Sr. IAM Administrator

Title: Sr. IAM Administrator Location: Herndon, VA Job Type: Contract 1 Year

Description:
The Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) Administrator is responsible for leading secure, compliant identity solutions in alignment with organizational policies and CMMC requirements. Working as part of the IAM team, this role manages user lifecycle processes, enforces access governance, and integrates IAM platforms with enterprise systems. The position collaborates closely with security, compliance, and other applicable teams to ensure that access controls meet both business needs and regulatory standards.

A strong emphasis is placed on advanced PowerShell scripting to automate provisioning, deprovisioning, bulk updates, and auditing across Active Directory, Azure AD, and related services. The Senior IAM Administrator develops and maintains scripts to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance, while also supporting IAM incident resolution and security monitoring. This role requires meticulous attention to detail, a collaborative approach within the IAM team, and the ability to ensure identity processes meet CMMC access control, audit, and reporting requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:
-Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science / MIS / Information Technology, or equivalent experience in Information Security, Information Technology, or related technical discipline.
-Minimum 7 years of Information Technology experience.
-Minimum 4 years of server and applications experience in a fast-paced environment.
-Expert in PowerShell commands and scripting/automation and customization of IAM processes and tasks.
-Experience with JSON/Python and other coding languages.
-Experience or functional knowledge with Identity Management technologies, including (but not limited to): -Microsoft Entra, Azure Active Directory Connect (Entra Connect), ADFS
services, LDAP Services, JAMF.
-Experience with the Integration of Okta IdP, Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra), Okta Workflow design, and implementation.
-Experience with API integrations of third-party SaaS services.
-Azure AD (Entra) and MEM (Intune) conditional access, configuration, app, and management profiles.
-Knowledge of Active Directory Group Policy.
-Experience with industry standards and best practices in IAM, such as SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth, LDAP, MFA, Fido2, and YubiKey.
-Understanding of REST fundamentals and design.
-Knowledge of PKI Microsoft Certificate Services.
-RSA SecurID Administration (Cloud and On-Prem).
-Working knowledge of TCP/IP and related networking protocols.
-Experience with desktop operating systems and server environments.
-Strong organizational skills and prior experience in a similar role as a Sr. Server Administrator, Lead or Architect.
-Advanced experience in developing, evaluating, and implementing information security architectures, technologies, standards, and practices to secure applications and IT systems.
-Experience with the operation of firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, and 24x7 monitoring of these networks.
-Advanced experience with enterprise and data center security policy design and deployment.
-Flexible, self-motivated, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
-Excellent communication skills and the proven ability to work effectively with all levels of IT and business management.
-Skill in preparing and making written and oral presentations of complex technical nature.