across cloud and SaaS systems
• ▹Validate identity provider integrations, including application onboarding and SCIM provisioning
• ▹Partner with Engineering to secure application authentication flows, API access, service-to-service authentication, and token management
• ▹Harden and optimize identity provider configurations, including lifecycle management, federation, and SCIM provisioning
• ▹Support AWS IAM security, including policy implementation, role configuration, cross-account access management, and identity federation
• ▹Implement privileged access and identity lifecycle controls, including provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, entitlement governance, least privilege enforcement, and just-in-time access
• ▹Secure APIs, service accounts, and non-human identities used in automation and CI/CD workflows
• ▹Implement and improve identity monitoring and detection capabilities, including anomaly detection, session risk analysis, and identity threat response
• ▹Partner with GRC to support identity-related audits, evidence collection, and control validation across frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and GDPR
• ▹Contribute to incident response efforts involving identity compromise, credential abuse, or unauthorized access events

Requirements

• ▹3+ years of experience in IAM engineering or identity architecture
• ▹Hands-on experience with enterprise identity providers such as Okta, Azure AD, or similar enterprise IAM platforms
• ▹Strong understanding of modern authentication and authorization protocols, including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, and JWT
• ▹Experience designing and implementing RBAC and/or ABAC models in cloud-native environments
• ▹Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, cross-account access models, and cloud identity federation
• ▹Experience securing APIs, service accounts, machine identities, and CI/CD authentication workflows
• ▹Experience with privileged access management concepts and least privilege enforcement
• ▹Experience automating IAM tasks using scripting or infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Python, Terraform)
• ▹Familiarity with identity threat detection and response methodologies

Nice to have

• ▹Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, or Okta Certified Professional

About the company

WHOOP builds wearable technology that gives members personalized insights into their bodies, helping them make smarter decisions about training, recovery, and lifestyle. The role is based in WHOOP's Boston, MA office.