Senior Identity & Authorization Engineer
True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Posted about 3 months ago · $150,000 - $225,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
- high 179 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
- Hiring momentum
- 220 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.
About this role
The Senior Identity & Authorization Engineer at True Anomaly will focus on building and deploying Kubernetes-native identity infrastructure for secure operations in classified environments. Responsibilities include implementing authorization models, integrating modern frameworks, and ensuring compliance during ATO processes. The role involves collaboration with security teams and application teams to enhance identity architecture and manage compliance effectively.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.
What you need
- Eligible for TS/SCI clearance (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident), active clearance strongly preferred
- 10+ years in platform/security engineering with 5+ years focused on identity, authentication, or authorization systems
- Designed and implemented proper tenant isolation for SaaS, defense, or high-assurance systems
- Deployed and operated production Kubernetes clusters with 3+ years experience
- Production experience deploying/operating at least one K8s-native IdP (Keycloak, Dex, etc.) or enterprise IAM system
- Implemented RBAC, ABAC, or ReBAC authorization models in production systems
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI clearance (or ability to start immediately upon clearance grant)
- IL4/IL5 deployment and operations experience
- Participated in at least one ATO process for NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, or IL4/IL5 systems
- Experience with modern authorization frameworks (SpiceDB, Authzed, OpenFGA, Ory Keto)
- SPIFFE/SPIRE workload identity implementation experience
What you get
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
- Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
- 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
- Equity participation as part of total compensation package
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting, but a range is provided ($150,000 - $225,000)
- Role involves working in classified environments, which may have additional stress and compliance requirements
- Some work must be done on-site despite a hybrid work environment
Summarised from True Anomaly's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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