Principal Security Engineer - Identity & Access Management

Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.
We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that’s you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:

As the Principal Security Engineer you will be a key advisor to the Chief Information Security Officer and have the opportunity to evaluate identity and access management across the company. You will assess and make recommendations on all forms of identity and access management and span our consumers, hosting, and corporate environments to assess our practices and manage risk. You will evaluate existing tools, technologies, services and protocols to ensure that our systems and customers remain safe and secure.

You will:

• Evaluate authentication for IT Assets, Administration, Corporate Users, and Customers
• Document authentication and authorization requirements and processes
• Publish a company-wide Identity and Access Management Standard and Practices
• Evaluate build vs. buy for customer authentication mechanisms
• Evaluate contractual requirements, terms and conditions as pertinent to IAM
• Perform threat assessments on identity management for systems and services
• Define strategies to minimize and prevent account take over
• Define methods for customer data access controls including step up authentication
• Define standards for managing secrets and encryption keys
• Evaluate cryptographic storage methodologies

You have:

• 8+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management, with a focus on solution design, development, and implementation.
• Understanding and familiarity with IAM protocols (e.g. OAuth 2.0, FIDO2, SAML, Kerberos, etc.)
• Understanding and familiarity with IAM services (e.g. AWS Cognito, AWS Permissions, secrets manager, certificate management, certificate authority, etc.)
• Understanding and familiarity with IAM tools (e.g. Lastpass, Onepassword, Auth0, Postman, etc.)
• Understanding of cloud identity management services and architectures and overall authentication, authorization and auditing best practices
• Understanding of device fingerprinting and techniques to prevent certificate exporting and reuse
• Understanding of regulatory landscape and requirements pertaining to Identity and Access Management

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $200,000-$250,000. In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.

Our Benefits:

• Flexible paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision + 401k plan with company matching
• Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuing education and travel benefits

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together

At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our "Connected Work Culture" fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members, we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly, typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates consistent, meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team’s specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.