Engineering Leader - Identity and Access Management

Your Job

Koch Technology is seeking an Engineering Leader, Identity & Access Management (IAM) to lead and develop a team of Identity Engineers responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and reliable identity capabilities across the enterprise.

This role is a people leader first , accountable for building a high - performing team, owning delivery outcomes, and establishing a strong engineering culture grounded in ownership, learning, and judgment.

You will provide technical direction in the IAM domain while ensuring identity capabilities are delivered predictably, operate reliably, and enable the business without introducing unnecessary friction.

Success in this role means engineers are growing and engaged, identity services are trusted and well - operated, and stakeholders view IAM as a strategic enabler of business outcomes and security.

Our Team

The Koch Technology Identity team provides modern Identity solutions and services for all Koch businesses.

We are responsible for the entire enterprise in designing innovative services, creating, and sharing best practices, and providing support for our services.

This role requires a presence in our Wichita, KS / Atlanta, GA / or Plano, TX office

This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship

What You Will Do

People Leadership & Team Effectiveness



* Lead, coach, and develop a team of Identity Engineers, providing regular feedback through 1:1s, performance conversations, and development planning.


* Foster a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, learning, collaboration, and accountability for outcomes .


* Hire, onboard, and retain IAM engineering talent aligned with Koch's values and contribution - based culture.

Vision, Strategy & Technical Leadership



* Own delivery outcomes for IAM initiatives spanning authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle capabilities.


* Establish clear priorities and execution expectations aligned to business value, security risk, and operational sustainability .


* Remove blockers and help engineers navigate trade - offs between security, usability, reliability, and delivery speed.


* Ensure designs align with enterprise architecture, security standards, and long - term capability strategies.


* Promote effective use of modern identity patterns and principles


* Support engineers in making sound technical decisions without being the primary implementer .

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineers responsible for production, security - critical systems .


* Proven ability to balance people leadership, delivery ownership, and technical stewardship .


* Strong understanding of Platform Engineering fundamentals


* Experience guiding technical decisions while remaining focused on team effectiveness and results, rather than hands - on implementation.


* Ability to operate with judgment in environments where security, scale, and relia...