Role: IAM SSO / Entra ID Engineer
Start: Immediate
Duration: 08 12 Months + Extension
Location: Remote
***Active Secret Clearance or Above Required***
Project Description
The role involves troubleshooting authentication and access issues, monitoring application integrations, maintaining technical documentation, coordinating with application owners, and supporting the onboarding and migration of additional applications into the SSO environment.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Strong understanding of Single Sign-On technologies, authentication processes, and identity federation.
- Experience supporting enterprise SSO environments.
- Ability to troubleshoot authentication and access-related issues.
- Knowledge of SSO integration and application onboarding processes.
- Familiarity with authentication protocols such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
- Microsoft Entra ID Security
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory).
- Experience supporting Entra ID-based authentication and SSO environments.
- Knowledge of identity and access security controls.
- Ability to troubleshoot Microsoft Entra ID authentication and application integration issues.
- Understanding of enterprise identity management and access policies.
- Application Integration & Migration
- Experience supporting application onboarding into enterprise SSO platforms.
- Understanding of application authentication configurations and integration requirements.
- Ability to assist with migration of applications to Microsoft Entra ID-based SSO.
- Experience validating authentication functionality and access controls.
- Security & Compliance
- Understanding of identity and access management security practices.
- Ability to ensure SSO integrations align with organizational and agency security requirements.
- Knowledge of authentication controls and access validation.
- Experience supporting secure identity management environments.
- Technical Documentation & Collaboration
- Ability to maintain accurate SSO configuration and integration documentation.
- Experience coordinating with application owners and technical stakeholders.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical issues and resolutions effectively.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Microsoft Entra ID Operations & Maintenance
- Support daily operations and maintenance of the agency's Microsoft Entra ID-based SSO environment.
- Monitor authentication services and application integrations.
- Maintain reliable SSO functionality across enterprise applications.
- Identify and resolve operational issues affecting authentication and access.
- SSO Troubleshooting & Technical Support
- Troubleshoot user authentication failures and access-related issues.
- Investigate problems related to SSO configurations and application integrations.
- Coordinate with application owners and technical teams to resolve issues.
- Support timely resolution of authentication and access incidents.
- Application Onboarding & Migration
- Support onboarding of additional applications into the Microsoft Entra ID SSO environment.
- Assist with migrating existing applications to Entra ID-based authentication.
- Coordinate integration activities with application owners and stakeholders.
- Validate application functionality following onboarding or migration.
- Authentication & Access Control Validation
- Test and validate authentication functionality across integrated applications.
- Verify that access controls operate according to agency requirements.
- Identify authentication configuration issues and support remediation.
- Ensure application integrations align with applicable security standards.
- Integration Monitoring & Support
- Monitor existing SSO integrations to ensure reliable authentication services.
- Investigate integration failures and configuration issues.
- Support ongoing improvements to application authentication processes.
- Coordinate technical changes with application and infrastructure teams.
- Technical Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain documentation related to SSO configurations, application integrations, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Document application onboarding and migration activities.
- Support compliance with agency security and identity management standards.
- Maintain accurate records of authentication configurations and technical changes.
Expected Deliverables
- The following deliverables are inferred from the responsibilities provided:
- Microsoft Entra ID SSO Support: Operational support and maintenance of enterprise SSO services.
- Application Onboarding & Migration: Successfully integrated and migrated applications into the Entra ID SSO environment.
- Authentication & Access Validation Reports: Documentation confirming authentication functionality and access control compliance.
- SSO Troubleshooting & Incident Resolution: Resolution of authentication, access, and integration issues.
Technical Documentation: Updated SSO configurations, integration records, migration documentation, and troubleshooting procedures.
Security Compliance Support: Validation that SSO integrations meet applicable agency security requirements.
