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(USA) Senior Systems and Infrastructure Engineer, Information Security, SailPoint IdentityIQ

Walmart · Bentonville, AR · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$90k–$180k/yrFull-time

Position Summary

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Senior DevOps Systems & Infrastructure Engineer within Information Security, specializing in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) with a deep focus on the SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) platform. This role sits at the intersection of security engineering, platform reliability, automation, and enterprise identity governance.

About the role

This role involves designing, building, operating, and continuously improving SailPoint IdentityIQ as a mission-critical enterprise platform. You will implement and support Joiner / Mover / Leaver lifecycle workflows, access request and fulfillment pipelines, User Access Reviews (certifications), role models, entitlement governance, and policy enforcement, Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls and risk scoring. You will lead and execute SailPoint IIQ upgrades, patching, and platform hardening, ensuring zero or minimal business disruption.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, operate, and continuously improve SailPoint IdentityIQ as a mission-critical enterprise platform
  • Implement and support: Joiner / Mover / Leaver lifecycle workflows
  • User Access Reviews (certifications)
  • Role models, entitlement governance, and policy enforcement
  • Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls and risk scoring
  • Lead and execute SailPoint IIQ upgrades, patching, and platform hardening, ensuring zero or minimal business disruption
  • Enterprise Integration & Automation Engineer and maintain large-scale integrations between SailPoint IIQ and:
  • Active Directory / Entra ID (Azure AD)
  • Workday and HR-driven identity sources
  • Mainframe (RACF)
  • Cloud platforms and enterprise applications
  • Custom and internally-built authorization systems
  • Build custom connectors, rules, workflows, and APIs to enable scalable identity governance where out-of-the-box solutions are insufficient
  • Automate identity operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps pipelines to reduce manual effort and operational risk
  • Apply DevOps and SRE principles to identity infrastructure: High availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery
  • Monitoring, alerting, and operational health checks
  • Incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
  • Treat identity platforms as production-grade services, with strong SLIs/SLOs and operational discipline
  • Partner closely with platform owners, application teams, and security stakeholders to ensure identity services scale safely and reliably
  • Ensure SailPoint IIQ implementations meet SOX, audit, and regulatory requirements, providing demonstrable, auditable controls at enterprise scale
  • Reduce risk by moving decentralized and local access controls into centralized governance
  • Support security initiatives that directly impact Walmart’s global risk posture, audit outcomes, and regulatory compliance

Requirements

  • Senior-level, hands-on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ in a large, complex enterprise environment
  • Deep understanding of Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) concepts and implementations
  • Strong systems engineering background across: Linux / Windows, Application infrastructure, Directory services, Cloud platforms, Proven experience with: Java-based enterprise platforms, APIs, web services, and custom integrations, Automation and scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • Experience operating mission-critical security platforms with high availability and strict audit requirements
  • Ability to work independently, own outcomes, and deliver without extensive ramp-up or hand-holding

Qualifications

  • Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
  • Option 2: 5 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CCSP, or GSEC
  • Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects

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