Sr IAM Engineer

Job Title:

Sr. IAM Engineer

Location:

100% Remote Experience Level: Expert Level
* Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on W2

Position Summary Seeking a senior, hands-on Lead UNIX/Linux IAM Engineer to support enterprise IAM services while serving as the teams technical lead and role model. This individual will coach and train team members, define operational processes and standards, improve documentation, and model strong ownership, organization, and accountability. This is not a people-management or advisory-only role; the contractor will remain actively involved in daily support and production operations.

Full overlap with U.S. Eastern Time business hours and participation in the on-call rotation are required.

ResponsibilitiesSupport and troubleshoot IAM services in UNIX/Linux environments, including access administration and production issues.
Support Centrify/Delinea, LDAP proxy, OpenVMS, BART, and privileged access management services.
Manage human and non-human accounts, SSH keys, and password processes.
Develop scripts and automation to improve efficiency, consistency, and service reliability.
Lead incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and vulnerability remediation.
Manage incidents and requests in Jira and Service Now according to priorities and service targets.
Support audit, compliance, control validation, and evidence requests.
Coach and train team members through hands-on guidance and knowledge transfer.
Define and improve team processes, roles, ownership expectations, escalation paths, and quality standards.
Create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge articles.
Partner with IAM, infrastructure, application, security, risk, and audit teams.
Participate in on-call production support.

Required Qualifications 7+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux infrastructure, security, IAM, or a related field.
5+ years of hands-on UNIX/Linux IAM experience in a complex enterprise environment.
2+ years as a technical lead, Sr. SME, mentor, or process owner.
Strong UNIX/Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
Hands-on experience with Centrify or Delinea, LDAP, privileged access, and non-human accounts.
Knowledge of SSH key and password-management processes.
Scripting or automation experience using shell, Python, or similar technologies.

Experience with production support, incident management, vulnerability remediation, audit, and compliance.
Experience using Jira and Service Now.
Demonstrated ability to coach team members and define operational processes and documentation standards.
Strong leadership, ownership, organization, documentation, and communication skills.
Full availability during U.S. Eastern Time business hours and willingness to participate in on-call support.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with OpenVMS and BART.
Experience in a large, regulated enterprise.
Experience improving operational metrics, queue management, and IAM support processes.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with OpenVMS and BART.
Experience in a large, regulated enterprise.
Experience improving operational metrics, queue management, and IAM support processes.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Boston, MA.Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $82.00/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Boston, MA.Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.Workplace Type This is a fully remote position.

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