GitHub · 3 weeks ago
Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$108K/yr - $286K/yr
4+ years expGitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking an Identity & Access Security Operations Engineer. The role involves ensuring the right access for users, maintaining IAM control processes, developing automation for efficiency, and collaborating across teams to enhance security and availability of internal systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternetProject ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Provide guidance and support to Hubbers using GitHub’s internal identity and access management platform
Develop, maintain, and improve services that support identity lifecycle, access workflows, and paved-path processes for Hubbers
Work with technical and non technical partner teams to drive consistent IAM practices
Monitor and maintain IAM services, participate in an on-call rotation, respond to incidents, and enhance operational processes
Manage services and processes that play a critical role in compliance to several audit frameworks
Qualification
Required
4+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
OR Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
OR equivalent experience
3-5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Identity & Access Management, Security Engineering, or a related technical field
2-3 years experience implementing or operating IAM technologies (e.g., SSO/MFA, directory services, RBAC/ABAC models)
Preferred
Experience operating identity or access management systems at scale
Familiarity with identity directories (e.g., Okta, Azure AD), authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth, SAML, OIDC)
Experience supporting production services in an on-call capacity including
Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience designing paved-path processes for identity lifecycle, access reviews, or entitlements management
Benefits
Annual bonus
Stock
Learning and growth opportunities
Company
GitHub
GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$350MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2018-06-03Acquired
2015-07-29Series B· $250M
2015-06-19Secondary Market
Leadership Team
PJ Hyett
Co-Founder
Kyle Daigle
Chief Operating Officer
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