Principal IAM Engineer

Principal IAM Engineer

flexible, collaborative environment

This position is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and requires relocation for candidates not currently residing in Malaysia.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Engineering

• Lead

  hands-on engineering activities

  including installation, deployment, and architecture-level configuration of IAM solutions
• Drive

  on-premises to cloud migration

  projects for our IAM infrastructure (AWS/Azure environments)
• Perform

  Level 3 troubleshooting

  and complex backend integrations involving databases, networking, and enterprise systems
• Design and implement

  end-to-end IAM workflows

  with comprehensive testing and validation

Knowledge Transfer & Consultant Management

• Collaborate with external consultants

  to absorb technical expertise and best practices
• Lead

  knowledge transfer initiatives

  to establish internal capabilities and reduce external dependencies
• Participate in

  tender processes

  and vendor evaluations for IAM solutions

• Mentor and guide

  team members on technical implementations and troubleshooting approaches

Integration & Automation

• Develop and maintain

  complex backend integrations

  between IAM platforms and enterprise applications
• Create

  automation scripts

  for IAM processes using PowerShell, Java, BeanShell, and other technologies
• Ensure seamless integration with

  Active Directory, Entra ID, HR systems, and business applications

Strategic Consultation & Communication

• Serve as

  Subject Matter Expert (SME)

  in Agile delivery teams

• Communicate technical concepts

  to stakeholders across business and technical teams in accessible terms
• Provide

  technical consultation

  on IAM architecture, security, and integration patterns

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• 3+ years of senior-level IAM engineering experience

  with hands-on architecture and deployment capabilities

• Cloud migration experience

  transitioning IAM solutions from on-premises to cloud environments (AWS/Azure)

• Deep expertise in enterprise IAM platforms

  - SailPoint experience highly preferred, or equivalent platforms (Saviynt, Okta IGA, Oracle/IBM Identity Governance)

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

  and Active Directory expertise in enterprise environments

• Backend systems knowledge

  including databases, networking, and enterprise application integration

• Advanced scripting capabilities

  (PowerShell, Java, BeanShell) for automation and custom development

Leadership & Collaboration

• Consultant and vendor management

  experience with knowledge transfer responsibilities

• Technical communication skills

  - ability to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders

• Agile methodology

  experience as technical SME

• Incident management

  and complex troubleshooting leadership

• Cross-functional collaboration

  with infrastructure, security, and application teams

Experience Scale

• Enterprise-scale IAM implementations

  supporting 5,000+ users across multiple sites

• Multi-platform integration

  experience with complex source and target systems

• End-to-end project delivery

  from architecture through implementation and support

Preferred Qualifications

• IAM certifications

  (SailPoint, Microsoft, cloud platforms)

• Privileged Access Management (PAM)

  experience

• ITIL Foundation

  or equivalent process framework knowledge

• Previous consulting experience

  or extensive work with external consultants

• Multi-regional project

  experience