Security Engineer III

Overview

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience. As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA; we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer is responsible for envisioning and taking steps to implement IAM solutions and enhancements. Leads initiatives on IAM services and capabilities from concept through delivery, defining and following discreet procedures and protocols to ensure integrity and compliance. The IAM Engineer leads the product area strategy, roadmap, design and vendor/product due-diligence functions. Serves as a liaison to the other Information Security and IT functional groups, influencing outcomes as appropriate.

Operates as the IAM Subject Matter Expert (SME), and provides 3rd level production support. IAM Engineer should have a good understanding of the overall infrastructure including the hardware and design, data centers, networks, load balancers, and how all the components interact. Analyze all aspects of the existing infrastructure and recommend modifications that will enhance system reliability, availability, and scalability. And provides input on architectural decisions and strategic approaches.

The base salary range for this role is $132,800 - $226,850. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

• Research, evaluate, develop and implement IAM designs and standards following industry best practices.
• Ensure that current and planned technical solutions are compatible with the company's business needs and strategic objectives.
• Work with the other IT organizations to design, develop, and implement IAM solutions and enhancements in support of development, test, and production environments.
• Ensure that solutions built will ensure stability of the production environment.
• Provide technical expertise and assistance to other IT and Business groups.
• Provide technical assistance to IAM L2 Operations team as required.
• Provide guidance to IAM Delivery team in accordance to strategic objectives.
• Work with IAM vendors for license requirements, issues, changes and enhancements.
• Provide input on IAM roadmap and long-term strategies; provide input on architectural decisions.

People

• Building Effective Teams
• Developing Talent
• Collaboration

Self

• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict

Business

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility

With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Problem Solving
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Strategic Mindset

• At least 10 years  experience supporting IT systems, processes or capabilities
• Six years of Identity and Access Management area experience.
• In-depth knowledge of general information security.
• In-depth knowledge of general cloud security.
• In-depth knowledge of at least 3 of the following services:
  Access Management (Okta-preferred, SAML, Reverse Proxy, OAUTH);
  Privileged Access Management (Cyber Ark-preferred);
  Identity Governance services (Saviynt-preferred, LDAP, Unix, DB);
  Passwordless Authentication.
• Strong knowledge of current IAM space and have a self-driven desire to research current information on the security landscape
• Experience in Java and other programming languages
• Knowledge of O365 services.
• Conceptual and practical understanding of IT Infrastructure designs, technologies, products, and services.
• Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Able to work independently and creatively problem solve complex…