About us: What you'll do:

The day-to-day:

• Design and manage cloud identity and access models across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP (roles, policies, RBAC)
  Implement and maintain identity controls for cloud infrastructure, including least‑privilege access and role design
• Align enterprise IAM (e.g., Entra ID, Okta) with cloud-native identity systems
• Develop and maintain automation for cloud identity lifecycle (e.g., role provisioning, service identities, entitlement management)
• Manage and secure non-human identities, including service accounts, workload identities, and access tokens
• Partner with cloud infrastructure teams to embed identity into platform design and provisioning workflows
• Monitor and solve identity-related issues impacting cloud platforms and infrastructure access
• Contribute to implementation of Zero Trust, conditional access, and identity-based security controls in cloud environments
• Identify and remediate overprivileged access and misconfigurations across cloud environments
• Collaborate with IAM Administrators to transition repeatable tasks into automated, cloud-native workflows

What you'll need:

• 4+ years of experience in cloud engineering, or security engineering
• Hands-on experience with cloud IAM (AWS IAM, Azure RBAC, GCP IAM)
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts and how identity controls access to resources
• Experience designing and managing roles, policies, and permission models in cloud environments
• Experience with identity federation and authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)
• Experience with scripting or automation (Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or similar)
• Understanding of least privilege, RBAC/ABAC, and identity lifecycle concepts
• Ability to troubleshoot complex access and authentication issues in distributed environments
• US Citizenship required.

• Must be able to obtain a United States Secret Clearance

  
  

What will help you on the job: Salary range: $165,000.00 - $260,500.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $205,000.00- $307,000.00/ annually : At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits. EEO statement: