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Responsible for assisting in the development, documentation, implementation, operation, and transition of security technologies with a focus on identity and access management.  Will be a member of the Information Security team that is responsible for incident response, security assessments, risk mitigation programs, vulnerability scanning, identity and access management and integrating systems across the enterprise.   

Key Functions:  

• Engineer, maintain, or oversee implementation of information security and identity and access management integrations across the enterprise to include:  
  • Privilege Access Management 
  • Endpoint Privilege Management 
  • Federated integrations with both SaaS and on-premises applications  
  • Single Sign On (SSO) technologies  
  • Identity lifecycle management  
  • Directory Synchronization  
  • Public Key Infrastructure  
  • Multi-factor Authentication 
• Mature operational processes and fully transition these processes over to operation-focused teams 
• Enforcement of policies, procedures, and associated plans for system security administration and user system access based on industry-standard best practices 
• Work closely with other departments within IT on corporate technology development to fully secure information, computer, network, and processing systems 
• Provide input to security policies and practices based on customer requirements (NIST, DFARS) 
• Remain informed on trends and issues in the security industry, including current and emerging technologies and policies 
• Communicate effectively with senior management, peers, staff, and customers both inside and outside the corporation. 
• Where necessary, provide Tier 3 support to help troubleshoot complex issues and architect new solutions.  

Required Qualifications for Staff II

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent field of study, or equivalent experience  
• 4 or more years of relevant experience  
• Solid knowledge of common IAM technical principles, theories, concepts and tools  
• Prior hands-on experience with IAM solutions.  
• Working knowledge of Windows & Linux operating systems.  
• Excellent knowledge of technology environments, including information security and authentication solutions. 
• Experience with systems design and development from business requirements analysis through day-to-day management  
• Ability to translate organizational goals and objectives into actionable implementation plans.  
• Demonstrated ability to apply IT in solving security and business problems  
• Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain one.  

Required Qualifications for Staff III

• In addition to required qualifications for Staff II
• 6 or more years of relevant experience 
• Proven experience in planning, organizing and developing IT security technologies 
• Experience with systems design and development from business requirements analysis through day-to-day management 

Preferred:  

• Data gathering, analysis, and problem-solving skills.  
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies.  
• Seeks opportunities for process improvement, recommends improvements and contributes to solutions.  Demonstrations of the personal initiative are highly regarded.  
• Experience with specific IAM and Information security technologies: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), Single Sign-On, Federated Identity or virtual directories strongly desired. 
• Experience implementing large-scale solutions across unique enterprise infrastructures 
• Experience maturing pre-existing environments and transitioning them over to appropriate teams