IAM Security Engineer

Role: IAM Security Engineer IV

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 6 Months contract to hire

Interview: MS-Teams/Webex/Video

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Principal Security Engineer Identity Security to lead identity protection initiatives across our hybrid enterprise. This individual will be the technical owner of identity lifecycle security, focused on Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, conditional access, and privileged access management. You will design and automate resilient identity architectures and lead the enforcement of least-privilege models and Zero Trust Identity frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and secure Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) across federated and hybrid environments with a focus on SSO, conditional access, and authentication flows.
• Lead the deployment of robust RBAC models, JIT access via PIM, and secure provisioning/deprovisioning workflows.
• Automate identity operations using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, and Terraform, with emphasis on reproducibility and scalability.
• Enforce identity governance and entitlement management policies across users, apps, and services using Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
• Design and lead implementation of adaptive MFA and passwordless authentication strategies.
• Monitor for identity-based threats including token abuse, account compromise, and privilege escalation.
• Lead identity security incident response and ensure compliance with internal and regulatory policies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with security, engineering, and compliance teams to enforce identity security across the stack.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on identity security engineering, with deep expertise in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Strong command of RBAC, PIM, conditional access, SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, and federated identity standards.
• Experienced in developing and deploying automation workflows using PowerShell scripting, Microsoft Graph API integration, and identity focused Terraform modules.
• Advanced understanding of hybrid identity models, AD Connect, and synchronization configurations.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, modern identity threat detection, and access governance.
• Certifications such as SC-300, CIST, CIMP, CIAM, CAMS, Azure Security, CISSP, or credentials with a specialization in Identity and Access Management are strongly preferred.