Principal Authentication Engineer (IAM) — Vice President

Were seeking someone to join our Authentication Engineering (IAM) team as a Principal Authentication Engineer in Cybersecurity (Identity & Access Management) to design integrate and operate standards-based authentication at global scale across hybrid environmentsenabling secure seamless access for our workforce and platforms.

What youll do in the role

• Lead Hands-On Authentication Engineering: design build integrate and ship secure scalable solutions for human and non-human identities (bots service accounts applications agentic systems).
• Own Enterprise Authentication & Federation: implement and harden OIDC/OAuth2 SAML SSO FIDO2/WebAuthn PKI (mTLS cert lifecycle) API auth and Unix/Linux authentication.
• Integrate and Customize IAM Platforms: deliver end-to-end integrations across Entra ID Ping Identity SailPoint CyberArk HashiCorp Vault HSMs IDM/LDAP and RCBI in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Drive Reliability and Automation at Scale: operate and evolve large-scale IAM estates with HA/DR performance tuning IaC (Terraform) config management (Ansible/Puppet/Chef) CI/CD observability and safe deployment strategies.
• Harden and Govern Identity Controls: define and enforce policies for identity lifecycle authentication authorization PAM and secrets management for human and non-human identities.
• Assess and Uplift Existing Solutions: identify risks and technical debt deliver remediation plans and implement secure-by-default patterns with measurable outcomes.
• Translate Architecture into Executable Work: break down complex designs into clear epics stories runbooks and pipelines; produce ADRs standards and audit-ready documentation to align engineers SREs POs and QA.
• Partner and Operate Across Teams: collaborate with product/platform leads to scale adoption; participate in on-call lead RCAs and drive operational excellence.

What youll bring to the role

• Hands-On Principal Engineer (not architect-only): design and implementcomfortable coding configuring integrating products and shipping production outcomes.
• Deep authentication expertise: OIDC/OAuth2 SAML SSO FIDO2/WebAuthn PKI (CA/RA mTLS cert lifecycle) API auth (JWT/mTLS) and Unix/Linux authentication at enterprise scale.
• IAM platforms & integration mastery: experience with HashiCorp Vault HSMs CyberArk SailPoint Entra ID Ping Identity IDM/LDAP and RCBIcovering policy design integration automation and migrations.
• Resiliency and Automation at Scale: proven experience operating IAM/auth services across large globally distributed environments with multi-region HA/DR performance tuning IaC (Terraform) config management (Ansible/Puppet/Chef) CI/CD observability; strong Shell plus Python/Go.
• Security & compliance acumen: threat modeling least privilege PAM secrets management policy-as-code and auditability for human and non-human identities (including agentic systems).
• Systems integrator mindset: ability to customize and stitch vendor products and open standards into cohesive well-documented solutions and APIs.
• Team enablement & communication: skill in decomposing solutions into clear epics/stories authoring ADRs/runbooks/standards conducting reviews coaching engineers/SREs and producing clear written documentation to influence stakeholders in an agile squad model.
• Enterprise & industry savvy: experience navigating large-institution environments; influencing roadmaps; driving adoption of controls and best practices; typically 10 years in IAM engineering within complex global settings.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley we raise manage and allocate capital for our clients helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way thats differentiated and weve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150000 and $21000 per year at the commencement of employment. However base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings incentive compensation discretionary bonuses other short and long-term incentive packages and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion where individuals are hired developed and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate bringing a variety of backgrounds talents perspectives and experiences.

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