Senior Information Security Engineer (Identity Governance)
Equinix
Dallas, United States Posted October 28, 2026
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Job Description
Join our Identity Security team as a Senior Information Security Engineer specializing in Identity Governance. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, and operation of modern Identity Governance solutions, with a focus on SailPoint IdentityNow. You will also work on emerging areas such as non-human identity security, AI/agent identities, and automation-first identity workflows. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and experience in IAM/IGA, with a focus on SailPoint IdentityNow.
- Lead the design, implementation, and operation of modern Identity Governance (IGA) solutions, with a focus on SailPoint IdentityNow.
- Develop and support custom workflows, integrations, and automations using APIs, scripting, and event-driven patterns.
- Manage identity lifecycle and governance for both human and non-human identities (service accounts, APIs, bots, AI agents).
- Familiarity with API security and identity orchestration patterns
- Strong analytical, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills
- Strong hands-on expertise with IdentityNow (workflows, connectors, roles, certifications), APIs, JSON, REST integrations, Postman, and scripting (Java, PowerShell or similar)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of Zero Trust and Just-in-Time (JIT) access models
- Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCSP)
- 5+ years experience in IAM/IGA, with 2+ years on SailPoint IdentityNow
- Strong understanding of cloud identity architectures and distributed systems
- Awareness of AI security risks (e.g., data leakage, misuse of privileged access by agents)
- Experience with automation and DevSecOps tooling
- Experience managing non-human identities (NHIs) and machine-to-machine authentication at scale
- Exposure to identity governance for AI agents (access control, lifecycle, monitoring)
- Familiarity with modern authentication (OAuth2, OIDC, client credentials / app-to-app authentication)
- Experience integrating enterprise applications (AD, Workday, ServiceNow, databases, SaaS apps)
- SailPoint IdentityNow Certification
- Understanding of AI/ML in identity security (risk-based access, anomaly detection, behavioral analytics)
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