Identity Access Management; IAM Liaison

Overview

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Work Unit
The Operations and Strategy (O&S) provides support services to help CDHS's offices, divisions and programs achieve their goals and make our agency as efficient, effective and impactful as possible. It also ensures the operational efficiency and effectiveness of CDHS by crafting and executing the Department's strategic plan and provides oversight of related work stream priorities. The Division of Business Innovation, Technology and Security (BITS) helps CDHS streamline processes to better create alignment across our organization and build a culture of operational excellence.

Our team works to ensure that the technology at CDHS aligns with the department’s strategic goals and supports operational and business needs.

Description Of Job
HYBRID - 2 days in office; 3 days remote

• Responsible for components of complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities associated with supporting the onboarding and offboarding efforts for CDHS.
• Serves as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource; provides technical knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor.
• Will not have direct reports but will influence and direct activities of a team related to maintenance and operations for Identity Access Management (IAM) initiatives.
• Support identity integrations across multiple cloud applications and third-party systems.
• Administer Privileged Identity Management.
• Support cross-organization portfolio projects associated with iterative development and continuous improvement opportunities for CDHS access management.
• Maintain security policies for user access, roles, and permissions, including multi factor authentication (MFA) and conditional access rules.
• Support identity governance and lifecycle management practices, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams (security, OIT, application owners) to ensure proper identity and access management practices across CDHS environments, ensuring compliance and reducing risks.
• Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve identity-related incidents ensuring minimal impact to users and business operations.
• Create and update user accounts with a focus on automating the tasks to the greatest extent possible.
• Develop and maintain IAM documentation, including policies and governance best practices for identity access management.
• Participate in agile ceremonies to facilitate planning and prioritization of assigned tasks.
• Provides instructions, guidance and procedural information to staff, supervisors and managers regarding access requirements and option.

Experience Only

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights:
Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the assigned work, specifically managing the provisioning, maintenance, and deprovisioning of accounts. OR A combination of related education and relevant experience (such as account provisioning, maintenance, and deprovisioning) totaling six (6) years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications:
  
  IAM certifications such as CAMS or CIGE.
• Technical Knowledge:
  Proficiency in IAM technologies and standards, including LDAP, SAML, OAuth, and RBAC.
• Communication:
  Strong technical communication skills with the ability to brief leadership effectively.
• Problem-Solving:
  Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Service Delivery: A proven track record of delivering high-quality client services and work products within established time frames.
• Documentation:
  Strong documentation skills, including experience creating procedures, process flows, and user documentation for IAM applications.

• Standard background check and reference check required
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose that information on the application and explain why prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position. Provide your employee number from prior State employment.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40 hours per week). Part-time employment is prorated to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

• Preferred Qualifications &
  
  Competencies:
  
  Relevant years of state service experience.

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work…