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# Lead Security Engineer IGA at Cyderes

- **Company:** Cyderes
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/cyderes/ec0db0e7-00f2-4d81-ae4b-984129b809d4

## Job description

We Help the World Be Everyday Ready™ Today's threatscape is relentless. So are we. At Cyderes, we build practical Identity & Access Management (IAM), Exposure Management, and risk programs, helping organizations stop active threats fast with Managed Detection & Response (MDR) that integrates with existing tools. Powering it all is Meridian, our entity fabric that connects identities, assets, and access into one trusted reality. Augmented by AI and driven by experienced operators, our tireless global team arms organizations with the people, platforms, and perspectives they need to conquer whatever tomorrow throws their way. 🏆 Great Place to Work® Certified™

## About the Job

Lead Security Engineer of Identity & Access Management, Managed Services, will help ensure the smooth delivery of our IAM Managed Services to our clients. The Lead Security Engineer will oversee the daily operations of our Managed Services team. This includes managing a team of experienced professionals, maintaining service level agreements and goals, and upholding the highest standards of quality delivery to our clients. Additionally, the Lead Security Engineer will collaborate with teams to achieve. An important part of your role will be to establish internal and external relationships with all team members. You'll identify risks within engagements and raise any issues with senior management. You will report to Senior Manager IAM.

## Responsibilities

- Demonstrate deep technical proficiency in Identity and Access Management (IAM) Operations, with a focus on Identity Governance and Access Management solutions such as SailPoint ISC, SailPoint IIQ, Saviynt and others.
- Lead a team of IAM professionals, promoting a culture and supporting professional growth through development.
- Be the primary contact for clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery, managing expectations.
- Oversee delivery of IAM Managed Services, ensuring compliance with Service level agreements, Goals, and industry best practices.
- Design, implement, and improve operational policies to enhance service quality and delivery efficiency.
- Allocate resources, manage team workloads, and ensure training and support to meet evolving client needs.
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis for production issues and IAM tool outages, ensuring resolution within Service level agreement and implementing preventive actions.
- Manage projects to improve service quality, operational efficiency, and client satisfaction through data-driven insights and partner feedback.
- Deliver presentations and lead client-facing meetings, including Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and monthly Goal reporting calls to review progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Participate in pre-sales engagements by explaining the value and scope of IAM solutions to prospective clients.
- Track team performance and service metrics, providing regular reports and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Lead customer-focused environment while managing multiple ongoing projects and operational activities.
- Ensure seamless support coverage for North American and European clients by aligning with their time zones and handling critical incidents as part of on-call responsibilities.

## Requirements

- 8+ years of experience in IAM operations with at least 3 years' experience in a similar role
- 5+ years of Managed Services operations experience with one of the tools – SailPoint ISC, SailPoint IIQ, Saviynt.
- Participate in pre-sales discussions with potential clients, understanding their requirements, and working with solution architects to design IAM solutions tailored to their needs.
- Develop comprehensive Statements of Work for client engagements, outlining project scope, goals, deliverables, and resource requirements.
- Knowledge of IAM solutions, technologies, and industry best practices.
- Experience in client relationship management and Team management skills.
- Knowledge of data analytics methods
- We consider possession of IGA-related certifications.

WHY CYDERES? Benefits that go beyond the basics, we support our people so they can do their best work. ✔ Medical Insurance - Employee + dependents covered ✔ Life Insurance - Protection for what matters most ✔ Retirement Match Program - We invest in your future ✔ Hybrid Work Model - 2–3 days in office ✔ Maternity & Paternity Leave - Time for the moments that matter ✔ Paid Time Off - PTO + sick & casual leave ✔ Bereavement & Volunteer Time - Give back to your community ✔ Professional Development - Reimbursement program ✔ LinkedIn L&D Platform - Thousands of courses at your fingertips ✔ Mobile Phone Reimbursement - Stay connected, on us

Cyderes is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.

## About Cyderes

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cyderes is a global cybersecurity partner providing identity-centric managed detection and response, exposure management, and cloud defense powered by an AI-driven entity fabric called Meridian.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by private equity; not publicly traded)
- **Headquarters**: Kansas City, Missouri, United States (with additional offices in Toronto, Canada; Orlando, United States; Reading, United Kingdom; Bengaluru, India)
- **Founded**: 2003 (originally as Herjavec Group and Fishtech, merged to form Cyderes)
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed for the merged entity; the company was born from Herjavec Group (founded by Robert Herjavec) and Fishtech (founded by Chris Schueler). Current CEO is Chris Schueler.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity – specifically Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Exposure Management, and Cloud Defense.
- **Target customers**: B2B – mid-market to enterprise organizations, including the world’s largest retailer and three of the top 10 North American banks.
- **Mission / purpose**: “Arm organizations with the people, platforms, and perspective to be ‘everyday ready’” – helping clients predict, identify, and stop threats.

## Products & Services
- **Meridian (Entity Fabric)**: Proprietary AI-powered platform that connects identities, assets, access relationships, and exposures to provide full environmental context for security operations.
- **Identity & Access Management (IAM)**: Services including Identity Governance and Access (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR).
- **Managed Detection & Response (MDR)**: 24/7 monitoring, threat detection, investigation, containment, and incident response.
- **Exposure Management**: Attack surface discovery, vulnerability prioritization, exposure validation, and remediation guidance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $200M (per LinkedIn), with 800+ dedicated security professionals and 5 global 24/7 Security Operations Centers.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not specified in search results, but the company was formed from two award-winning firms (Herjavec Group and Fishtech) and has top technology partners.
- **Growth Signals**: 720+ employees (LinkedIn) with +7123.1% year-over-year headcount growth (likely reflecting merger); presence across 9 countries; serves major clients (largest retailer, top banks); global expansion with SOCs in North America, UK, and India.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Meridian Entity Fabric**: Differentiator – provides shared context across identity, threat, and exposure, enabling AI-driven decisions that reflect real risk, not just fragmented signals.
- **Scale and Expertise**: 800+ security professionals, 250+ security engineers, 100+ unique cyber certifications, 5 global SOCs.
- **Heritage**: Built from two established, award-winning cybersecurity companies (Herjavec Group and Fishtech) with decades of combined experience.

## Strategic Focus
- **Five strategic priorities**: People excellence, client success, innovative edge, market expansion, and global strategy.
- **Investment in AI**: Agentic AI grounded in Meridian to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
- **Expansion**: Growing global footprint (offices in Toronto, Kansas City, Orlando, Reading, Bengaluru) and targeting enterprise clients across verticals.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes a culture of trust, innovation, learning, and impact. Values include stopping threats with a global team that is “serious about solving complex problems.”
- **Work policy**: Hybrid & remote work options, flexible work schedules, volunteer time off.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Competitive pay, paid parental leave, family medical leave, company equity, employee stock purchase plan, diversity-based Employee Resource Groups, healthcare benefits.
- **Engineering culture**: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cybersecurity tech (Meridian, Agentic AI) alongside seasoned operators and 100+ certified experts.
- **Growth**: Rapidly scaling company with global presence and strong client roster offers career advancement potential.

## Sources
1. [cyderes.com/careers](https://www.cyderes.com/company/careers)
2. [cyderes.com/about](https://www.cyderes.com/company/about)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/cyderes-cyderescom)
4. [cyderes.com](https://www.cyderes.com/)
5. [linkedin.com](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/cyderes)

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