Senior IAM Engineer
$118,000–$150,000 year
On-siteNorthfield, Illinois, United States or Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Design and maintain enterprise IAM solutions, including Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication, and identity federation across Microsoft Entra ID and Okta. Configure Conditional Access policies, manage privileged access controls, and enforce authentication standards for human and non-human identities. Troubleshoot identity-related incidents, support application onboarding, and improve automation for provisioning and deprovisioning workflows. Lead security scoping for initiatives, define deliverables, and report on control maturity and risk posture to stakeholders. Requires 5+ years of IAM experience, availability during non-business hours, and in-office presence within 75 miles of Northfield, IL. Salary ranges from $118,000 to $150,000.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of experience in identity and access management or related security engineering roles
- Hands-on experience with IAM platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, or similar
- Experience implementing SSO, MFA, and identity federation solutions
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect)
- Experience designing and implementing Conditional Access or equivalent access control policies
- Familiarity with identity lifecycle management and access provisioning processes
- Familiarity with privileged access management (PAM) concepts and service account governance
- Ability to troubleshoot complex identity and access issues across integrated systems
- Ability to design and implement access control strategies aligned to security requirements
- Strong understanding of modern identity threats and mitigation techniques
- Schedule flexibility to allow for availability required during the CAP's non-business hours for activities such as resolution of critical issues or outages, managing off-hours maintenance, meetings with offshore teams, or other critical business needs
- Travel is required when necessary; expected to be less than 10%
- Candidates must reside within 75 miles of Northfield, IL and meet in-office requirements
Desired Qualifications
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Identity certifications, CISSP, CISM, or similar
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