Staff Engineer - Full Stack Engineer(Identity and Access Management)

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineering team. This role is primarily focused on designing, developing, and delivering modern enterprise software applications, APIs, and cloud-native services that power our next-generation identity platform.

The Staff Engineer - Full Stack Engineer(Identity and Access Management) will help build a unified identity platform that simplifies access management, supports enterprise-scale integrations, and enables emerging capabilities such as identity-centric controls for Agentic AI.

This is a hands-on software engineering role, not an IAM administration, provisioning, or product configuration position. While knowledge of IAM concepts and technologies is valuable, we are primarily seeking engineers who enjoy designing and building scalable software solutions. You will maintain 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:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications, backend services, and RESTful APIs supporting enterprise identity and access management capabilities.
• Build and enhance a unified identity platform that centralizes access management, simplifies governance, and supports scalable, secure enterprise integrations.
• Develop the IAM framework and platform for identity-centric control pane for Agentic AI
• Lead hands-on software development using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services and modern architectural patterns.
• Develop and integrate authentication and authorization capabilities using industry-standard protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and SAML.
• 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

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:

• Core Software Engineering
• Strong software engineering with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, AWS, and modern software development practices , along with experience developing user-facing applications using modern frontend technologies.
• Experience designing and developing microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed applications.
• Experience with frontend development using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, object-oriented design, design patterns, and API design principles.
• Experience developing scalable, reliable, and maintainable production software.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL and data modeling.
• Cloud and DevOps Engineering
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications using AWS.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and deployment tools such as Terraform and Helm.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience modernizing applications or migrating enterprise services from on-premises environments to AWS.
• Identity, Security, and Integration
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity federation, and access control concepts.
• Experience implementing OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, or similar authentication and authorization protocols.
• Experience developing secure APIs and integrating enterprise applications with identity providers or access management platforms.
• Familiarity with role-based access control (RBAC), policy-based authorization, and identity lifecycle concepts.
• Exposure to enterprise IAM solutions or integrations such as SailPoint, Workday, or other identity platforms is beneficial but not required.
• Technical Leadership and Collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical design discussions and make sound software architecture decisions.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, architecture, security, and product teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote software development best practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Python scripting and Unix/Linux environments.

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 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.