Senior IAM Administrator

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My name is Yashmita and I am a Technical Recruiter at Kanak IT Services LLC. I am reaching out to you regarding the following job opportunity. If you are interested kindly reply to this email with your updated resume.

*** Candidates MUST HAVE implementation of CMMC guidelines within the Dept of Defense/Federal Government/Intelligence Community IAM environment ***

Role: Senior IAM Administrator

Location Herndon VA Virginia candidates only (w/in 30 miles); hybrid minimum of 3 days/week in office

Job Summary: 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.

MUST HAVES:

• Bachelors 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
• 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

Job Responsibilities:

• 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 -
  • performance monitoring
  • problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response
  • utilization availability and growth patterns (capacity planning)
  • landscape design configuration and standards
  • 24/7 support escalation and SLA models
  • IMAC (installation move add change) services for systems and applications
  • 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.

Job Skills:

• 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