Software Dev. Eng. III

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) Software Development Engineer III

The University of Utah is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IAM Engineer & SailPoint Developer to join our centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. This role is crucial to the modernization and security of our campus and clinical environments.

About UIT
: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network;
Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah
:
Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG‑12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

• Custom Customization:
  Design and develop custom SailPoint IIQ artifacts including Workflows, Rules (Bean Shell/Java), Quick Links, Forms, and Email Templates.
• System Integration:
  Build, configure, and maintain complex SailPoint connectors for target systems including Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra , LDAP, HR databases (People Soft), Student Information Systems (SIS), and custom REST / SOAP APIs.
• Role & Policy Engineering:
  Design and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), Separation of Duties (SoD) policies, and automated provisioning/deprovisioning engines.
• Code Management:
  Manage source code, packaging, and deployment pipelines using Git, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools, adhering to institutional change control and software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.

• Operational Health:
  Monitor daily aggregation tasks, refresh tasks, system health, and overall performance of the SailPoint IIQ application servers (Tomcat) and database (SQL).
• Troubleshooting:
  Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for resolving complex SailPoint runtime errors, workflow hang‑ups, connectivity failures, and data mismatches.
• Compliance &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Support the execution, monitoring, and reporting of automated user access reviews and compliance campaigns across various institutional departments.
• Upgrades & Patching:
  Plan and execute SailPoint platform upgrades, patch applications, and system migration steps in collaboration with infrastructure and database administrators.

• Requirement Gathering:
  Partner with business analysts, security teams, and department stakeholders to translate complex access policies into actionable SailPoint designs.
• Technical Leadership:
  Mentor junior engineers/administrators within the IAM team and champion clean, secure coding standards.
• Technical Documentation:
  Author and maintain detailed technical architecture diagrams, runbooks, build guides, and disaster recovery procedures.

Job Code: P34893

Grade: P20

• EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
• Software Development Engineer, III :
  Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

• Certifications:
  
  SailPoint Certified Identity IQ Engineer or SailPoint Certified Identity IQ Architect.
• Higher Education
  
  Experience:
  
  Familiarity with the unique IAM challenges of a research university or academic medical center (handling diverse user populations like students, researchers, clinical staff, and alumni).
• Modern…