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# Authentication / Identity Security Engineer

- **Company:** Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $153,920.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Security, Identity and Access Management, Azure Active Directory, SailPoint
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://bhsg.com/jobs/job/ns-iamca-ns_1792541880-remote-iam-engineer-phoenix-arizona/#apply

## About the Role

* 6+ years of hands-on experience in IAM, authentication engineering, identity security, or related security engineering.
 * Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) - Strong hands-on experience with enterprise authentication, identity security, and platform engineering.
 * Active Directory - Deep expertise in AD administration, authentication, security, and hybrid identity environments.
 * AI Identity Management - Experience securing and managing AI-related identities, agents, or automated workloads.
 * Non-Human Identity (NHI) - Experience managing or securing service accounts, service principals, managed identities, or workload identities.
 * Authentication Engineering - Strong understanding of authentication protocols, identity federation, access controls, and security best practices.
 * Security Architecture & Engineering - Experience designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable enterprise identity platforms.
 * Technical Leadership - Ability to lead complex engineering initiatives, establish technical standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams.
 * Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

 * AWS IAM Identity Center (AWS SSO).
 * SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC).
 * Experience owning enterprise identity platforms or leading major security initiatives.
 * Cloud security, identity, or automation certifications., Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

## Description

Seeking a Senior Authentication / Identity Security Engineer to design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security platforms. This role requires deep expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and AI Identity Management, with a focus on secure authentication, non-human identities (NHI), scalability, and platform reliability., * Design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security solutions.

 * Engineer and support Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory environments.
 * Support AI Identity Management and Non-Human Identity (NHI) security initiatives.
 * Lead authentication-related projects, including password security and NHI observability.
 * Establish engineering standards and improve platform security, performance, scalability, and reliability.
 * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers.
 * Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams on identity architecture and platform improvements.