Job Description
We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experience with agility and ease.
We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as Principal Cybersecurity Engineer and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward.
We are seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM) to serve as the enterprise authority for identity security governance and architecture. This role defines the long-term IAM strategy, establishes enterprise-wide standards, and ensures identity risks are managed consistently across the organization.
This position provides strategic leadership and architectural oversight, not operational provisioning or day-to-day platform administration.
In this role, you will:
- Own the enterprise IAM governance and architecture strategy
- Define multi-year IAM roadmap aligned to Zero Trust and business priorities
- Influence funding, prioritization, and sequencing of IAM initiatives
- Represent identity risk and posture to senior leadership and governance forums
- Establish enterprise identity reference architectures and guardrails
- Act as final design authority for identity integrations and access models
- Define authentication, authorization, and privilege models across platforms
- Ensure consistency across workforce, application, and privileged identities
- Guide adoption of password-less, JIT access, and adaptive authentication
- Define enterprise IAM policies, standards, and control frameworks
- Oversee access governance methodologies (reviews, certifications, exceptions)
- Establish IAM risk metrics and maturity assessments
- Drive remediation of systemic identity risks
- Provide executive-level support for audits and regulatory inquiries
- Partner with IT, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Engineering teams
- Influence identity operating models without direct operational ownership
- Lead working groups and design councils related to identity
- Evaluate IAM, IGA, and PAM technologies from a strategic perspective
- Define success criteria for IAM tooling and integrations
- Stay current with identity threat trends and evolving best practices
Your background:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Information Security/Assurance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 6-8 years of experience in cybersecurity, identity security, or security engineering
- Deep expertise in IAM governance, architecture, and risk management
- Proven experience leading enterprise-scale IAM initiatives
- Strong understanding of zero trust identity architectures, RBAC / ABAC and role governance, privileged access governance and admin models, and Identity lifecycle / access assurance
- Experience influencing architecture and security outcomes across large organizations
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Additionally, it would be beneficial if you have:
- Experience operating as a principal, lead architect, or enterprise security architect
- Identity platform experience across multiple vendors (Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, etc.)
- Experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments
- Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, or identity-focused credentials
If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat. What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:
Compensation
- Competitive remuneration package
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrolment
Vacation, Family, and Health
- 30 days of earned leave
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Various other leaves like marriage leave, casual leave, maternity, and paternity leave
- Premium Group Medical Insurance for employees and five dependents, personal accident insurance coverage, life insurance coverage
- Professional development reimbursement
- Interest subsidy on loans - either vehicle or personal loans
- Health club reimbursement
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