Sr. Identity Governance (IGA) Engineer

The Sr. IGA Engineer will be a key member of the new Versant Cyber organization. This individual is responsible for configuring, supporting, and optimizing enterprise identity governance platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Microsoft Entra, etc.) to manage identity lifecycle processes. They are expected to translate access control policies, compliance requirements, and security standards into enforceable rules within the applicable tools.  This individual is a leader over the identity governance discipline and will interact with various key stakeholders within the Cyber organization to drive relationship management across the Versant business areas. RESPONSIBILITIES: Key areas of focus for the Sr. IGA Engineer include automating onboarding/offboarding and access transitions, connecting HR, directories, cloud platforms, and business apps, and ensuring evidence and logs are available and defensible.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities: Configure and maintain identity governance platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID Governance) to manage access lifecycle events across enterprise systems. Integrate with directory services (e.g., Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP) to ensure accurate identity data flow and synchronization across authoritative sources. Promote, foster, and advocate for an environment of collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.  Lead efforts to define and implement role-based (RBAC) or attribute-based (ABAC) access models to enable scalable, policy-driven access control. Implement automated identity lifecycle workflows, including joiner, mover, and leaver (JML) processes, aligned with business and compliance requirements. Consult on complex enterprise-wide security assessments and engagements to help engineers see the big picture and incorporate enterprise technology direction into security roadmaps.  Work closely with application developers, infrastructure, GRC, and security operations to onboard new systems into the IGA platform and enforce access certification and policy controls. Collaborate and drive productivity and effective integration with adjacent Versant Cyber functions and specifically the synergies required across the security stack and technology platforms.