Senior Architectural Engineer
Gainwell Technologies · Texas, United States · 2 wk ago
RemoteRemoteArt & Creative$76k–$109k/yrFull-time
Summary
As a Senior Cloud IAM Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, and governance of identity and access management solutions across cloud platforms, primarily AWS with some Azure involvement. Your role ensures secure, compliant, and efficient access to cloud resources, aligning with frameworks such as NIST and HITRUST to protect sensitive healthcare data. Join a team that thrives on solving complex challenges and improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
Role in Our Mission
- Architect and manage AWS IAM policies, roles, and permissions to enforce least privilege and secure access across multi-account environments.
- Regularly audit IAM configurations to ensure compliance with NIST CSF, HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, and GDPR.
- Automate IAM provisioning and de-provisioning workflows using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Troubleshoot IAM-related issues, including access failures, policy conflicts, and authentication errors.
- Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams to integrate IAM best practices into cloud deployments.
- Support incident response and forensic investigations by analyzing IAM logs and access patterns using AWS CloudTrail and Azure Monitor.
- Implement and manage AWS services such as:
- AWS Organizations for account governance.
- AWS Control Tower for guardrails and account provisioning.
- AWS Cognito for identity federation and user authentication.
- Assist in Azure IAM tasks, including conditional access policies, identity protection, and integration with Active Directory.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering with a strong focus on IAM in AWS and/or Azure.
- Hands-on experience with:
- AWS IAM, Organizations, Control Tower, Cognito.
- Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Familiarity with authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0).
- AWS or Azure certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate) are a plus.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $76,100.00 - $108,700.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.