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93876
Department
Tech Data AI Ventures
Job Function
Tech Data AI Ventures
Location
Remote, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per quarter Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per quarter
As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth driving the company's success.
The IAM Engineer will play a key role in designing, engineering, and maintaining NYL’s Identity & Access Management solutions across all IAM domains: Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Directory Services, and Web Access Management (WAM). This role blends hands-on engineering with solution architecture, ensuring that IAM capabilities are robust, scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards. The IAM Engineer will support both on-premises and cloud environments, working with a mix of commercial, SaaS, and custom platforms.
Experience in SailPoint, CyberArk, Ping, Entra and Active Directory is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will bring technical depth, a strong learning mindset, and genuine enthusiasm for advancing their craft. We are building the identity foundation for a more connected, AI-enabled, and technology-driven future so curiosity, adaptability, and readiness to embrace new capabilities will be essential.
What You’ll Do:
- 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.
What You’ll Bring:
- 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 Qualifications
- 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).
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $124,000-$177,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners.
Job Requisition ID: 93876
Requisition ID
93876
Department
Tech Data AI Ventures
Job Function
Tech Data AI Ventures
Location
Remote, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per quarter Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per quarter
As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth driving the company's success.
The IAM Engineer will play a key role in designing, engineering, and maintaining NYL’s Identity & Access Management solutions across all IAM domains: Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Directory Services, and Web Access Management (WAM). This role blends hands-on engineering with solution architecture, ensuring that IAM capabilities are robust, scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards. The IAM Engineer will support both on-premises and cloud environments, working with a mix of commercial, SaaS, and custom platforms.
Experience in SailPoint, CyberArk, Ping, Entra and Active Directory is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will bring technical depth, a strong learning mindset, and genuine enthusiasm for advancing their craft. We are building the identity foundation for a more connected, AI-enabled, and technology-driven future so curiosity, adaptability, and readiness to embrace new capabilities will be essential.
What You’ll Do:
- 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.
What You’ll Bring:
- 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 Qualifications
- 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).
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $124,000-$177,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners.
Job Requisition ID: 93876
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Iam Engineer
Map your credentials to SOC codes
IAM roles span multiple SOC classifications, including software developers and information security analysts. Pull the O*NET profiles for each to confirm which title aligns with your experience before your employer files the LCA, since the SOC code locks in the prevailing wage level.
Target employers with active LCA history
Use Migrate Mate to filter IAM Engineer roles by verified LCA filing history, so you're only pursuing employers who have already navigated the DOL certification process for this occupation, not companies encountering H-1B sponsorship for the first time.
Verify the prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your target job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. The DOL wage level your employer certifies sets the floor for your offer, and knowing Levels I through IV for your metro lets you spot underpayment risks early.
Document identity governance project scope clearly
IAM petitions draw USCIS requests for evidence when the specialty occupation connection isn't explicit. Your resume and support letter should quantify the systems you administered, the protocols you designed, and the degree-level technical knowledge each project required, not just list tools.
Clarify E-Verify enrollment before your start date
STEM-adjacent IAM roles at federal contractors often require E-Verify enrollment as a condition of employment, separate from H-1B approval. Confirm whether your prospective employer is already enrolled and whether their contract work triggers federal verification requirements affecting your onboarding timeline.
Understand cap-exempt employer pathways for IAM work
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning IAM Engineers hired there bypass the annual lottery entirely. If you don't get selected in the general cap, these organizations can file an H-1B petition outside the April registration window.
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Find Iam Engineer JobsIam Engineer H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an IAM Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. IAM Engineer positions typically qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates whether the specific duties, such as designing access control frameworks, implementing single sign-on systems, or conducting identity lifecycle audits, require that theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for IAM Engineers?
Migrate Mate surfaces IAM Engineer roles filtered by employer LCA filing history, so you can see which companies have already filed for H-1B workers in this occupation. That history is a practical proxy for sponsorship willingness and tells you whether a company understands the process before you invest time in the application.
Which degree fields best support an H-1B petition for IAM work?
Computer science, cybersecurity, information assurance, and management information systems degrees map most directly to IAM Engineer roles for USCIS purposes. Degrees in related technical fields can qualify, but the petition support letter must explicitly connect your coursework to the identity and access management duties in the job description to withstand scrutiny.
Can an IAM Engineer on OPT get H-1B sponsorship without cap selection?
Not through the general cap without a lottery selection. However, if your employer qualifies as cap-exempt, such as a university or affiliated nonprofit, they can file outside the lottery. Otherwise, you'd need to be selected in the annual registration, which opens each March for a fiscal year start date of October 1.
What should I watch for when reviewing an H-1B offer as an IAM Engineer?
Confirm the job title and SOC code your employer plans to use on the LCA, since a mismatch between your actual duties and the certified occupation can create compliance problems. Also check that the offered salary meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for that SOC code in your work location, which your employer can verify through the OFLC Wage Search.
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