Engineering - Security Engineering - Warsaw- Associate - VIDM - IAM

Led by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Technology Risk secures Goldman Sachs against cyber threats. We are responsible for detecting and preventing attempted cyber intrusions against the firm, helping the firm develop more secure applications and infrastructure, developing software in support of our efforts, measuring cybersecurity risk, and designing and driving implementation of cybersecurity controls. The team has global presence across the Americas, APAC and EMEA. Within Technology Risk, the Vulnerability, Identity & Data Management (VIDM) TechRisk team is the consultative and technology subject matter expertise arm, responsible for assessing new technology initiatives for risk, partnering with engineers to architect and design secure products and services, embedding implementation reviews and guiding technology innovation in terms of security and control across Goldman Sachs.

OUR MISSION

The TechRisk IAM team safeguards Goldman Sachs identities as the first line of defense by collaborating with Engineering Teams, Operational Risk, and Internal Audit to establish robust controls and good practices for identity and access management - fostering a secure, resilient, and compliant environment for internal employees and external customers of the Firm.

In delivering on this mission, the TechRisk VIDM IAM team must:

• Collaborate with the rest of Technology Risk on information security and cybersecurity risk management throughout the firm across the IAM domain.

• Establish and maintain appropriate policies, standards, and controls to adequately address information security risks in accordance with best practices and applicable regulations across the IAM domain.

• Conduct ongoing testing and monitoring to evaluate adoption of necessary Engineering controls.

• Ensure that the firm's senior management and Board of Directors are cognizant of changes in the information security environment across the IAM domain.

YOUR IMPACT

In this role, you will join the global Identity and Access Management (IAM) pillar within the VIDM TechRisk team, specifically the IAM Security, Strategy, Architecture and Platforms sub-pillar - the team is responsible for defining the security requirements, controls and standards that protect the firm's IAM platforms and identity flows against an evolving threat landscape and driving strategic initiatives to uplift the security posture of IAM flows within the firm and conducting security architecture reviews to ensure compliance with defined controls. You will interact with all parts of the firm, giving you the opportunity to grow within the Technology Risk team as well as other divisions within the firm.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

The IAM Security, Strategy, Architecture and Platforms sub-pillar, within the Identity and Access Management (IAM) pillar of the VIDM TechRisk team, is responsible for defining the security requirements, controls and standards that protect the firm's IAM platforms and identity flows against an evolving threat landscape and driving strategic initiatives to uplift the security posture of IAM flows within the firm and conduct security architecture reviews to ensure compliance with defined controls

You will become a highly committed, trusted Risk Advisor with the discipline and interpersonal skills to work in a global environment, communicating the impact of technology risks and the approach to mitigation and acceptance. You will provide VIDM TechRisk risk assessment and advisory services to engineers as part of the Technology Risk function, while contributing directly to the team's strategic objectives.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate is a technically grounded cybersecurity specialist with a focus on the IAM domain who combines engineering excellence with the judgment of a trusted risk advisor. They are equally comfortable reading a federation metadata file, debugging a Kerberos ticket flow, reviewing a NIST control mapping, and explaining identity risk to senior stakeholders.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of the IAM Security, Strategy, Architecture and Platforms sub-pillar within the VIDM TechRisk team, you will:

• Provide IAM risk advisory services to engineering teams, partnering on the design and architecture of secure identity, authentication, and authorization solutions.

• Identify security flaws in IAM platforms and integrations, and provide security assurance advice and guidance to engineers to help them manage application risks.

• Review, triage, and remediate findings by interfacing with Business Units and Engineering teams, and help raise developer security awareness around identity best practices.

• Establish and maintain policies, standards, and controls to address information security risks across the IAM domain, in line with best practices and applicable regulations.

• Conduct ongoing testing and monitoring to evaluate adoption of necessary engineering controls in the IAM space.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related discipline or equivalent industry experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge of fundamental cybersecurity concepts and experience assessing systems, applications, or architectures for security weaknesses through activities such as threat modeling, security architecture review or penetration testing.

• Understanding of common attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures used to compromise identities, credentials, authentication flows, sessions, tokens, and authorization controls, and the ability to apply that knowledge during threat modeling and security architecture reviews.

• Technical knowledge of industry-standard authentication and authorization protocols, including: OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, Kerberos, WIMSE / SPIFFE (workload identity).

• Familiarity with cryptographic primitives as applied to identity — token signing, key management, certificate-based authentication, and mTLS.

• Ability to review, triage, and remediate IAM-related security findings in partnership with engineering teams.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to operate effectively in a global, cross-functional environment.

• Fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM), phishing-resistant MFA, Separation of Duties (SoD), and Zero Trust architectures.

• Demonstrated interest or experience in the regulatory and controls aspects of IAM including policy authoring, control design, or regulatory engagement within the IAM space.

• Practical experience with one or more of the following IAM technology stacks: Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, Heimdal Kerberos and MIT Kerberos, Ping Federate, Auth0, Okta.

• Experience integrating IAM controls into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines, including automated control validation.

• Genuine interest in Agentic AI authentication and authorization — identity for autonomous agents, delegated authority models, and scoped tokens for AI workloads.

• Experience in hybrid and native public cloud IAM environments.

• Cybersecurity Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SANS GIAC (GSEC, GCIH, GPCS), or vendor-specific IAM certifications (Okta, Ping, Microsoft Identity).

• Prior experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry.