Senior Security IAM Engineer

<p>Scopely is looking for a <strong>Senior IAM Security Enginee</strong>r to join our Information Security team on a&nbsp; remote basis or hybrid basis if located in Barcelona.&nbsp; This role will focus on building, scaling, and securing Scopely’s identity and access management ecosystem across our cloud, SaaS, AI, and remote access environments, with a strong emphasis on Terraform-based IAM automation, access workflow engineering, least-privilege design, identity risk reduction, and AI-assisted operational workflows.</p> <p>This is a highly technical, hands-on role for someone who can operate across AWS, GCP, Okta, AWS IAM Identity Center, Zero Trust access models, identity governance workflows, and modern AI-enabled engineering environments, while building scalable identity systems through Infrastructure as Code, workflow orchestration, and automation-first security engineering.</p> <p><strong>What You Will Do</strong></p> <p><strong>Build and Evolve Modern IAM Architecture</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and evolve Scopely’s IAM architecture to support a high-scale, cloud-first environment across AWS, GCP, SaaS applications, AI tooling, and remote access platforms.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Lead initiatives around:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Federated identity architecture using SAML, OIDC, OAuth, and SCIM</li> <li>Workforce identity and access patterns across internal platforms</li> <li>Least-privilege role design and access segmentation</li> <li>RBAC and ABAC models for cloud and SaaS environments</li> <li>Centralized access models using Okta, AWS IAM Identity Center, Google Cloud IAM, and cloud-native IAM services</li> <li>Secure cross-account and cross-project access patterns</li> <li>Service account, workload identity, and non-human identity governance</li> <li>Zero Trust identity and access control design</li> </ul> <p><strong>Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Standardize secure identity and access patterns</li> <li>Reduce identity sprawl and excessive permissions</li> <li>Improve access visibility and auditability</li> <li>Build scalable identity controls for a fast-moving engineering environment</li> </ul> <p><strong>Own Terraform-Based IAM and Access Automation</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own and improve Terraform-based IAM and access automation across Scopely’s cloud and identity environment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Design, build, and maintain:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Reusable Terraform modules for IAM roles, policies, permission sets, group mappings, and access patterns</li> <li>Terraform workflows for Okta app assignments, group-based access, and IAM Identity Center automation</li> <li>Standardized access modules that can be reused safely across teams and environments</li> <li>Policy-as-code patterns for least privilege and permission boundary enforcement</li> <li>Terraform-driven onboarding and offboarding flows for identity-related systems</li> <li>Automation for service account and workload identity provisioning</li> <li>Access reporting and audit visibility pipelines connected to code-based IAM workflows</li> </ul> <p><strong>Drive improvements in:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Standardization of IAM modules, variables, role definitions, and policy structures</li> <li>Repeatability and consistency of access changes</li> <li>Reduction of manual IAM operations</li> <li>Auditability and change traceability</li> <li>Safe rollout of identity changes through code review and pull request workflows</li> </ul> <p><strong>Ensure mature Terraform engineering practices around:</strong></p> <ul> <li>State management</li> <li>Drift detection and remediation</li> <li>Rollback planning</li> <li>Blast-radius awareness for IAM changes</li> <li>Safe promotion of access changes into production</li> </ul> <p><strong>Automate Identity and Access Workflows</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build scalable automation for identity lifecycle management, access requests, entitlement changes, access reviews, and day-to-day IAM operations.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Design and implement:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provisioning and deprovisioning automation</li> <li>Access request and approval workflows</li> <li>Group-based access assignment and role mapping</li> <li>Okta app integration and assignment automation</li> <li>IAM Identity Center permission set automation</li> <li>Self-service identity workflows for internal teams</li> <li>Identity reporting and access visibility pipelines</li> <li>Operational tooling that reduces repetitive IAM work</li> </ul> <p><strong>Work with:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Terraform and Infrastructure as Code workflows</li> <li>Python, Bash, PowerShell, and APIs</li> <li>CI/CD systems and Git-based change management</li> <li>Okta Workflows and similar orchestration tooling</li> <li>ServiceNow, ticketing, and operational workflow integrations</li> <li>AI tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and similar engineering assistants</li> <li>MCP-enabled integrations, agentic workflows, and internal automation platforms</li> </ul> <p><strong>Drive improvements in:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Repeatability</li> <li>Auditability</li> <li>Operational safety</li> <li>Reduction of manual IAM work</li> <li>Secure-by-default access onboarding</li> </ul> <p><strong>Strengthen Identity Security and Risk Reduction</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead initiatives to reduce identity-related risk across human and non-human identities.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Design and implement controls for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Excessive permissions and privilege escalation reduction</li> <li>Service account and workload identity hardening</li> <li>Long-lived credential reduction</li> <li>Cross-account trust policy review and hardening</li> <li>Permission boundary enforcement</li> <li>Role lifecycle management</li> <li>Just-in-time and time-bound privileged access</li> <li>Break-glass access workflows</li> <li>Identity anomaly detection and misuse investigation</li> </ul> <p><strong>Use native and third-party tooling to identify and remediate risk, including:</strong></p> <ul> <li>AWS IAM Access Analyzer</li> <li>CloudTrail</li> <li>GuardDuty</li> <li>GCP-native IAM and audit services</li> <li>Okta System Log and access reporting</li> <li>CIEM, CSPM, and related cloud security platforms</li> </ul> <p><strong>Improve Zero Trust and Privileged Access Security</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with IAM, platform, and security teams to strengthen Zero Trust and privileged access controls across Scopely’s environment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Support and enhance:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twingate connectors, resources, and access policy design</li> <li>Identity-aware remote access controls</li> <li>Zero Trust segmentation for internal applications and privileged systems</li> <li>Privileged access workflows</li> <li>PAM platform integrations such as Britive</li> <li>Adaptive access controls</li> <li>MFA and passwordless adoption</li> <li>Federated access into AWS, GCP, SaaS platforms, and internal tools</li> <li>Secure vendor and contractor access patterns</li> </ul> <p><strong>Drive improvements in:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Human identity security</li> <li>Non-human identity security</li> <li>Access visibility</li> <li>Privileged session control</li> <li>Access policy consistency across environments</li> </ul> <p><strong>Support Identity Investigations, Monitoring, and Audit Readiness</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with Security Operations, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to improve identity monitoring, investigation, and audit readiness.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Build and enhance:</strong></p> <ul> <li>IAM troubleshooting runbooks</li> <li>Identity-related detection and triage workflows</li> <li>Access review processes</li> <li>Permission reporting and evidence collection</li> <li>IAM logging and monitoring design</li> <li>Operational metrics for identity security maturity</li> </ul> <p><strong>Support investigations involving:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Suspicious access activity</li> <li>Identity and permission abuse</li> <li>Misconfigured app integrations</li> <li>Broken federation and provisioning flows</li> <li>Risky SaaS integrations</li> <li>Service account misuse</li> <li>Cross-account access issues</li> </ul> <p><strong>Collaborate with compliance and audit stakeholders to ensure:</strong></p> <ul> <li>SOC 2 and ISO 27001 alignment</li> <li>Access review evidence readiness</li> <li>Documentation of IAM controls and workflows</li> <li>Clear traceability for privileged access and entitlement changes</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Build AI-Assisted Identity Security Workflows</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and improve AI-assisted and automation-first workflows that help Scopely scale identity security safely.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Lead initiatives around:</strong></p> <ul> <li>AI-assisted access review analysis</li> <li>AI-assisted troubleshooting and documentation support</li> <li>Intelligent triage for identity-related findings</li> <li>Security chatops integrations</li> <li>Identity workflow automation using agents and orchestration systems</li> <li>Internal copilots for IAM operations and knowledge support</li> <li>AI-assisted recommendations for access hygiene and remediation</li> <li>MCP-enabled identity tooling and integrations</li> </ul> <p><strong>Work with:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claude Code, Codex, and similar AI-assisted engineering tools</li> <li>MCP-based workflows and agentic automation patterns</li> <li>Internal automation platforms and workflow engines</li> <li>APIs, event-driven automation, and identity telemetry pipelines</li> </ul> <p><strong>Ensure safe adoption of AI by applying:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Human-in-the-loop approval controls</li> <li>Least-privilege access to tools and data</li> <li>Logging and auditability for AI-assisted workflows</li> <li>Prompt and data handling safeguards</li> <li>Clear separation between recommendations and privileged actions</li> </ul> <p><strong>Act as a Technical Leader</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with engineering, platform, IT, and studio teams to align IAM strategy with Scopely’s operational and business goals.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Provide expert guidance on:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Modern IAM architecture</li> <li>Federated identity design</li> <li>Least-privilege engineering</li> <li>Zero Trust access models</li> <li>Non-human identity risk</li> <li>IAM automation strategy</li> <li>Terraform design patterns for identity and access management</li> <li>Access governance in fast-growing environments</li> <li>Secure access design for engineering teams</li> <li>Safe use of AI in identity and access workflows</li> </ul> <p><strong>Influence teams to:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Adopt secure identity patterns</li> <li>Automate IAM safely</li> <li>Reduce reliance on manual access processes</li> <li>Improve cloud and SaaS access consistency</li> <li>Build scalable and maintainable identity controls</li> </ul> <p><strong>Raise the bar for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Identity-aware security</li> <li>Automation-first IAM operations</li> <li>Practical access governance</li> <li>Engineering-driven IAM design</li> <li>AI-assisted identity operations</li> </ul> <p><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></p> <p><strong>Core Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>8–12+ years in IAM security engineering, cloud security, identity architecture, or related security engineering roles</li> <li>Strong experience operating in cloud-first, high-scale environments</li> <li>Experience partnering directly with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams</li> <li>Experience designing and operating IAM solutions for global organizations with complex access needs</li> <li>Strong track record in identity modernization, least privilege, and access automation</li> <li>Proven experience building automation and reusable engineering patterns, not just handling manual IAM operations</li> </ul> <p><strong>Technical Skills</strong></p> <p><strong>Cloud and Identity</strong></p> <p><strong>Strong hands-on experience with:</strong></p> <ul> <li>AWS IAM, AWS Organizations, IAM Identity Center, SCPs, IAM roles and policies, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, IAM Access Analyzer, SSM</li> <li>GCP IAM, service accounts, workload identity patterns, organization/folder/project models, and audit services</li> <li>Okta administration including groups, rules, app integrations, assignments, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting</li> <li>SAML, OIDC, OAuth, SCIM, and federated identity design</li> <li>Cross-account and cross-project access controls</li> <li>Service account and workload identity governance</li> <li>Twingate administration or comparable ZTNA and remote access platforms, including connectors, resources, access policies, and policy troubleshooting</li> </ul> <p><strong>Infrastructure as Code and Automation</strong></p> <p><strong>Strong hands-on experience with:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Terraform-based IAM and access automation in production</li> <li>Designing reusable Terraform modules for IAM roles, policies, permission sets, group mappings, and access patterns</li> <li>Terraform state management, drift detection, rollback planning, and safe deployment of IAM changes</li> <li>Git-based workflows, pull requests, and code review for infrastructure and identity changes</li> <li>Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages</li> <li>API integrations and workflow automation</li> <li>Provisioning and deprovisioning automation</li> <li>Access reporting and policy standardization</li> <li>CI/CD integration for identity-related workflows</li> </ul> <p><strong>Strong understanding of:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Policy-as-code and automation-first IAM</li> <li>How to convert manual IAM processes into reusable code-driven workflows</li> <li>How to build transferable, scalable access patterns across teams and environments</li> <li>Safe production change practices for identity and access automation</li> </ul> <p><strong>AI and Emerging Technologies</strong></p> <p><strong>Experience or strong interest in:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claude Code, Codex, and similar AI-assisted engineering tools</li> <li>MCP integrations and agent-based automation workflows</li> <li>AI-assisted detection, triage, remediation support, and documentation</li> <li>Prompt security, model safety, and human-in-the-loop operational controls</li> <li>Evaluating and safely operationalizing AI tooling in security environments</li> </ul> <p><strong>Security Expertise</strong></p> <p><strong>Strong understanding of</strong></p> <ul> <li>Least privilege and role engineering</li> <li>RBAC and ABAC design</li> <li>Identity threat modeling</li> <li>Privileged access and JIT access models</li> <li>Identity lifecycle management</li> <li>Non-human identity risk reduction</li> <li>Identity logging and monitoring</li> <li>Access reviews and audit readiness</li> <li>Security controls for SaaS and cloud identity systems</li> </ul> <p><strong>Aptitudes</strong></p> <ul> <li>Builder mindset - creates scalable IAM systems, not one-off fixes</li> <li>Automation-first mentality - reduces manual effort through safe automation</li> <li>Systems thinker - connects IAM, cloud, SaaS, developer workflows, and operational risk</li> <li>AI-forward mindset - embraces intelligent automation while applying practical security guardrails</li> <li>Pragmatic and engineering-oriented - balances security with usability and speed</li> <li>High ownership - operates effectively in complex, fast-moving environments</li> <li>Strong communicator - able to explain IAM risks and solutions to engineers, IT, and leadership</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience with Britive, CyberArk, SailPoint, or similar PAM/PIM platforms</li> <li>Experience with Okta Workflows, CIEM platforms, or identity governance tooling</li> <li>Experience with Wiz, GuardDuty, Astrix, or similar tools for identity-related investigations</li> <li>Experience in gaming, SaaS, or multi-studio environments</li> <li>Experience with passwordless authentication, WebAuthn, or FIDO2</li> <li>Experience building AI-assisted workflows for IAM operations, documentation, access reviews, or investigations</li> <li>Familiarity with AI security frameworks, governance, and safe agentic automation patterns</li> <li>Security certifications such as CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, or relevant IAM/cloud certifications</li> </ul> <p>This role is ideal for someone who is excited about building modern identity security beyond traditional approaches and wants to help Scopely scale secure access across cloud, SaaS, AI, and engineering environments. If you enjoy solving IAM challenges with Terraform, automation, reusable engineering patterns, and well-designed identity systems, we’d love to hear from you.</p> <p>Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>About Scopely</h3> <p>Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.</p> <p>Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Scopely Explore games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.</p> <p>Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.</p> <p>Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.scopely.com/">https://www.scopely.com/</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Notice to Candidates: Scopely will never request payment or financial information during the application or hiring process. 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