IAM Engineer - Mid

Position: IAM Engineer
LCAT: Mid
Location: SOUTHCOM HQ, Doral, FL / Off-site
Office: U.S. SOUTHERN Command J2

Required clearance: Secret

Required education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in IAM engineering.

Description:

• Design, implement, and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, ensuring secure authentication and access control across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Enforce Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles and role-based access control (RBAC) policies to protect mission-critical systems.
• Integrate IAM solutions with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Common Access Card (CAC) authentication mechanisms.
• Oversee IAM automation, ensuring streamlined provisioning and de-provisioning of user roles and permissions.
• Submit the Identity & Access Management Compliance Report, detailing system configurations, access logs, and compliance status.

• Possess the knowledge and capability to design, implement, and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions within secure cloud and on-premises environments.
• Must be proficient in authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect), role-based access control (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and identity federation across hybrid environments.
• Must have strong knowledge of DoD IL2, IL4, and IL5 security frameworks and compliance standards is required.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and managing IAM frameworks in cloud environments (AWS, Azure), configuring identity governance tools, and implementing zero-trust architecture models.
• Experience with tools such as Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Okta, Ping Identity, or AWS IAM is required.
  

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate.