Senior AWS Identity & Security Engineer – SRE / Cloud Security

Enablement: Produce clear architecture and integration documentation and enable the client’s teams to operate and extend the Omni identity and routing model, working as an embedded SME alongside the client’s SRE and observability leadership. This includes integrating Omni into the client’s existing identityfederation model — an established custom credentialvending / SAML broker on the primary landing zone plus existing IdC adoption for console access.

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Senior AWS Identity & Security Engineer – SRE / Cloud Security for their New York, NY/New Jersey, NJ/Dallas, TX/Remote location.
 
Responsibilities:

• Identity & Entitlements: Integrate the API layer with AWS IAM Identity Center (IdC) and build a policy engine to enforce data boundaries (SRE vs. App Team vs. Business Unit). This includes integrating Omni into the client’s existing identityfederation model — an established custom credentialvending / SAML broker on the primary landing zone plus existing IdC adoption for console access.
• CrossAccount Data Routing: Implement and automate links to aggregate logs, metrics, and traces across multiple AWS Organizations.
• EndtoEnd Feature Delivery: Build, test, and deploy features from the AWS infrastructure layer (CloudWatch / Omni / IAM) up through the API layer that serves the UI, using CloudWatch crossaccount capabilities. May include writing highperformance APIs (in Go, Python, or Java) to query CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and flow logs, and implementing efficient caching strategies.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate the deployment of all resources using Terraform or AWS CDK, leveraging AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy source links to 15,000 accounts.
• Enablement: Produce clear architecture and integration documentation and enable the client’s teams to operate and extend the Omni identity and routing model, working as an embedded SME alongside the client’s SRE and observability leadership.

 
Requirements:

• Top skills required for this role:
• Advanced. Identity & Security (Primary)  AWS IAM Identity Center (IdC), SAML/OIDC federation, and integration with an existing enterprise federation / credentialvending model
• Advanced. Attributebased access control (ABAC) and finegrained authorization engines such as AWS Verified Permissions or Open Policy Agent (OPA).
• Advanced. AWS Organizations, CloudFormation StackSets, and Orglevel APIs and policies. Able to automate resource provisioning at a scale of 15,000 accounts.
• Proficient. Python, Java, or Go. Building highperformance REST/API services to query CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and flow logs, with efficient caching strategies and asynchronous data fetching.
• Advanced. CloudWatch (Metrics, Logs, Alarms, Contributor Insights), CloudWatch crossaccount observability / OAM (sink and source configuration), CloudTrail, and flow logs.
• Advanced. Terraform or AWS CDK, with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI) for automated infrastructure deployment.
• Years of Experience:   
• 12.00 Years of Experience

 
Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities