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# Lead IAM Engineer

- **Company:** Hispanic Technology Executive Council
- **Location:** Milwaukee, WI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,730.0 - $200,070.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Databases, Custom Software, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Software Systems, Information Technology, Web Technologies, SailPoint
- **Published:** September 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/75260604/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information systems or equivalent work experience in the IT field, with at least a portion of that time in Security related position
 * 8-10 years of professional experience required
 * Experience with engineering best practices to include analyzing, designing, developing, deploying, and supporting software solutions, and/or infrastructure implementations/upgrades.
 * Proven experience as a SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer, with a strong understanding of identity and access management concepts, protocols, and standards.
 * Proficiency in Java programming and scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python for custom development and automation.
 * Experience working with web technologies, databases, and operating systems relevant to SailPoint IdentityIQ.
 * Experience with policy-based access control (PBAC) design and implementation
 * Experience with segregation of duties framework design and implementation
 * Strong problem solving skills
 * Strong sense of ownership and the ability to work with a limited set of requirements.
 * Ability to explain technical solutions to technical and non-technical teams.
 * Strong ability to align technical needs to business processes.
 * Strong ability to breakdown work to deliver value incrementally.
 * Experience preferred with Agile methodologies/DevOps environment.

## Description

We are looking for a Lead IAM Engineer within Northwestern Mutual' s Identity and Access Management (IAM). You guide the team on standard processes, keeping up with industry trends and ensuring our technology platform can meet the needs of our people and process demands.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities

 * Lead the design, development, and deployment of SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions, including access provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and role-based access control.
 * Works with only general supervision on large IAM projects; often providing direction to others on team. Is a leader within the IAM organization with the expectation to represent IAM outside the IAM domain. Freely shares IAM knowledge and testing techniques to others within and outside domain
 * Contributes to the innovation of software solution development across IAM domains
 * Consults on right-sizing decisions, software solutions, and services.
 * Recognized as having expert knowledge across IAM domains
 * Provides day-to-day leadership and mentoring to less experienced engineers
 * Regularly monitors the security community for, and researching, the latest assessment and exploit methodologies. This work is concluded by sharing the information back to the team in the form of newly written tools and/or attack techniques via informal internal training sessions.
 * Design and implement policy-based access control (PBAC) mechanisms to enforce fine-grained access controls based on organizational policies and regulations.
 * Design and implement scalable separation of duties (SoD) controls using industry best practices and modern IAM solutions.