- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle · Robot AI and Software
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- IT
- Posted
- Apr 7, 2026
- Salary
- $180,000–$230,000 a year
Full-time
Technical Lead, Identity & Access Management
Job description
Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.;
Job responsibilities
- Define the long-term IAM strategy, roadmap, and operating model across the enterprise and product ecosystem.
- Assess and mature the current-state Identity Provider (IDP) architecture, identifying gaps and driving the path to a resilient, scalable design.
- Drive all identity systems toward Zero Trust principles - secure, scalable, and frictionless by default.
- Automate the full identity lifecycle beyond traditional IGA joiner-mover-leaver (JML) processes.
- Implement and enforce RBAC for human and non-human identities at scale.
- Define and operationalize least-privilege policies across all systems and environments.
- Centralize secrets management - keys, tokens, certificates - across cloud and enterprise environments.
- Design and deliver Privileged Access Management (PAM) for admin accounts spanning enterprise IT and cloud engineering.
Job requirements
- 8 - 12+ years in identity engineering, security engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Hands-on architecture or engineering experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Demonstrated track record of leading complex, cross-functional IAM programs from design through production.
- Deep expertise in modern IAM technologies: directories (LDAP/AD), IDPs, federation, and authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0).
- Practical experience implementing Zero Trust identity models and PAM frameworks.
- Strong understanding of identity governance, IGA tooling, and role lifecycle management.
- Hands-on experience with secrets management platforms (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secret Manager).
- Experience with non-human identity and machine identity management in large-scale environments.