Sr. Systems Engineer - IAM

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior/Staff Systems Engineer - IAM to secure identities including end user accounts, service accounts, application identities, APIs, AI agents, and automated workloads across Replit’s IT environment.

About the Role

We are seeking a technical expert to assess our current state of IAM and design a modern and scalable access strategy across our cloud-first infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise, operational rigor, and a customer-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner of Replit’s corporate IT identity architecture
• Design and implement scalable authentication and authorization solutions (SSO, phishing resistant MFA, passwordless, tokens, device trust, zero trust)
• Architect lifecycle management workflows to support a rapid growth corporate IT environment
• Evaluate technologies to protect against current and emerging threats
• Partner with internal teams to implement and maintain provisioning/deprovisioning workflows via SCIM, APIs, and custom automations
• Support SOC 2, ISO 27001 and SOX controls related to identity governance
• Serve as the enterprisewide subject matter expert and escalation point for complex authentication and authorization inquiries and issues
• Mentor IT and security engineers on identity best practices
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years experience in identity and access management tools and platforms with at least 5 years of hands-on Okta experience
• Expert in authentication and federation technologies (SSO, SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM)
• Deep knowledge of identity lifecycle management and access governance within HRIS and SaaS platforms
• Proficient in one or more workflow automation platforms such as Workato, Zapier, Okta Workflows, or equivalent
• Experience deploying Infrastructure as Code with tools such as Terraform, Google Cloud Deployment Manager, AWS Cloud Formation
• Strong communications skills with the ability to convey IAM concepts to a non-technical audience
• Demonstrated experience serving as a technical advisor for cross-functional teams to ensure IAM integrates into a wider security strategy

Bonus Qualifications

• Active Replit user and passionate about making software creation more accessible
• Strong understanding of networking and networking concepts
• Been part of a rapid growth SaaS startup

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Equity
• 401(k) Program with a 4% match
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Autonomous Work Environment
• In Office Set-Up Reimbursement
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
• Quarterly Team Gatherings
• In Office Amenities

Interviewing + Culture at Replit

• Operating Principles
• Reasons not to work at Replit

Compensation Range

$95K - $200K