AWS Identity Security Engineer

Job Description

At Keydata Associates, we are redefining identity security. Named a top IAM services firm by Gartner and KuppingerCole, we focus exclusively on designing, deploying, and managing end-to-end Identity and Access Management programs for organizations across North America. With two decades of experience, over 50 million identities managed, and more than 1,000 successful deployments, our people are our greatest asset. We build teams intentionally to help clients secure critical infrastructure, accelerate digital transformation, and achieve compliance with confidence. Our solutions span workforce IAM (access management, identity governance, privileged access management) and consumer IAM (identity verification, authentication, threat detection) within highly regulated industries. If you are ready to advance your career alongside top talent, join us—you are key to our success. We are seeking an AWS Identity Security Engineer to join our Delivery Services Team. In this role, you will implement and maintain secure access controls, harden cloud infrastructure, and automate security operations across AWS environments. You will be a vital contributor to our clients’ cloud security initiatives, protecting critical systems, ensuring compliance, and enabling secure access to cloud resources. Location: Remote, US Employment Type: 3-month contract What You’ll Do: - Configure and manage AWS IAM roles, policies, permission boundaries, and resource-based policies - Enforce least-privilege access for engineers, administrators, applications, and automated workloads - Manage federated access and permission sets via AWS IAM Identity Center and enterprise identity providers - Set up secure cross-account access and resolve access-related issues across AWS environments - Review and remediate excessive permissions and unused roles to maintain security posture