Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Specialist IS Engineer
What you will do
Lead
end-to-end SailPoint architecture
(target state, reference architectures, patterns, roadmaps) for hybrid and cloud ecosystems.
Translate IAM/IGA business needs into
solution designs
: identity data model, authoritative sources, JML (joiner/mover/leaver), access model, governance controls.
Engineer advanced capabilities (beyond configuration):
custom workflows, rules/scripts, integrations, APIs, plugins, UI extensions
, and reusable frameworks.
Define, Customize and launch enterprise access reviews
Define integration strategy for
AD/Entra ID, HR systems (e.g., Workday), enterprise apps (e.g., Salesforce), databases, cloud platforms
using
REST/SOAP/SCIM
and event/file-based patterns.
Design and implement
RBAC/ABAC strategy
, role mining approach, entitlement modeling, and scalable certification/access request patterns.
Establish
engineering standards
: SDLC, secure coding, code reviews, CI/CD, automated testing strategy, environment promotion, versioning.
Design for
non-functional requirements
: performance, HA/DR, auditability, resiliency, and regulatory alignment.
Provide technical leadership:
design reviews, mentoring
, and resolving complex engineering issues/root cause analysis.
Basic qualifications
8–13 years overall experience with
6–8+ years
hands-on
SailPoint architecture/engineering
across end-to-end implementations (IIQ and/or ISC).
Strong IGA domain knowledge:
provisioning, lifecycle, certifications, SoD, access requests, role/entitlement governance
.
Development experience in
Java,
scripting using
Beanshell
and enterprise integration (REST/SOAP/SCIM 2.0).
Solid understanding of
SDLC
, test planning/automation, and delivery in Agile/iterative models.
Familiarity with security/compliance frameworks (e.g.,
NIST, ISO 27001
) and regulations (e.g.,
GDPR, HIPAA
).
Preferred qualifications
Architecture experience integrating with
Workday / Oracle Cloud / Salesforce
and modern IAM stack (Entra ID/Okta/Ping, PAM tools).
Strong database understanding (Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) and performance tuning mindset.
DevOps/automation exposure (pipelines, IaC concepts, scripting).
Certifications (preferred)
SailPoint Certified IdentityIQ Engineer / Associate
,
CISSP
,
PMP
.
Working model
May occasionally support work outside business hours
Travel up to ~10% (domestic/international)
Rotational shift as needed
.
