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New York Life Insurance Company · 2 weeks ago

Senior Associate - IAM Engineer

New York, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$121K/yr - $172K/yr

10+ years exp

New York Life Insurance Company is a Fortune 100 mutual company with a 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity. They are seeking a Senior Associate - IAM Engineer to design, engineer, and maintain their Identity & Access Management solutions, ensuring they are robust, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Engineer, configure, and maintain IAM solutions across IGA, PAM, Directory, and WAM domains

Collaborate with architecture teams to design IAM solutions that integrate securely with on-premises and cloud applications (AWS, SaaS, hybrid models)

Develop and maintain workflows, connectors, policies, and scripts to automate identity lifecycle and access management processes

Integrate IAM solutions with enterprise authentication and authorization frameworks, including MFA, passwordless authentication, and emerging NHI standards (e.g., SPIFFE, DCR, PKCE)

Partner with Information Security, Application, and Infrastructure teams to ensure IAM solutions meet security, compliance, and audit requirements

Troubleshoot and resolve complex IAM-related incidents, performance issues, and integration challenges

Support roadmap delivery for IAM initiatives, including cloud adoption, Zero Trust enablement, and modernization of legacy IAM services

Contribute to solution design reviews, platform upgrades, and security hardening initiatives

Explore and implement AI/ML-based anomaly detection for identity risk scoring and adaptive authentication

Build automation scripts (Python, PowerShell, Java) to enhance IAM workflows

Collaborate on introducing AI-driven decision-making for access governance, identity-based threat detection, and identity intelligence

Stay engaged with emerging identity, cloud, and AI-related technologies; bring forward ideas to evolve IAM for the future

Qualification

SailPointCyberArkActive DirectoryIAM integrationCloud environmentsIdentity protocolsScripting skillsIAM complianceZero Trust architectureAI-enabled securityIAM certificationsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

10+ years of hands-on engineering experience across multiple IAM domains

Strong knowledge of and experience with SailPoint, CyberArk, PingOne, PingFederate, Ping Directory, Entra and Active Directory

Proven experience integrating IAM solutions in hybrid (cloud + on-premises) environments

Familiarity with identity protocols such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, LDAP, SPIFFE, DCR, and PKCE

Strong scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Java) for automation and integration

Understanding of IAM-related compliance and regulatory requirements (e.g., NYS DFS, NIST)

Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, with strong problem-solving skills

Preferred

Experience with cloud identity platforms (e.g., Azure AD, AWS IAM)

Exposure to Zero Trust architectures, modern authentication strategies, and AI-enabled security capabilities

Prior experience in a large enterprise or financial services environment

IAM vendor certifications (e.g., SailPoint IdentityNow Engineer, CyberArk Trustee/Defender, Ping Identity Certified Professional)

Benefits

Leave programs

Adoption assistance

Student loan repayment programs

Company

New York Life Insurance Company

For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.

Founded in 1845

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.newyorklife.com/

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