Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity Identity Access Management; SailPoint

Paul Hastings is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal solutions to many of the world's top financial institutions and Fortune Global 500 companies. With a strong presence throughout the U.S., Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, we have the global reach and extensive capabilities to provide personalized service wherever our clients’ needs take us. As one of the world’s leading law firms, we seek dynamic individuals who share our commitment to service, innovation, and professional growth.

We have an opening for a Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity Identity Access Management (SailPoint).

The Senior Engineer will join the Information Security team and will be responsible for integrating SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) with other systems, applications, and services used within the Paul Hastings environment. As a SailPoint Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain identity governance and administration (IGA) solutions using SailPoint ISC to streamline access provisioning, certification, and policy enforcement. You will play a key role in ensuring the security, efficiency, and compliance of identity lifecycle management processes across the firm.

• Design, implement, and maintain SailPoint ISC to support identity lifecycle management, access certifications, policy enforcement, and governance reporting.
• Configure and customize SailPoint connectors, rules, and workflows to meet business and compliance requirements.
• Integrate SailPoint with enterprise systems such as Active Directory, Workday, Entra , and business‑critical applications.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, define use cases, and implement identity governance processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to access provisioning, entitlements, policy violations, and identity synchronization.
• Implement and enforce security policies and governance controls to reduce identity risk.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members and business stakeholders on SailPoint‑related topics.

• Strong understanding of identity governance concepts such as joiner/mover/leaver (JML) processes, birthright access, access reviews, policy violations, and role‑based access control (RBAC).
• Experience with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or Identity Now, including building and customizing identity cubes, entitlements, policies, roles, and certifications.
• Experience integrating SailPoint with HR systems (e.g., Workday) and directories (e.g., Active Directory, LDAP) for lifecycle event triggers and account provisioning.
• Ability to configure application connectors (SCIM, JDBC, AD, REST, etc.) to onboard and manage accounts in internal and SaaS applications.
• Familiarity with SailPoint rule development (Beanshell/Java), transform scripts, and workflows for automation.
• Ability to design and implement access certification campaigns for regulatory compliance and internal audit controls.
• Understanding of SailPoint's identity risk scoring, policy violation remediation, and reporting/dashboard capabilities.
• Knowledge of secure architecture principles and integration of SailPoint with ticketing systems (e.g., Service Now) for access requests and incident workflows.
• Experience collaborating with vendors, Information Security, IT, and business stakeholders to drive IGA initiatives forward.
• Working knowledge of ITIL processes including incident, problem, change, and release management.

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in information security, identity governance, or IAM engineering.
• Relevant certifications such as SailPoint Identity Now / ISC Certified Implementation Engineer are a plus.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing IGA solutions using SailPoint.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical governance concepts into business terms.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and solution delivery life cycles.
• Demonstrated integrity, accountability, and commitment to the organization’s mission.
• Ability to execute tasks with precision, achieve…