Hiring,
Greetings from Modern Agile Technologies.
Position: AWS Security with IAM Engineer
Location: Dallas, TX 3 days onsite
Type: Contract (W2 Only)
Description:
AWS Security & IAM Engineer
Responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting secure AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, including user lifecycle management, privileged access controls, and governance. Leverages automation and DevSecOps practices to strengthen security, improve compliance, streamline access management processes, and reduce operational effort.
Key Responsibilities
•Manage and support AWS IAM users, roles, policies, and access controls
•Implement and maintain least-privilege and privileged access controls
•Monitor and remediate IAM security risks, policy violations, and access issues
•Automate IAM provisioning, reporting, and governance using Python and AWS tools
•Support access reviews, certifications, and compliance requirements
*Strong knowledge of AWS cloud security, IAM, and least-privilege access models
*Strong Python scripting and automation skills for IAM processes, workflows, and API integrations using Python (Boto3), AWS CLI, or similar tools
*Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation) for IAM and resource provisioning
*Experience with access governance, including SCPs, permission boundaries, and least privilege models
*Experience working in multi-account AWS environments (Organizations / Control Tower)
*Strong hands-on with AWS IAM operations (roles, policies, access troubleshooting)
*Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, or similar)
*Good understanding of Linux systems and shell scripting
•Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
•Knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, subnets, security groups, routing)
•Familiarity with Git and version control workflows
Nice to have skills:
•Experience with IAM access request and approval workflows
•Knowledge of identity lifecycle management (joiner, mover, leaver processes) and access reviews, certifications, and compliance audits
•Experience with ServiceNow, Jira, or other ticketing platforms and change management process and supporting enterprise-scale IAM environments across multiple applications and teams
•Familiarity with identity governance and administration (IGA) concepts
•Understanding of security monitoring, audit logs, and SIEM integrations
•Experience with privileged access management (PAM) solutions
