Role Overview
We are seeking a Principal Engineer – Identity & Access Management (IAM) to serve as the technical authority and architectural owner for enterprise and customer-facing authentication, authorization, and directory services. This role underpins the availability, security, and continuity of global digital platforms and business-critical environments.
This is a deeply technical, hands-on principal role requiring architectural-level expertise across Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD & B2C), Oracle Unified Directory (OUD), and Linux/Unix authentication systems, operating within a complex hybrid identity ecosystem.
The role is mission critical: failures in identity architecture directly translate into widespread access disruption, security exposure, productivity loss, and compliance risk. This engineer will eliminate single points of failure, strengthen directory security posture, support M&A; integrations, and ensure identity services scale securely and reliably across all regions.
Key Responsibilities
IAM & Directory Services Architecture Ownership




Act as the principal technical owner for global IAM and directory services platforms supporting enterprise, partner, and customer-facing applications
Define, document, and evolve end-to-end IAM architecture, including:
Active Directory (enterprise-scale, hybrid, multi-region)
Entra ID / Azure AD (including B2C and external identities)
Oracle Unified Directory (OUD)
Linux and Unix authentication and authorization integrations
Establish reference architectures, engineering standards, and operational patterns for identity platforms
Design for high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and regional resilience
Authentication & Authorization Reliability
Ensure continuous availability of authentication and authorization services by proactively managing identity dependencies
Own directory synchronization, federation, and authentication flows across hybrid environments
Eliminate architectural and operational

📌 Principal Engineer – Identity (Bengaluru)
🏢 NXP Semiconductors
📍 Bengaluru