Sr Engineer - Identity Governance & Administration; Remote

Location:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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The Senior Engineer – Identity & Access Management is primarily responsible for advanced operational support of a large, complex Identity and Access Management (IAM) system with hands-on engineering and development, expertise in IAM and IGA solution architectures, as well as cloud-first architectures and design principles. This person will act as a key stakeholder in improving technology stability, service reliability, audit and compliance processes, and secure by design architecture patterns that align with cybersecurity, compliance, and business requirement, in addition to being a subject matter expert for peers both internal and external to the IAM team.

The technology focus for this role will be on the implementation and support of United Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform. This position will work in collaboration with Architects, engineers, and stakeholders to design, build, and deploy IGA capabilities across a variety of technologies both on-prem and in the cloud.

This individual will work both independently and collaboratively to build and maintain identity management solutions that meet organizational needs. They should exhibit a high degree of self-motivation and possess excellent communication, documentation, and relationship building skills.

• Engineer, configure, test, and implement Identity Governance and Administration capabilities supporting Joiner, Mover, and Leaver workflows, access provisioning, and lifecycle-based access controls across cloud and on-premises applications.
• Produce maintainable configuration, integration designs, test evidence, and implementation documentation.
• Partner with Principal Architect on design for JML workflows, automated access provisioning, Service Now integrations, access request patterns, and certification capabilities.
• Evaluate design alternatives and document architecture decisions,…