Senior Identity Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Identity Engineer with Security Clearance
Senior Identity Engineer Job Category:
Security Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10% Type of Travel:
Continental US *
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* The Opportunity:

CACI is looking for an experienced, innovative, and motivated Identity Engineer to work on Zero Trust (ZT) implementation efforts in support of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), in Tampa, FL. This is a Senior-level cyber position on the Enterprise Development, Application and Training (EDAT) contract. The position may include partial telework, but work will primarily take place at the customer site.

The Identity (Cyber) Engineer is a hands-on technical specialist responsible for the implementation, configuration, and management of the core platforms that secure user and system identities across the enterprise. This role focuses on the "hands-on-keyboard" execution of deploying and maintaining the security policies and controls within the organization's Identity Providers (IdP), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solutions.

The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in one or more of these domains and a strong commitment to implementing least-privilege access in a complex hybrid environment. Responsibilities:
* Identity Provider and Authentication Management:
* Microsoft:
Design, build, test, and deploy Microsoft Entra l Access policies to enforce Zero Trust principles for access to cloud resources in Azure and AWS. Configure and maintain Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) for CAC/PKI. Manage and troubleshoot the on-premises ADFS environment for legacy application support.

* Ping Federate:
Configure and manage the Ping Federate platform as an enterprise federation gateway. Onboard new applications for Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML and OIDC. Build and maintain authentication policies to enforce strong, phishing-resistant MFA.

* Privileged Access Management (PAM):
* Delinea:
Perform the hands-on onboarding of all privileged user, service, and application accounts into the Delinea vault.

* Configure and enforce Delinea policies for credential rotation, session recording, and monitoring.

* Build and implement Just-in-Time (JIT) and Just-Enough-Administration (JEA) access request and approval workflows to eliminate standing privileges.

* Identity Governance and Administration (IGA):
* SailPoint:
Implement and configure the automation of the Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) identity lifecycle process, replacing manual, ticket-based systems.

* Build and maintain the enterprise access catalog in SailPoint to replace the manual IMT
48 form with an automated, workflow-driven request and approval system.

* Configure and execute periodic access certification campaigns for critical applications and privileged roles.

* AD and Linux Identity Management:
* One Identity ARS:
Use the Active Roles console to implement secure, delegated administration for Active Directory, creating policies to automate user/group lifecycle tasks.

* Red Hat IdM:
Centrally manage authorization policies for the Linux estate, defining Host-Based Access Control (HBAC) rules and sudo policies to control access to RHEL servers.

Qualifications:

Required:

* Must hold a current Top Secret clearance and be SCI eligible.

* Education:

MA/MS Degree. A Senior labor category typically works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently. A Senior labor category may oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field acceptable with additional experience (Master's preferred).

* 10+ years of experience in enterprise identity and access management architecture. Additional years of experience may be used in place of Education requirement.

* Deep, hands-on experience with at least one of the following core platforms:
Microsoft Entra , an enterprise PAM solution (e.g., Delinea), or an enterprise IGA solution (e.g., SailPoint).

* Strong understanding of core identity security principles, including least privilege, MFA, JIT/JEA, and RBAC/ABAC.

* Experience with Active Directory administration and group policy management.

* Ability to implement and troubleshoot complex security policies within enterprise tools.

* DoD 8140 Compliance (IAT Level II)

* DoDM 8570 IAT II equivalent certification (e.g. CompTIA Security+) Desired:
* DoDM 8570 IAT III equivalent certification or higher (e.g. CompTIA CASP+, CISSP)

* Microsoft Certified:
Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300).

* Delinea Certified Administrator.

* SailPoint Certified Identity Now Engineer.

* Ping Certified Professional.

* Experience with Red Hat IdM policy management.

* Familiarity with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and continuous authentication models.

* Prior experience supporting USSOCOM mission requirements.

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