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Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) Administrator
Local resources preferred
Description:
*Candidate will need to report to Herndon location Tuesday-Thursday (Which may increase based on business needs).
Location: Herndon, VA (Hybrid 3 days/week onsite)
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.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- SME in IAM systems such as Microsoft Entra, Okta, Active Directory
- Strong coding skills with Powershell and background in automation of tasks
- Create, implement and document the following processes for the IAM Environment:
- performance monitoring
- problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response
- utilization, availability and growth patterns (capacity planning)
- landscape design, configuration and standards
- 24/7 support, escalation and SLA models
- IMAC (installation, move, add, change) services for systems and applications
- change management methodology and communication strategy
- Create and maintain server/application diagrams and workflows
- Perform/coordinate incident diagnosis, corrective action, and root cause analysis
- Oversee the configuration, testing, installation, modification, and servicing of all server components and applications within the IAM landscape
- Independently organize work requests based on departmental priorities and system criticality
- Manage vendor relationships required for the evaluation, installation, modification, upgrade, repair and preventative maintenance of IAM Infrastructure components
- Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and consultant to other Infrastructure groups (Cloud Operations, Cyber Security, and Systems Administration).
- Plan, lead and perform comprehensive systems analysis and design activities including development of detailed functional requirements for new server infrastructure solutions
- Maintain responsibility for end-user (customer) satisfaction.
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 Information Technology experience
- ]Minimum 4 years server and applications experience in fast-paced environment
- Expert in Powershell commands and scripting/automation and customization of IAM processes and tasks
- Experience with JSON/Python 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 Integration of Okta IdP, Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra) ,Okta Workflow design, 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, 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.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS DESIRED:
- Expert level experience with Azure (compute, network, cost/usage analysis, resource mgmt.)
- Expert level Microsoft Windows administration skills (AD, DNS, Group Policy, file services, IIS, SQL)
- Expert level scripting: Especially PowerShell
- Professional industry certifications in area of expertise, certification such as MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104), Azure, Certified Solutions Architect (AZ303/304), or Okta certs.
- Linux experience with the following platforms: SUSE, RedHat or CentOS
- Experience with integration of SEIM tools, backups, and monitoring tools
- Knowledge of Best Practice and security guides (ex. NIST 800-53 rev 4)
- Experience with implementation of CMMC guidelines within the IAM Environment