Senior IAM Engineer

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior IAM Engineer to join our Enterprise Access Management team. In this role, you will be instrumental in advancing Adyen's identity and access management capabilities by designing, building, and maintaining robust systems for Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, OpenLDAP, and our in-house Access Portal. You will enhance identity lifecycle management, manage critical integrations, and develop automated workflows within these platforms, ensuring the secure and seamless operation of our core IAM services. This position focuses on maintaining a strong security posture and optimizing the user experience across the entire enterprise.

What You'll Do
As a Senior IAM Engineer, your typical day will involve a mix of project work and daily responsibilities:

• Design and implement SSO integrations for new enterprise applications and troubleshoot existing ones.
• Develop and refine automations using Okta Workflows and scripts for tasks such as user lifecycle management and process enhancements.
• Enhance our IAM security posture, testing and implementing new or advanced Okta features.
• Support the team's strategic shift towards managing Okta configurations with Terraform.
• Potentially contribute to supporting our OpenLDAP deployment and our in-house Access Portal.
• Collaborate daily with business owners, security teams, and other stakeholders.

Must-Have skills 

• Deep experience in core IAM principles, including:
  • Identity lifecycle management
  • SSO
  • MFA
  • Authorization (RBAC, ABAC, etc.)
  • Adaptive authentication
• Experience working directly with modern Identity Provider (IdP) platforms (e.g., Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity, OneLogin) to deliver enterprise-wide solutions.
• Experience in securing IAM infrastructure, responding to IAM-related security incidents, and consistently applying security best practices.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders and Security teams.
• Experience with directory services (LDAP).
• Experience with macOS and Linux environments.
• Experience with infrastructure/configuration as code (IaC/CaC) and CI/CD processes.

Technical Skills

• Automation skills via scripts or Okta Workflows.
• Application integrations with modern IdPs using SSO protocols such as SAML, OIDC/OAuth 2.0, and SCIM.
• Experience with MFA / FIDO implementation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python.
• Familiarity with IaC/CaC tools like Ansible or Terraform.
• Experience working with API testing tools such as Postman.

Tools

• Experience with leading IdP platforms, preferably Okta Workforce Identity Cloud.
• Familiarity with common tools for project management and documentation like Jira & Confluence.
• Proficiency with version control systems like GitLab or GitHub

Challenges You'll Tackle
This role presents unique challenges that will allow you to grow and innovate:

• Managing identity across two separate ecosystems: our cloud IdP (Okta) for third-party tools and a separate OpenLDAP environment for on-prem services. This requires ensuring consistent lifecycle management across segregated platforms.
• Balancing three key initiatives: the continuous push to further harden our Okta security posture, managing incoming new application integrations, and the team's future transition to Infrastructure as Code.

Why Join Our Team?
Joining Adyen as a Senior IAM Engineer on the Enterprise Access Management team offers a compelling opportunity for impact and growth. You'll:

• Collaborate with a skilled team to tackle real-world identity and access challenges, gaining significant learning and growth opportunities in the IAM field.
• Have a substantial impact on ensuring secure, seamless, and efficient access to our enterprise resources through systems like Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, OpenLDAP, and our in-house Access Portal, especially when designing new services or enhancing critical identity features.
• Interact with and support a diverse and often highly technical user base, working closely with them to understand their access requirements and gain insights into how they utilize our core IAM platforms.
• Be part of a team at the forefront of managing Adyen's digital identities, constantly evolving our security posture and user experience for all internal tools and services.

Our Team Structure
You'll be joining a team of 6 other direct team members based in Amsterdam. While most of the team has individual project assignments, we prioritize group collaboration. We hold four stand-ups during the week (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) to coordinate with colleagues in our APAC and NA/LATAM regional offices. We schedule meetings only when necessary, avoiding packed calendars and unproductive weekly sessions.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.