Senior Engineer

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence and High Integrity. Circlers are consistently evolving in a remote world where strength in numbers fuels team success. We have built a flexible and diverse work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

Provide guidance on the implementation and usage of IAM capabilities for both consumer and workforce systems


Collaborate with other technical team members to provide guidance on IAM related matters and provide feedback to solution design and system support


Lead and provide support for the implementation and administration of IAM platforms


Respond to break/fix requests, monitor environment, support the change management process for development, QA, and production environments


Respond to Level 2 tickets including bugs, outages, and new feature request


Ensure Circle’s solutions adhere to regulatory, compliance, and internal requirements


Develop and maintain IAM policies, standards, and procedures


Provide reports and assist in responding to requests from compliance


Ensure IAM security is aligned with the overall security strategy to reduce risk to Circle

7+ years of implementing identity and access systems in various coding languages.


Enthusiasm for scalable, reproducible security management.


Self-motivated and creative problem-solver able to work independently with minimal guidance.


Strong ability to work collaboratively across teams during high-stress situations.


Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and use good judgment to establish order of priorities on the fly.


Understanding of IAM protocols and concepts such as SAML, OIDC, OAuth, and PAM.


Experience with IAM technologies from Okta, Ping, Sailpoint, Savant or Microsoft.


Familiarity with standards such as ISO 27001/27002 or the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is desirable.


Experience working in financial services or financial technology desired.


Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity or related field; equivalent experience also accepted.


Experience working in an AWS environment required.


Software development skills in languages such as Python, Golang, or similar.