Senior IAM Engineer at Cleartech Recruiting Senior IAM Engineer at Cleartech Recruiting in Chicago, Illinois Posted in about 13 hours ago.

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full-time A financial services / wealth management organization is growing its security engineering function and is hiring a hands-on IAM-first security engineer. This role is focused on improving identity programs in a Microsoft/Azure environment . What you'll do Own and evolve core Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities across a Microsoft identity ecosystem Design, implement, and operate identity controls: MFA , Conditional Access , SSO/federation , authorization patterns, and access governance Partner with security leadership and engineering peers to strengthen identity posture and security maturity Build automation/tooling to scale identity operations ( PowerShell and/or Python ) Contribute to security architecture initiatives (ex: Zero Trust concepts) Must-haves Hands-on IAM engineering experience (implementation + operations; not purely GRC/SOC) Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD Working knowledge of MFA , Conditional Access , SSO/federation (SAML/OIDC/OAuth), and access controls Scripting/automation skills: PowerShell and/or Python Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment Nice-to-haves Identity governance / IGA (access reviews, joiner-mover-leaver, lifecycle automation) Privileged access concepts ( PIM/PAM ) Exposure to Zero Trust approaches and/or tools (Zscaler-type platforms) Familiarity with frameworks like NIST Location / onsite Austin, TX / Chicago, IL / Denver, CO 4 days/week onsite