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ItronPrincipal, Identity Management
Salary$96k – $165k
LocationUnited States of America, Texas, Austin; United States of America, North Carolina, Raleigh; United States of America, Washington, Liberty Lake
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience7+ yrs
EquityIncluded
Company size10,000+ people
PostedAug 21, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live1d ago
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered
7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, identity engineering, cloud security, or a related technical discipline
5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise IAM solutions
Expert knowledge of authentication, authorization, Single Sign-On (SSO), federation, LDAP, identity lifecycle management, privileged access management, and Zero Trust security principles
Demonstrated experience designing IAM architectures across hybrid, multi-cloud, SaaS, Windows, Linux, and on-premises environments
Strong understanding of access governance, role-based access control, entitlement management, and least-privilege security models
Experience troubleshooting complex authentication, authorization, federation, token, and access-policy issues
Ability to communicate complex identity and security risks to technical and executive stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner
Experience supporting identity capabilities within customer-facing products, commercial technology platforms, or enterprise-scale business environments
Working knowledge of artificial intelligence and the ability to responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools to improve IAM automation, governance, threat detection, analytics, and security operations
Strong written communication, stakeholder management, documentation, and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to work in an agile, customer-centric, and highly collaborative environment
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, LDAP directories, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), federation technologies, and enterprise SSO solutions
Experience with Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, or equivalent solutions
Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM) technologies including CyberArk, PAM360, or similar credential vaulting and privileged governance platforms
Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and automation technologies such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Microsoft Graph, PowerShell, Azure Key Vault, and policy-as-code frameworks
Experience securing application identities, workload identities, managed identities, containers, CI/CD pipelines, serverless services, and other non-human identities
Familiarity with identity-focused threat detection and defense, including token theft, consent phishing, credential abuse, privilege escalation, and lateral movement techniques
Experience supporting regulated environments and compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, CMMC, or similar standards
Industry certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, CISSP, CCSP, CIMP, or related security and identity certifications
Experience supporting utilities, critical infrastructure, energy, IoT, or operational technology environments is highly desirable
Proven track record of driving innovative identity security solutions that improve customer outcomes, operational efficiency, and enterprise resilience
Skills
Microsoft Entra ID
Active Directory
LDAP
Conditional Access
Privileged Identity Management
SailPoint
Saviynt
One Identity
CyberArk
PAM360
Terraform
AWS CloudFormation
Microsoft Graph
PowerShell
Azure Key Vault
Python
React
AWS
PostgreSQL
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)
Paid vacation
Employee stock purchase program
About the company
Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) is a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. With more than 300 million deployed endpoints, Itron is one of the largest IoT companies in the world. Through innovative technology and services, we are helping create more insightful utilities, smarter cities, and a more resourceful world.
About the role
As a member of the Information Security team, the Principal, Identity Management will provide technical leadership for the architecture, engineering, governance, and strategic evolution of Itron’s enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) program. This role serves as the organization’s senior technical authority for workforce, customer, product, and non-human identities, ensuring secure, scalable, and customer-centric identity solutions across hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-premises environments.
The ideal candidate combines deep IAM expertise with a collaborative, innovative, and accountable approach to security, enabling business agility while protecting critical systems, products, customers, and data across the utilities and energy industry.
Duties & Responsibilities
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Define, maintain, and evolve the enterprise IAM architecture, technical standards, reference patterns, and strategic roadmap aligned with organizational goals and industry best practices.
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Lead the design, implementation, and modernization of secure identity solutions supporting workforce, customer, product, cloud, privileged, application, and non-human identity use cases.
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Advance Zero Trust security principles, including least privilege, separation of duties, continuous verification, risk-based access controls, and reduction of standing administrative privileges.
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Establish and optimize identity governance processes, including identity lifecycle management, access certifications, entitlement analysis, role management, and joiner-mover-leaver automation.
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Partner collaboratively with Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, Product Security, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver secure and scalable identity solutions.
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Define IAM monitoring, logging, reporting, and metrics programs to measure access risk, identity hygiene, control effectiveness, and identity-related threat activity.
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Provide technical leadership during identity-related incidents, investigations, access-control failures, and major security decisions.
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Drive continuous improvement through automation, policy-as-code, and AI-enabled capabilities that enhance security outcomes, governance, operational efficiency, and user experience.
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Mentor engineers and technical teams by fostering an authentic, accountable, and collaborative culture focused on operational excellence and innovation.
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Produce clear technical documentation, standards, architectural guidance, and implementation patterns supporting enterprise-wide adoption.
Required Skills & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
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7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, identity engineering, cloud security, or a related technical discipline.
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5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise IAM solutions.
•
Expert knowledge of authentication, authorization, Single Sign-On (SSO), federation, LDAP, identity lifecycle management, privileged access management, and Zero Trust security principles.
•
Demonstrated experience designing IAM architectures across hybrid, multi-cloud, SaaS, Windows, Linux, and on-premises environments.
•
Strong understanding of access governance, role-based access control, entitlement management, and least-privilege security models.
•
Experience troubleshooting complex authentication, authorization, federation, token, and access-policy issues.
•
Ability to communicate complex identity and security risks to technical and executive stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
•
Experience supporting identity capabilities within customer-facing products, commercial technology platforms, or enterprise-scale business environments.
•
Working knowledge of artificial intelligence and the ability to responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools to improve IAM automation, governance, threat detection, analytics, and security operations.
•
Strong written communication, stakeholder management, documentation, and presentation skills.
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Demonstrated ability to work in an agile, customer-centric, and highly collaborative environment.
Preferred Skills & Experience
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Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, LDAP directories, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), federation technologies, and enterprise SSO solutions.
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Experience with Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, or equivalent solutions.
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Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM) technologies including CyberArk, PAM360, or similar credential vaulting and privileged governance platforms.
•
Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and automation technologies such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Microsoft Graph, PowerShell, Azure Key Vault, and policy-as-code frameworks.
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Experience securing application identities, workload identities, managed identities, containers, CI/CD pipelines, serverless services, and other non-human identities.
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Familiarity with identity-focused threat detection and defense, including token theft, consent phishing, credential abuse, privilege escalation, and lateral movement techniques.
•
Experience supporting regulated environments and compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, CMMC, or similar standards.
•
Industry certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, CISSP, CCSP, CIMP, or related security and identity certifications.
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Experience supporting utilities, critical infrastructure, energy, IoT, or operational technology environments is highly desirable.
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Proven track record of driving innovative identity security solutions that improve customer outcomes, operational efficiency, and enterprise resilience.
Benefits Info:
This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience and may vary by location. The base salary is $96,000-165,000 annually. This position is eligible for our annual bonus program.
Legal
Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!
The successful candidate’s starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.
Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email [email protected].
Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com