Lead IAM Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead IAM Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise Identity and Access Management. This role will lead the design, engineering, automation, and operational maturity of IAM capabilities across workforce, privileged, machine, application, and cloud identities.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with architectural thinking and hands-on engineering execution. This individual will drive modernization initiatives, mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, and partner with business and technology teams to strengthen the organization's identity security posture.

This role is eligible for our Flex persona, with candidates local to our Boston, MA or Hingham, MA offices preferred.

Your Day to Day:

• Design and implement IAM solutions across SSO, MFA, IGA, PAM, and cloud identity platforms.

• Build integrations between IAM platforms and enterprise applications.

• Support onboarding applications into IAM services.

• Create reference architectures and design patterns.

• Review application architectures and provide IAM guidance.

• Develop enterprise standards for authentication, authorization, and privileged access.

• Support Zero Trust initiatives.

• Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, Terraform, APIs, and workflow engines.

• Act as escalation point for IAM production issues.

• Lead troubleshooting of complex authentication and provisioning failures.

• Perform root cause analysis and remediation.

• Improve platform resiliency and automation.

• Mentor IAM engineers and administrators.

• Conduct design reviews and code reviews.

• Establish engineering standards and best practices.

• Guide teams on IAM implementation patterns.

• Support audits and compliance initiatives.

• Assist with risk remediation efforts.

• Evaluate emerging IAM technologies and develop IAM roadmaps

• Identify automation opportunities and drive modernization efforts.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties.

We’re Looking for Someone Who:

• Acts as the principal technical expert and subject matter expert for the IAM engineering team.

• Leads the technical design and hands-on implementation of identity solutions across SSO, MFA, IGA, and PAM platforms.

• Drives the technical execution of Zero Trust architecture and the integration of identity controls directly into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps).

• Secures complex federated identities, APIs, and non-human workload identities across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Provides formal mentorship, technical oversight, and architectural guidance to all other IAM engineers on the team.

• Leads the engineering response to critical identity platform outages, performing deep root cause analysis on systemic bugs and performance issues.

• Demonstrates Influence and Business Skills by serving as the principal technical expert, driving complex architectural decisions, and leading advanced identity methodologies without carrying direct people-management responsibilities.

• Establishes and evangelizes IAM engineering best practices, including secure coding standards, design patterns, and reusable automation libraries

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering preferred, with 8+ years of dedicated IAM engineering experience.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex IAM initiatives supporting hybrid, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments.

• Expert-level knowledge of modern identity protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect).

• Advanced, hands-on experience engineering leading platforms (e.g., Ping, Delinea, SailPoint, Entra ID) for enterprise-wide scale.

• Deep expertise in automating Identity Governance (JML processes) and deploying modern PAM controls (credential vaulting, Just-in-Time access).

• Strong proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, Terraform).

• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or vendor-specific IAM certs) are strongly preferred

High school degree or equivalent required unless otherwise noted above

The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.  An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs and affordability.

This job is also eligible for variable pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and a suite of well-being benefits to eligible employees.

Note:  No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

WHY Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA?

We understand that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can  prevent  amazing candidates coming our way, so please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you. You might be just what we need for this role or possibly another one at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be brilliant. We encourage you to bring us your true colors, , your perspectives, and your experiences. It’s in our differences that we will remain relentless in our pursuit to transform healthcare for ALL.

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