Systems Analyst III - Identity Services

Position

Systems Analyst III – Identity Services

Professional & Scientific

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience.

Information Technology Services (ITS) at Iowa State University is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Analyst III to join the Identity Services team. This position offers the opportunity to lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise identity and access management (IAM) solutions that enable the university’s academic, research, and administrative missions. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader responsible for architecting and maintaining modern, cloud-based identity platforms and integrations.

• Design, implement, and support enterprise identity and access management solutions including Microsoft Entra , Active Directory, Azure, Exchange Online, and Google Workspace for Education.
• Lead the integration and support of authentication, authorization, and single sign‑on technologies for university applications and services.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes, including provisioning, deprovisioning, access governance, and security controls.
• Develop automation and process improvements using scripting and modern identity technologies.
• Serve as a technical lead on enterprise projects, providing architecture guidance, troubleshooting expertise, and implementation leadership.
• Partner with campus stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable identity services.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience.
• Preferred: IAM experience (Azure, Entra or similar);
  Enterprise Suite administration experience (Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace for Education);
  Active Directory Server administration experience;
  Scripting and automation experience (Power Shell, Bash);
  Technical project leadership and cross‑functional collaboration experience;
  Higher education technology experience.

The Identity Services team within Information Technology Services (ITS) provides and supports the foundational identity, authentication, authorization, and access management services used across Iowa State University. The team is responsible for managing the technologies and processes that enable secure access to university systems, applications, and data for students, faculty, staff, affiliates, and guests.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran.