[Hiring] Engineer – Identity & Access Management @United Airlines

Role Description

Connecting People. Uniting the World. There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world — with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees — we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.

We’re on a path to becoming the best airline in aviation history. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help lead the industry in cyber safety, security and resilience. United's CDR team plays a critical role in protecting our operations by enabling secure and resilient systems, managing threats and vulnerabilities, and ensuring swift response and recovery. Our mission is to seamlessly embed cybersecurity and digital risk management into every aspect of our business. We help drive progress and growth through trusted digital solutions, safeguarding assets and empowering our team, all while promoting a cyber-safe and secure environment that supports resilient airline operations.

The Identity & Access Management (IAM) Security Engineer’s primary responsibility is to implement security principles and controls to the United Workforce IAM platform and service in alignment with the Cybersecurity & Digital Risk policies to protect data and reduce risk.

• Implement and support modern Workforce Enterprise IAM systems.
• Work closely with development teams and consumers of IAM services.
• Integrate secure identity solutions during the product lifecycle.
• Support the execution and implementation of designs provided by IAM architects.
• Ensure IAM capabilities are adopted and successfully integrated with systems across the organization.
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for IAM processes and technology.
• Design, implement and test the solutions and capabilities of Enterprise IAM platform & service.
• Respond to break/fix requests and monitor the environment.
• Support Digital Technology in change management processes for development, QA, and production environments.
• Respond to Level 1 tickets including bugs, outages, and new feature requests.
• Ensure IAM solutions adhere to regulatory, compliance, and internal requirements.
• Assist in the maintenance of IAM policies, standards, and procedures.
• Provide reports as requested for compliance.
• Work with Cyber Defense and other departments as needed.
• Ensure IAM security is aligned with the overall security strategy to reduce risk to the organization.
• Collaborate with development teams and other IAM service consumers.
• Provide guidance on the implementation and usage of IAM capabilities in enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with other IAM team members seeking guidance on IAM related matters and contributing to system support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, or in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, 6-9 years of related work experience will be accepted.
• 2+ years of related experience, ideally within an Entra ID environment.
• An understanding of Enterprise Identity & Access Management in some of the following areas:
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Password-less Authentication
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Identity Governance & Administration concepts
• An understanding of identity protocols and technologies such as OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth, SAML, API Gateways, SCIM, and platforms such as Ping Identity, Okta, MS Azure, and ForgeRock.
• Familiar with modern software lifecycle development and automated cloud infrastructure deployment.
• Understanding of policies that reflect system security objectives.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.

Requirements

• STEM degree in a field such as Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Computer Science (Preferred).
• Certifications related to Microsoft Entra ID, CISA, CISM, CISSP (Preferred).
• 4+ years of related experience (Preferred).
• Knowledge of organizational standards and policies (ISO, NIST) (Preferred).
• Knowledge of compliance regulations (SOX, PCI, FAA, GDPR, PII) (Preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• 401(k) plan.
• Flight privileges.