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Under the direction of the Information Technology (IT) Director, the IAM Engineer designs, implements, and maintains our Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems.

Qualities you must possess :

- Self-motivated

- Enjoy solving problems

- Strong organizational skills; ability to track multiple issues

- Independent, curious, eager to learn

- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Responsibilities :

- Design, implement, and maintain IAM solutions, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, and access control

- Develop and enforce IAM policies and procedures to ensure compliance with security standards and regulations (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR)

- Integrate IAM systems with various applications and platforms, including cloud services, directories, and databases

- Work with Information Security to conduct regular security assessments and audits to identify and mitigate IAM risks

- Troubleshoot and resolve IAM issues

- Monitor and analyze IAM system performance, identifying areas for improvement and optimization

- Stay up-to-date on the latest IAM technologies and best practices

- Collaborate with other IT team members to ensure seamless integration of IAM solutions with existing infrastructure

- Work with the Service Desk team to develop and deliver training materials to educate users on IAM policies and procedures

- Assist with other tasks, such as automation of internal processes

- Share on-call rotation with rest of IT Operations Team

- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

- Proven experience (5+ years) as an IAM Engineer or similar role

- Strong understanding of IAM concepts, principles, and best practices

- Hands-on experience with IAM tools and technologies, such as:

- Directory services (Active Directory, LDAP)

- Single sign-on (SSO) solutions (SAML, OIDC)

- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

- Identity governance and administration (IGA)

- Privileged access management (PAM)

- SailPoint IdentityIQ

- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python, PowerShell) for automation

- Knowledge of cloud security and IAM solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

- Good working knowledge of REST APIs (especially SCIM) for integrating systems

- Knowledge of the following is a plus:

- Amazon Web Services, Virtualization (VMware), MySQL / MariaDB, RADIUS, 802.1x, Cisco IOS, Cisco ASA, G Suite, ServiceNow