Staff Engineer - Identity and Access Management

Anticipated End Date:

2026-07-21

Position Title:

Staff Engineer - Identity and Access Management

Job Description:

Staff Engineer - Identity and Access Management

Locations: This role requires associates to be in-office 1-2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future VISA sponsorship.

The Staff Engineer - Identity and Access Management maintains enterprise information security policies, technical standards, guidelines, procedures, and other elements of an infrastructure necessary to support information security in compliance with established company policies, regulatory requirements, and generally accepted information security controls. Responsible for the delivery of strategic network security, access control and secure transaction/messaging solutions. Ensures security solutions involving the use of technologies are well-conceived, designed and implemented in compliance with enterprise standards.

How you will make an Impact:

• Develop the IAM framework and platform for identity-centric control pane for Agentic AI

• Develop a unified identity platform that centralizes access management, scales with enterprise demand, and simplifies governance while enabling flexibility for future evolution.

• Provides first level engineering design functions and trouble resolution;

• Leads or plans implementations for access management and network security technologies;

• Develops testing plans to ensure quality of implementation;

• Leads the investigation and reporting of data security events and incidents;

• Provides system and network architecture support for information and network security technologies;

• Maintains security incident response plans;

• Represents major upgrades and business system replacements in change control;

• Recommends changes and updates to strategy;

• Leads level 1 & 2 incident recoveries;

• May organize the efforts of other analysts as part of incident recovery; leads root cause analysis efforts.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires BS/BA degree in Information Technology or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years experience in systems support, system administration, system engineering, system security, access management, network security, network communications, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management, hardware, software, and/or data; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Requires experience in planning and designing highly complex systems.

Preferred Skills, Experiences and Competencies:

• Expertise in architecting complex Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms and solutions

• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring ecosystem, and microservices architecture

• Experience leading cloud migrations (On-Prem to AWS)

• Strong experience implementing authentication protocols like OAuth, OIDC and SAML 

• Deep understanding of AWS services and cloud-native architectures

• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Docker, and Kubernetes

• Experience with event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.)

• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm)

• Familiarity with RBAC products and integrations (SailPoint, Workday)

• Experience facilitating cross-functional planning and requirements gathering

• Working knowledge of Python scripting and Unix/Linux environments

• Technical security certifications (e.g.  Systems Security Certified Practitioner) strongly preferred.  

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family:

IFT > IT Security & Compliance

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

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