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Senior IAM CIAM Engineer

The Senior IAM CIAM Engineer will play a critical role in shaping how our customers securely access and interact with our digital products and services. This role sits at the intersection of security, user experience, and technology — ensuring that identity flows are both frictionless and secure.

The role will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable CIAM solutions that support Comerica's customers, protect sensitive customer data, and comply with privacy regulations. The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams including application developers, product managers, architects, legal/privacy, and security operations to embed identity services into our customer-facing applications and platforms.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems, stays current with the latest in authentication standards and security threats, and enjoys building systems that are both technically sound and user-friendly. You will have the opportunity to influence the long-term CIAM strategy and contribute to major digital transformation initiatives.

Position Responsibilities:

Design & Methodology

• Work closely with business units, application teams, infrastructure areas, and vendors to identify, review, and evaluate the solution requirements.
• Investigate and propose strategic fits for virtualization, consolidation, and rationalization solution opportunities within the infrastructure or business.
• Propose changes to the technical design solutions as applicable.
• Evaluate and align strategic fit solutions across platforms and solutions specific to system hardware and software technologies.
• Understand, participate in, review, and influence long-term capacity planning and technology investments.

Technical Consulting

• Provide client consulting and planning guidance for moderate to complex projects.
• Work closely with other functional infrastructure areas/departments on initiatives to meet organizational and business goals.
• Participate in and provide consulting to project teams on architectural, design development, and integration opportunities for complex systems.

Planning & Organizing

• Map requirements into standard service solutions, identify identity opportunities for integration or reuse of technology, and provide cost-effective solutions for large, complex projects or initiatives.
• Review, identify, and manage requirements for solutions, performing cost, feasibility, and risk analysis.

Risk Management

• Develop and update architectural standards, guiding principles, rationales, and strategies.
• Evaluate, review, and approve highly complex design solutions for business and infrastructure projects or initiatives.

Administration

• Keep management informed of activity status through accurate and timely reporting.
• Participate actively in committees representing the department or planning unit.