Senior Staff Security Engineer â Cloud IAM (Microsoft Entra)
Senior Staff Security Engineer â Cloud IAM (Microsoft Entra)
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Job Title:
Senior Staff Security Engineer Cloud IAM (Microsoft Entra)Location:
Block 23What youll do:
We are seeking a Senior Staff Security Engineer with deep expertise in Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) to join our Infrastructure Security team reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Security. This role leads the design and governance of secure scalable identity solutions with a strong focus on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) using Microsoft Entra ensuring secure access to cloud platforms in compliance with financial regulations.- Design and manage enterprise-wide MFA and SSO strategies using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
- Implement and optimize conditional access RBAC PIM and Just-In-Time access controls.
- Integrate Entra with SaaS PaaS and IaaS platforms for federated identity and seamless SSO experiences.
- Lead Zero Trust access initiatives across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Monitor and respond to identity threats using Azure-native tools (Defender for Cloud Sentinel Microsoft Graph).
- Collaborate with cloud engineering cybersecurity and compliance teams to align IAM strategy with business and regulatory needs.
- Mentor junior engineers and lead IAM-related projects with a focus on secure authentication and access.
What youll need:
- 6 years in IAM including 3 years in a lead engineering role focused on cloud identity.
- Proven experience designing and managing MFA and SSO solutions at enterprise scale.
- Expertise in Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) identity federation and modern authentication protocols (SAML OAuth2 OIDC).
- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g. PowerShell Microsoft Graph Terraform).
- Experience with Azure Security tools and cloud-native IAM in Azure and at least one other major cloud provider.
- Familiarity with financial compliance frameworks (SOX GLBA PCI-DSS).
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Previous leadership experience preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred.
- Advanced experience with logging infrastructure concepts: syslog; log parsing; log de-duping; methods for log pulling; RFC 5424; CEF Format; JSON; key value pair format; log enrichment; log maintenance; and log troubleshooting.
- Solid understanding of load balancers DNS SMTP etc. for troubleshooting application functionality.
- Advanced experience of NIST MITRE and Administration of either or all IT Automation platforms SOAR Firewall IAM platform SIEM cloud cyber defense platforms etc.
- Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
Benefits youll love:
We offer all the important things youd want like competitive salaries an ownership stake in the company medical and dental insurance time off a great 401k matching program tuition assistance program an employee volunteer program and a wellness program. In addition youll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
About the company:
Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona Alliance Association Bank Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race sex color religion age nation origin marital status disability protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying please email or call . When contacting us please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
Western Alliance Bancorporation
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
