Identity Security Engineer
On-siteDetroit, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Lead scheduled and ad-hoc access reviews for human, non-human identities, applications, groups, cloud resources, and privileged accounts. Create, maintain, and enforce IAM governance standards, policies, and procedures while monitoring identity controls for audit support and compliance with internal and external frameworks. Drive remediation efforts for access control gaps, design and refine RBAC models, and support user lifecycle processes including Joiner/Mover/Leaver workflows. Serve as primary owner for IAM platforms, managing configurations, integrations, and system health while partnering with application teams to onboard new systems. Review and approve access requests for elevated roles, investigate access-related security incidents, and provide security guidance on identity best practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
- 4-5 years experience in cybersecurity, IT, or similar discipline
- at least 2 years of hands-on identity security experience
- Hands-on experience with one or more IAM/IAG platforms
- Working knowledge of access governance, RBAC, provisioning, and directory services
- Understanding of SSO/MFA technologies, SAML/OIDC/OAuth protocols
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks: NIST, SOX, ISO 27001, PCI
Desired Qualifications
- Certifications such as: CISSP, CCSP, Security+, etc.
- Experience onboarding applications into IAM platforms
- Prior ownership of an IAM tool or identity governance program
- Participation in IAM modernization projects or cloud migration initiatives
- Demonstrated success implementing RBAC models or conducting large-scale access reviews
- Hands-on knowledge of PAM, secrets management, or identity threat detection
- Portfolio examples (RBAC matrix, IAM workflows, automation scripts, etc.)
- Accountable, humble, and courageous
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Ability to partner with business and technical teams
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to drive tasks to completion
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