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
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