Senior Engineer, Identity and Access Management

Overview

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses, data, and listings services. We connect businesses around the world to unique opportunities in markets that drive the global economy. We are a diverse and inclusive company that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. ICE team members work across departments and traditional boundaries to innovate and respond to industry demand.

A successful candidate will be able to multitask in a dynamic team-based environment demonstrating strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities and the highest degree of professionalism.

As an Identity and Access Management (IAM) professional, you will be responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of our IT systems and applications. You will design, implement, and maintain policies and systems that control user identities, credentials, roles, and permissions across various IT platforms and applications. You will also monitor and audit user activities, troubleshoot issues, and comply with IT standards and regulations.

To succeed in this role, you will need strong technical skills, analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and knowledge of IT security best practices.

• Application & Infrastructure Maintenance
• Administer, maintain, and support Forge Rock/Ping OpenIDM and OpenDS directory services in production and non-production environments
• Monitor system health, performance, and availability; perform proactive tuning and capacity planning
• Manage directory replication, schema extensions, indexing, and access control policies
• Perform upgrades, patching, and configuration changes in accordance with change management processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to directory services, authentication, and identity workflows
• Maintain high availability and disaster recovery configurations for IAM infrastructure
• Linux Administration
• Manage and maintain Linux-based servers hosting IAM applications and directory services
• Perform OS-level troubleshooting, log analysis, and performance diagnostics
• Implement and maintain system hardening standards and security configurations
• Coordinate with infrastructure teams on server provisioning, networking, and storage
• Scripting & Automation
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate routine operational tasks, monitoring, and reporting (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Automate provisioning, de-provisioning, and reconciliation workflows
• Build tooling to support bulk directory operations, data migrations, and schema management
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines related to IAM configuration and deployments
• AI Adoption & Enablement
• Stay current with emerging AI tools and capabilities relevant to IAM operations, security, and automation
• Identify and champion opportunities to incorporate AI-assisted tooling into day-to-day workflows, such as anomaly detection, access pattern analysis, and automated remediation
• Use AI coding and scripting assistants responsibly to accelerate development of automation and operational tooling
• Contribute to team best practices and guardrails around responsible AI usage in an identity and security context
• Partner with security, application, and infrastructure teams to integrate identity services with enterprise applications
• Produce and maintain technical documentation including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and standard operating procedures
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide escalation support for P1/P2 incidents
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to team knowledge sharing
• Works independently on many IT projects as a project team member, more frequently as a project leader.
• Often provides strategic direction, guidance, and integration of services.
• Communicate verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels both internally and externally
• Develop partnership-oriented relationships with business executives and functional leaders, especially as it relates to operations and technology
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment with a focus on timeliness, documentation, and communications with peers and business users
• Involved in the evaluation of products and/or procedures to enhance productivity and effectiveness

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience
• 5+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management or directory services engineering
• Hands-on…