IAM Engineer (Identity & Access Management)

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Full Time
10% Travel

Skills

"Active Directory"
"Entra ID"
"Single Sign-On"
SSO
MFA
"Multi-Factor Authentication"
"IAM Engineer"
"Identity & Access Management"

Job Details

As a Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our identity and access management infrastructure to ensure secure authentication and authorization across our organization's systems and applications. Here, you will make an impact through the following:

  1. Design, implement, and maintain IAM solutions including Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  2. Lead the development and implementation of IAM policies, standards, and procedures aligned with industry best practices and compliance requirements
  3. Excellent problem-solving skills to identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues related to directory services and infrastructure
  4. Responsible for the overall hygiene of Active Directory
  5. Configure and administer directory services (Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD)
  6. Design and implement federation services with third-party applications and cloud services
  7. Conduct regular access reviews and maintain audit trails for compliance purposes
  8. Troubleshoot and resolve complex IAM-related issues
  9. Evaluate new IAM technologies and recommend improvements to existing infrastructure
  10. Collaborate with security, IT, and development teams to integrate IAM solutions with applications and systems
  11. Document IAM architecture, configurations, and procedures
  12. Mentor junior team members on IAM best practices and technologies

Requirements:

  1. Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
  2. Eight (8) years of experience in IAM Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security in a private, public, government or military environment

Qualifications:

  1. Strong experience with IAM technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Strata, or similar platforms
  2. Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSP, vendor-specific certifications)
  3. Expertise in directory services (Active Directory, LDAP)
  4. Experience with federation protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)
  5. Knowledge of identity governance and administration practices
  6. Understanding of cloud identity management in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  7. Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, SQL, etc.)
  8. Experience with API integration for identity management
  9. Extensive hands-on knowledge of identity and access management best practices, procedures, and capabilities.
  10. Experience with Zero Trust security models
  11. Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, etc.)
  12. Experience implementing IAM in containerized and microservices environments
  13. Familiarity with DevSecOps practices

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