Security Architect - IAM

• Client: State of South Carolina
• Department: Admin
• Job ID: 8404
• Job Title: Security Architect - Consultant
• Due: 10/22/2025 5:00PM EST.
• Interview Process: INITIAL ROUND OF INTERVIEWS ON MICROSOFT TEAMS (ON CAMERA) WITH IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS PREFERRED BEFORE FINAL SELECTION
• Duration of the Contract: 12 Months, Possibility for Extension: Yes
• Work Location: Columbia SC. 4430 Broad River Rd, Columbia SC 29210. 25% Hybrid schedule to be determined by manager.
• Candidate Location: Open to Nationwide US candidates, must be willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense

Key duties and Responsibilities

• Preference will be given to a candidate who can work onsite over hybrid over full-time remote (on-site as needed).
• Identity and access management ensuring that appropriate identity management, single sign on, multi-factor authentication, active directory and applications are properly implemented and configured to support it and security operations
• Responsible for automation development and implementation of disparate security and enterprise it tools
• Responsible for planning, designing, development and implementation of enterprise security solutions that align with business goals and risk tolerance.
• Design, deploy and manage countermeasures to known security threats and develop preventative mitigation strategies for new and emergent threats to enterprise data, networks and associated services.
• Ensure, validate and measure the consistent application of protective measures throughout the enterprise business application and infrastructure support environments. Take appropriate action to protect state data and technology services.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience and expert understanding of identity and access control, logging and reporting systems
• 5+ years of experience and expertise in automation development using tools such as python and bash
• 5+ years of experience with linux, windows, network security protocols and procedures
• 5+ years of experience in supporting large it environments and/or system deployments

Preferred Skills

• SIEM ANALYSIS AND REPORTING
• SECURITY FRAMEWORKS: NIST, CSF, CJIS, IRS 1075, CMS MARS-E
• APPLICATION SECURITY (APPSEC)

Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree in an information technology or information security related field or eight years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of education