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Staff IAM Engineer

Clear
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New York, New York, United StatesPosted 8 days ago

Role Overview

Clear is hiring a Staff IAM Engineer. This is a full-time role in New York, New York. Part of Clear's Lifecycle hiring, posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Staff-level Lifecycle roles is $190k-$250k (based on 45 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.

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Job description

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 38 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

As a Staff IAM Engineer on the Enterprise Security team, you will design, build, and scale our core identity infrastructure. You take ownership of complex technical challenges and adapt to constraints to deliver reliable access controls. We are looking for an engineer who combines independent execution with the ability to partner closely across the security organization to build secure, frictionless identity solutions.

In this role, you will be instrumental in maturing our Identity and Access Management posture, acting as a key technical driver and subject matter expert for our core identity platforms.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead the engineering, architecture, and scaling of our core identity platforms, specifically Okta and SailPoint.
  • Design and implement robust, least-privilege access controls across our AWS environments, FedRAMP boundaries, and corporate infrastructure.
  • Drive automation across the IAM lifecycle by writing custom scripts and integrating APIs to eliminate manual toil.
  • Leverage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to deploy and manage security configurations consistently.
  • Take the technical lead on major IAM initiatives, navigating roadblocks and driving projects from design through deployment.
  • Troubleshoot complex identity workflows, federation issues, and access anomalies.

What You're Great At:

  • Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management and Security Engineering.
  • Core IAM Expertise: Deep administrative and architectural proficiency with Okta (SSO, lifecycle management, advanced workflows) and SailPoint (identity governance, access certifications).
  • Cloud Security: Strong background securing AWS access (IAM policies, roles, SCPs, AWS IAM Identity Center).
  • Automation & Scripting: Solid coding/scripting abilities (Python, Bash, etc.) to build automations and work with REST APIs.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with Terraform is a strong plus.
  • Mindset: Relentless perseverance and a self-starter attitude. You push through obstacles, drive issues to resolution despite setbacks, and don't wait for instructions to find vulnerabilities or solve operational inefficiencies.

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs. 

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $240,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units. 

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.

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Where is the Staff IAM Engineer position at Clear located?

This position is based in New York, New York. Clear has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.

What does a Staff IAM Engineer at Clear earn?

Clear has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Staff IAM Engineer role at Clear posted?

This role was posted on July 6, 2026 (8 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

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