IAM Engineer

About Kraken

Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

Mission: To accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.

Culture: Mission-focused and rooted in crypto values.

Remote Work: Kraken is a fully remote company with Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages.

Products: Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.

The Team: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Join our Identity and Access Management (IAM) team and help secure the foundation of Kraken’s digital infrastructure. We leverage tools like Okta and ConductorOne to build a seamless, secure, and scalable access ecosystem.

Challenges:

• Managing access for apps that don’t support SSO.
• Implementing ABAC and RBAC to deliver intelligent birthright access.
• Enforcing strong access controls without slowing down engineers and business teams.

Team Values: Creativity, speed, and precision.

The Opportunity

• Own, implement, and continuously improve IAM tooling like Okta and ConductorOne across the enterprise.
• Drive adoption of scalable access controls including RBAC, ABAC, and JIT models.
• Partner with compliance and audit teams to ensure access aligns with frameworks like SOX, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001.
• Collaborate on large, cross-functional projects across security, engineering, and IT.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote IAM best practices across the organization.

Skills You Should HODL

• 2+ years of experience using Terraform to manage IAM infrastructure at scale.
• 2+ years of experience managing an Okta tenant with 1,000+ users, including best practices for SSO, MFA, and policy control.
• 2+ years of experience writing scripts for common operational tasks such as generating reports or manipulating data from APIs.
• 2+ years working with IGA platforms such as SailPoint, ConductorOne, Lumos, etc.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; intellectually curious and detail-oriented.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, adapt to shifting priorities, and absorb new concepts quickly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially when interfacing with stakeholders from technical and non-technical backgrounds.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with the full IAM project lifecycle: requirements, design, testing, and change management.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g. SOX, PCI, ISO) and supporting access certification efforts.
• Experience designing and implementing ABAC or RBAC models.
• Understanding of Zero Trust security architecture.

Job Details

• Salary: $110K - $176K
• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: FullTime
• Application Status: Accepting ongoing applications, no application deadline.
• Resume Redaction: Applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.