Senior IAM Systems Engineer, Automation & Platform Enablement (Global Security)
RBC
Software Engineering
Bedford, PA, USA
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
The Senior IAM Systems Engineer, Automation & Platform Enablement (Global Security) is responsible for designing and delivering shared automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities that accelerate delivery across all IAM engineering teams. Sitting within Platform Enablement Engineering, this role builds the developer experience, automation patterns, and operational tooling that every IAM platform consumes—from authentication and authorization to Privileged Access management, Identity Governance and Administration, and Global Directory Services.
DevOps engineering is the multiplier across IAM. As the organization scales identity capabilities and adopts GitOps and Terraform-based onboarding for major platforms, the quality of shared DevOps tooling directly determines delivery speed, operational reliability, and engineering experience. You will shape the engineering foundation that every IAM team relies on.
We seek a highly skilled engineer with strong hands-on experience,, and the ability to work across multiple teams to introduce scalable automation patterns. In this regulated banking environment, you'll design and implement automation, build standardized and reusable IAM pipelines, and enable cross-team efficiency through modern DevSecOps practices. Lead by influence—guiding teams toward standardized IAM automation while partnering closely with enterprise DevOps and platform functions.
What will you do?
Design, build, and maintain shared CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code modules, and GitOps tooling across IAM engineering teams
Lead onboarding automation for major IAM platforms (Entra ID, Auth0, Authorization service, and future platforms)
Build operational automation for the IAM toolset—patching, certificate rotation, configuration drift detection, and routine support operations
Establish reference patterns, accelerators, and reusable components that reduce onboarding time and improve consistency
Implement observability, alerting, and SRE practices for shared platforms and pipelines
Partner with platform teams to identify automation opportunities and reduce operational toil
Ensure shared tooling meets regulatory and internal control requirements (Architecture, Security, Risk, Audit)
Support production operations, incident response, and root cause analysis for shared platforms
Establish standard IAM pipeline patterns, templates, and best practices aligned with enterprise DevSecOps standards
Collaborate with application, platform, and security teams to enable consistent IAM automation adoption
Contribute to IAM-as-code practices evolution, including configuration versioning, testing, and environment promotion
Support containerized and cloud-native IAM integrations in OpenShift environments
Act as technical enabler across teams, supporting adoption of standardized IAM automation patterns
Ensure IAM automation aligns with banking regulatory requirements and internal security controls
Embed security, auditability, and traceability into IAM pipelines and automation workflows
Support secure secrets handling, artifact promotion, and policy enforcement using enterprise tooling
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
7+ years in software/platform/DevOps engineering with significant enterprise platform support experience
Deep hands-on expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), GitOps, and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Strong proficiency in automation tooling languages (Python, Go, or equivalent)
Experience designing and operating reusable automation modules and shared developer tooling consumed by multiple teams
Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) including OpenShift
Exposure to networking/security technologies (load balancers, firewalls, SSL certificates, SSO systems)
Strong understanding of secrets management, certificate management, and secure pipeline practices
Experience integrating IAM solutions into complex enterprise environments
Strong collaboration skills; ability to influence without direct authority in matrixed environments
Strong verbal and written communication abilities to articulate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Nice-to-have:
Experience automating IAM platforms (Entra ID, Auth0, SailPoint, CyberArk, or equivalent)
Experience building internal developer platforms (IDPs) and golden-path tooling
Familiarity with policy-as-code frameworks (OPA, Sentinel) and Zero Trust Architecture
Experience leading automation initiatives across multiple platform teams
Experience contributing to enterprise automation standards or platforms
Familiarity with artifact repositories (Artifactory) and API integration (RESTful APIs, microservices)
Background working in a regulated banking or financial services environment
Working knowledge of the banking/financial services regulatory landscape (FRB, Part 30, OSFI) and how it shapes authentication controls
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference in our communities, and achieving mutual success
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
Opportunities to do challenging work and take on progressively greater accountabilities
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Job Skills
Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Programming Languages, Software Change Request Management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Integration Engineering, Software Product Design, Software Product Technical Knowledge, Software Release Management, System Testing ToolsAdditional Job Details
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