IAM​/Identity Engineer; Houston, TX

Job Title:

Microsoft Identity Engineer
Job Type: Direct Hire

Location:

Houston, TX
Travel:
Hybrid - 4x onsite
Salary:
Up to $160k base
Start: ASAP

We've partnered exclusively with one of our top clients in Houston looking to add a senior Identity Engineer to their Infrastructure team. This individual will serve as a technical leader for their enterprise identity platform and be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and supporting identity and access management solutions across their Microsoft and hybrid identity environments.

This is a highly hands‑on engineering role focused on Microsoft Entra , Active Directory, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Conditional Access, and IAM concepts. This position will play a key role in strengthening the organization's identity security posture while leading initiatives related to Active Directory tiering, privileged access, and control plane modernization.

• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for enterprise identity and access management technologies
• Design, implement, and support Microsoft Entra  on‑premises Active Directory environments
• Lead initiatives involving Active Directory tiering, privileged access, and identity security improvements
• Design and maintain Conditional Access policies, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and role‑based access controls
• Administer and secure enterprise identity infrastructure, including authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management
• Support Cyber Ark privileged access management solutions and privileged credential security
• Develop Power Shell automation to streamline identity administration and operational processes
• Manage Active Directory environments including domains, organizational units, group policies, DNS, FSMO roles, replication, delegation, and disaster recovery
• Provide technical leadership for identity‑related projects and assist with future identity modernization initiatives

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise identity and access management environments
• Expert‑level experience with Microsoft Entra  (Azure AD)
• Deep experience administering complex Active Directory environments
• Strong experience with:
• Conditional Access
• Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Identity governance and least privilege principles
• IAM concepts
• Power Shell automation
• Strong understanding of authentication and federation technologies including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Single Sign-On (SSO), and Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale environments with hybrid identity architectures

• Knowledge of Cyber Ark (setting up vaulting, safes, platforms, etc.) highly desirable
• Experience with Okta application integrations and federation beneficial
• Microsoft, Azure, Cyber Ark, or Okta certifications

Please apply directly for consideration!