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Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) Administrator
09/15/2025 to 09/14/2026
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 RESPONSIBILITES:
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:
o performance monitoring
o problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response
o utilization, availability and growth patterns (capacity planning)
o landscape design, configuration and standards
o 24/7 support, escalation and SLA models
o IMAC (installation, move, add, change) services for systems and applications
o 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