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Cybersecurity IAM Engineer

Job in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 23214, USA
Listing for: MCKESSON
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-14
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 99000 - 165000 USD Yearly USD 99000.00 165000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver modern authentication and single sign-on (SSO) solutions leveraging identity platforms such as Okta and Microsoft Entra .
  • Configure, optimize, and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and conditional access policies for internal and external application systems.
  • Collaborate with application and platform teams to integrate systems and federate identity across domains using SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and WS-Fed protocols.
  • Support the engineering, scaling, and high availability of authentication infrastructure to ensure high IdP resiliency across platforms.
  • Perform Proofs of Concepts (PoCs) to evaluate and recommend novel identity and access management technologies aligned with enterprise requirements.
  • Perform technical reviews, quality inspections, and code reviews to maintain consistent application of IAM engineering practices and compliance standards.
  • Develop and automate authentication workflows, lifecycle management (joiner-mover-leaver) processes, and self-service provisioning.
  • Provide advanced debugging, troubleshooting, and issue triaging for complex production IAM incidents and access issues.
  • Partner with risk and compliance stakeholders to support SOX, ITGC, and regulatory requirements relating to identity lifecycle and access governance.
  • Design and maintain non-human identity governance, secrets management, and API access controls across cloud and hybrid environments.
Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills and Qualifications
  • 2–5+ years of enterprise IAM engineering experience.
  • Proven ability to follow procedures, troubleshoot issues, and document work via tickets and runbooks.
  • Understanding of security policies, compliance, and risk management.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to elevate issues and collaborate across teams.
  • Adaptable self-starter committed to integrity and continuous learning.
  • Familiarity with GCP and core cloud security principles (IAM, networking, logging, encryption).
  • Basic scripting skills (Python, Power Shell, Bash) for task automation and reporting.
  • Working knowledge of Windows and Linux administration and troubleshooting.
  • Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001) and compliance standards.
  • Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Willingness to participate in on‑call or after‑hours incident support.
  • Hands‑on experience with Okta, or similar identity platforms.
  • Proficiency in SSO and federation protocols (SAML 2.0, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, WS‑Fed).
  • Experience engineering, troubleshooting, and scaling resilient IdP infrastructure.
  • Proficiency in scripting/automation (Power Shell, Python, Terraform) and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Strong foundation in enterprise directory services (Active Directory, Entra ) and cloud security.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex identity issue triage.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
Education Requirements
  • Bachelors degree in computer science,…
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