Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Beacon Hill is seeking a Senior Authentication / Identity Security Engineer to design, implement, and enhance enterprise authentication and identity security platforms. The role focuses on Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, AI identity management, and non-human identity security, while providing technical leadership and improving platform reliability.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 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
Benefits
- 100% remote position; candidates will be working on Arizona Timezone.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for those that meet eligibility.
- Federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations, for those that meet eligibility.
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