Senior Identity Security Engineer

Palantir

Washington; D.C., US

On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior security engineers who architect identity solutions across workforce, customer, and workload contexts in a high-stakes operational environment.

Best fit for

Security architects comfortable defining technical direction for identity infrastructure.
— “help shape the technical direction for identity security at Palantir”
Engineers experienced with reducing standing access in large-scale systems.
— “reduce standing access, lead identity threat modeling”
Researchers who stay ahead of evolving identity threats.
— “stay ahead of a dynamic identity threat landscape”

Things to consider

Must handle security for multiple identity types simultaneously.
— “responsible for all identity types at Palantir”
Work involves direct impact on customer-facing security systems.
— “customers, and services rely on every day”

How to stand out

Showcase experience with JIT-native governance implementations.
— “contribute to the next generation of identity primitives including agent identity, JIT-native governance”
Demonstrate cross-platform policy enforcement case studies.
— “unified policy enforcement across workforce and customer IAM”
Highlight threat modeling experience beyond basic IAM.
— “lead identity threat modeling, and contribute to the next generation of identity primitives”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

shaping technical direction for identity security
reducing standing access
leading identity threat modeling

Typical background

background in information securityexperience in identity management

Skills & requirements

Required

Identity SecurityThreat ModelingAccess ManagementSecurity ArchitectureInformation Security

Preferred

Agent IdentityJust-in-time GovernanceUnified Policy Enforcement

About the role

Original posting from Palantir via Lever

A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
The Role
As a Senior Identity Security Engineer on Palantir's Identity Security team, you will own the security posture of the identity infrastructure that Palantirians, customers, and services rely on every day. The Identity Security team is responsible for all identity types at Palantir - workforce, customer, workload, and agentic - giving you the rare ability to architect, threat model, and drive security outcomes across the full identity surface. You will help shape the technical direction for identity security at Palantir, reduce standing access, lead identity threat modeling, and contribute to the next generation of identity primitives including agent identity, JIT-native governance, and unified policy enforcement across workforce and customer IAM. As part of Palantir's best-in-class Information Security organization, you will research, architect, and scale solutions that help Palantir stay ahead of a dynamic identity threat landscape.

Source: Palantir careers (Lever)