Sr. Principal IAM Security Engineer

Job description

Job Requisition ID # 26WD96445: Position Overview: Autodesk’s Cyber Defense team is looking for a Sr. Principal IAM Security Engineer to l ead the strategy and execution for modern Identity and Access Management across human and non-human identities, including service accounts, workloads, secrets-backed identities, federated identities, and emerging AI/agentic identity patterns. You’ll design and drive scalable, secure-by-default identity guardrails for workforce and platform/product environments, enabling engineering teams to move fast while reducing systemic identity risk. You’ll lead key initiatives such as Zero Trust enforcement , Non-Human Identity (NHI) governance , IAM Threat Management and automation of identity workflows , while working across multiple business units to align platforms, reduce risk, and build seamless access experiences. Key Responsibilities: Identity S trategy & Governance: Define the enterprise and platform IAM strategy for human identities, NHI, and AI/agent identities, including lifecycle, authentication, authorization, and auditing standards Establish identity reference architectures, patterns, and paved roads for product teams and internal engineerin...