Beacon Technologies is seeking a Senior Engineer – Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) for our client partner. As a Senior Engineer, you will serve as a technical expert in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), responsible for designing and integrating solutions across the enterprise using Saviynt as the primary platform. You will determine specifications; plan, design, and develop software, integrations, and data pipelines that enable accurate role/entitlement models, automated governance workflows, and measurable compliance outcomes. Working independently and collaboratively within a product team, you’ll deliver scalable, resilient capabilities while mentoring engineers and defining patterns that raise the bar for system excellence. The role can be remote, but will need to be onsite in Appleton, WI 2-3 times/year.
Key Responsibilities:
Designing Solutions
- Role Architecture & Governance: Lead engineering of RBAC/ABAC models in Saviynt, including naming conventions, hierarchical role taxonomies, inheritance, and lifecycle controls.
- SoD Policy Engineering: Translate Segregation of Duties requirements into enforceable Saviynt policies, risk models, and control rules; design analytics and alerting to detect violations.
- Identity Data Design: Define source-of-truth and reconciliation strategies; model identity attributes and entitlement relationships to support clean access patterns.
- Integration Design: Architect and document integrations with HRIS (e.g., Workday), directories (AD/AAD), and key SaaS applications using APIs and standardized connectors.
Developing Software
- Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for identity data; implement data quality checks and schema evolution strategies.
- Develop scripts (PowerShell/Bash/Python) and Saviynt workflows to automate provisioning, role assignments, certifications, and evidence collection.
- Configure roles, entitlements, policies, approval flows, and campaigns in Saviynt; stabilize vendor-led implementations.
Reliability & Performance
- Deliver software and configurations that meet/exceed expectations for stability, scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
Collaboration & Standards
- Participate in product planning, backlog refinement, and technical design reviews.
- Establish standards for configuration-as-code, code review practices, and environment promotion.
- Promote CI/CD pipelines for IGA artifacts and implement observability for IGA services.
Vendor & Team Leadership
- Contribute to vendor/tool evaluations and collaborate with vendor engineering.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and targeted training.
- Engage in recruiting and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years in engineering environments delivering complex integrations and software solutions.
- 3+ years hands-on with IGA platforms (preferably Saviynt), including role mining, lifecycle governance, SoD policy design, and campaign configuration.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python).
- Experience integrating HRIS (e.g., Workday) and directories (AD/AAD).
Preferred:
- Deep hands-on with Saviynt EIC and stabilizing complex vendor configurations.
- Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services) and familiarity with SOX/GLBA/PCI.
- Exposure to data engineering platforms and observability stacks.
- Security or audit certifications (CISSP, CISA, CRISC) or willingness to obtain within 24 months.
About Beacon Technologies
Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.
Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Affirmative Action Plan. It is the policy of Beacon Technologies, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Beacon Technologies, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
