Principal Identity System Engineer

Work Shift:

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40 Compensation:
Salary Range: $49.50 - $81.50 Pay starts at $49.50 and increases according to applicable experience. Union Position:
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The Principle Identity Systems Engineer is responsible for setting strategy and designing secure enterprise identity and access management infrastructure that enables reliable authentication, authorization, and access management across hybrid environments. Engineers in this family ensure that users, systems, and applications are authenticated, authorized, and protected in alignment with security standards, regulatory requirements, and business needs.

The Principal Identity Systems Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for setting the vision and driving enterprise-wide strategies for identity platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. This role defines and champions the IAM roadmap, establishes architectural standards for hybrid identity, Zero Trust, and cloud integrations, and collaborates closely with executives, architects, and security leadership to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

The Principal Identity Systems Engineer leads modernization efforts around Active Directory, Entra , PKI, and authentication services while evaluating emerging technologies to strengthen enterprise identity security.

Core responsibilities include:

• architecting domain and forest structures, overseeing hybrid identity synchronization, enforcing secure authentication protocols, and automating access governance, provisioning, and privileged access management.
• monitoring and enhancing KRIs to proactively identify risks, conducting expert-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis, and providing guidance on audit and compliance initiatives.
• mentoring senior and lead engineers, developing standards and playbooks, and representing identity services as a strategic enabler of secure, scalable business operations.

The Principal Identity Systems Engineer ensures the organization's identity platforms are resilient, scalable, and secure to support business operations and protect sensitive data. The Principal Identity Systems Engineer will work closely with cross-functional IT, application, and security teams to ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Bachelor’s degree required, in lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associate’s Degree plus 3 years of applicable experience in computer science or related field. Minimum of 8 years applicable work experience required.

• Supporting Active Directory, Domain Services, Hybrid Identities, and Entra
• Implementing SSO/MFA workflows using SAML 2.0 and/or OIDC
• Maintaining Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Supporting Identity Lifecycle & Access Governance workflows and technical integrations
• Implementation of information security standards and procedures including HIPAA and PCI
• Expert knowledge of Cloud security principles

One or more security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+, CEH, etc.) are required.

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