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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Director, IAM & Data Security Engineering - **Company:** Insight Global - **Location:** Morris Township, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $185,000.0 - $235,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Discovery, Data Governance, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, OAuth, OpenID, PCI Data Security Standards, Azure Active Directory, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Tokenization, Okta, Cyberark, Software Security, Cloudformation, Customer Identity Access Management, Information Technology, SailPoint, Terraform, Devsecops, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.insightglobal.com/jobs/find_a_job/new-jersey/morris/sr-director-iam-data-security-engineering/job-549678/ ## About the Role * 12+ years of progressive experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role managing security engineering teams. * Deep hands-on expertise in IAM technologies: Okta, Azure Active Directory / Entra ID, SailPoint, CyberArk, or equivalent enterprise platforms. * Demonstrated success delivering enterprise IAM and data security programs in highly regulated industries, specifically healthcare (HIPAA) and/or financial services (PCI-DSS, GLBA). * Proven ability to architect and implement Zero Trust, PAM, CIAM, and data governance solutions at scale in cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). * Strong working knowledge of identity protocols: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, SCIM, and FIDO2. * Experience with data security tooling: DLP platforms, encryption key management, tokenization, and data discovery/classification. * Demonstrated executive presence with the ability to communicate complex security concepts to C-suite, technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining diverse, high-performing engineering teams. * Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISA * Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, security automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code security controls (Terraform, CloudFormation). * Experience integrating acquired companies and harmonizing disparate identity environments post-M&A. 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