Identity and Access Management Implementation Specialist

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The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Implementation Specialist will be accountable for assisting clients during onboarding of next generation IAM services, collaborating with the CANARIE team and partners nationally and internationally on initiatives to enhance services and increase adoption.

This is a full-time, term position through February 12, 2027, reporting to CANARIE’s Senior Director, Applications.

• Operational support of IAM infrastructure and services
• Providing frontline client technical support during service onboarding
• Performing pro-active system security updates and service monitoring and analysis
• Execution of production environment change management processes
• Contributing to the development of technical guides on IAM best practices
• Travel may occasionally be required
• Other related duties and responsibilities, as required

To excel at CANARIE, you have a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively on teams and are also an energetic self-starter with the self-motivation to work independently. You have excellent oral and written communication skills, and can count time management, problem solving, and managing multiple priorities as your strengths. You also share a dedication to CANARIE’s core values: service, teamwork, inclusion, innovation, quality, and integrity.

• College diploma or university degree or a suitable combination of education, experience, or other relevant training
• Minimum of 5 years as a software developer, IT systems implementer or as a support specialist
• Implementation experience with federated identity management applications or Single Sign On (SSO) solutions such as ADFS (Entra ), Shibboleth or other
• Implementation experience with multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions
• Experience integrating with LDAP based directory services or Entra
• Implementation experience with public key infrastructure (PKI), X.509 certificates, SSL/TLS

• Strong analytical skills and detailed-oriented
• Demonstrated ability to gain trust and credibility with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to clearly communicate with all levels of the organization
• Working experience in a virtualized Windows/Linux server environment and custom scripting
• Working experience with SAML 2.0 protocols and related solutions
• Working experience of installing and configuring open-source software
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite

We are committed to employment equity and encourage anyone who can contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives to apply. For applicants with disabilities, accommodation is available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process.

If this seems to be the right fit for you, please send a note and your resume to  , and include the position title in your subject line.

We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.