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Staff Engineer, Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Recursion
Salt Lake City, USAfull_timePosted 19 May 2026

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><h2>Your work will change lives. Including your own.&nbsp;</h2> <p><iframe style="width: 655px; height: 367px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NzerLX6koWI?si=KaDRt0AYxcwmtZus" width="655" height="367"></iframe></p></div><p><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Assess our current state of IAM and revamp our IAM strategy across our products, platforms , cloud/on-premise infrastructure and corporate applications to accelerate key business outcomes.</li> <li>Drive IAM implementation as part of our larger zero-trust security strategy&nbsp;</li> <li>Architect and Design cloud-based identity governance, access management and cloud directory solutions</li> <li>Implement RBAC/ABAC based IAM workflows for onboarding and ongoing identity lifecycle management</li> <li>Act as a key technical and strategic advisor for cross-functional teams including IT, security, and development to ensure that IAM principles are integrated into broader security architecture.</li> <li>Partner with Engineering and IT&nbsp; teams to ensure our products and applications are developed and implemented with&nbsp; fine-tuned access privileges and are appropriately risk</li> <li>Establish well-defined KPIs, KCIs, and KRIs that provide visibility into IAM control effectiveness and support continuous improvement.</li> <li>Ensure regulatory compliance by partnering with other teams to design IAM solutions that meet standards for SOX, GxP, etc.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Team You'll Join</strong></p> <ul> <li>You will join a growing Information Security team at Recursion, focused on enabling Recursion to decode biology by providing world class secure technology services that are designed and fit for purpose. You'll collaborate with your teammates and across departments to ensure that IAM systems support the organization's broader business objectives while maintaining the highest standards of security.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Experience You'll Need</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.</li> <li>A minimum of 7 years of experience in Identity &amp; Access Management and other information security related domains.</li> <li>Deep understanding of security principles and proven track record of successfully leading large-scale IAM projects from strategy to execution, particularly within cloud-first and hybrid environments.</li> <li>Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python) as they relate to IAM products.</li> <li>Expert level experienc

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