Lead Systems Engineer

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The Job Details are as follows :

We are currently seeking candidates for a Lead Systems Engineer for our Microsoft & Identity Management team. The lead systems engineer will serve as an SME on all things Identity and Access Management and will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining identity management across the enterprise.

The perfect candidate will have a solid foundation in identity management best practices and have a strong desire to streamline and automate identity processes.

Responsibilities :

Design, implement and maintain identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Active Directory, Entra (AzureAD), OAuth, SAML, and LDAP.

Serve as an SME on Identity and Access Management to team members and assist staff across the organization.

Automate common identity and access management tasks using modern development tooling

Analyze existing platforms to identify opportunities for automation, improvement, and operational efficiency.

Create and maintain standards surrounding documentation related to identity processes, procedures, and infrastructure configurations.

Support Azure AD Identity, MFA, PIM, Access Packages, MyApps and MyAccess, Azure AD Security Conditional Access Policies, and Cloud Defender, including Defender for Identity.

Implement IAM roles and policies in a multi-cloud environment.

Lead efforts to provide user account lifecycle management, including creating, provisioning, securing, and deactivation of access.

Partner with Global Security team to participate in yearly audits, recommend improvements, and assist with security incidents.

Monitor, audit, and support the identity and access management systems.

Qualifications :

8+ years working in an enterprise environment supporting end users as well as application stakeholders.

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft EntraID, SCIM, SSO, federated identities and MFA technologies

Demonstrated knowledge of infrastructure security concepts (Network Security, Password Policies, and Access Control)

Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, Quickbuild, Gitlab

Demonstrated ability to automate processes through scripting languages (Python / PowerShell / bash)

Exposure to Linux authentication management (SSSD / IPA / OpenLDAP)

Experience with IAM best practice in AWS, GCP and Azure

Familiarity with Privileged Identity Management solutions and concepts

Experience with monitoring and performance management tools like Solarwinds, Azure LogAnalytics, KQL.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Mindset for continuous improvement

Working Conditions : Normal office environment.

ADA / EAA : The above statements cover what are generally believed to be the principal and essential functions of this job.

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