Grainger is looking to solve the problem of securely managing customer identity and access across its digital ecosystem, enabling frictionless yet secure access experiences for millions of users.
Requirements
- 5+ years hands-on experience with identity and federation services implementation and support.
- Expertise in authentication/authorization protocols (SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC).
- Strong understanding of IAM security design principles and best practices.
- Hands-on experience with application development, REGO, and REST APIs.
- Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience influencing cross-functional teams and vendors.
- Background in Agile and DevOps environments.
Responsibilities
- Design & Implement IAM Solutions: Build and integrate solutions using platforms such as Auth0, Okta, and other CIAM frameworks.
- Authorization Services: Develop fine-grained authorization using policy frameworks like Open Policy Agent (OPA).
- Security & Risk Mitigation: Protect enterprise assets by implementing secure authentication and authorization patterns, balancing user experience with strong controls.
- Thought Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert, advising business and technology teams on IAM best practices and recommending innovative solutions.
- Project & Initiative Ownership: Oversee IAM-related initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, on-time delivery, and effective adoption.
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with security, engineering, and product stakeholders to build seamless IAM processes across the business.
- AI & Analytics in IAM: Leverage AI/ML and data analytics to enhance access monitoring, detect anomalies, and prevent fraud or account takeovers.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related technical field with 8+ years of IT experience; or 10+ years without a degree.
- Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers, analysts, and interns.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience influencing cross-functional teams and vendors.
- Commitment to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment.
