Identity Access Management Specialist Senior 9

Job Description

Company: Leidos

Location: US

Identity Access Management Specialist Senior

The Identity Access Management Specialist Senior supports SEC OIT under the ISS contract by designing, implementing, and operating enterprise identity and access capabilities across cloud and enterprise environments. This role leads hands-on engineering and sustainment of Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) and Microsoft ICAM-aligned solutions to ensure secure authentication, authorization, and lifecycle identity management. The position is responsible for enforcing Zero Trust access controls, including MFA, conditional access, RBAC, and privileged access governance, while integrating IAM services with business and technical systems. The role also supports continuous compliance and audit readiness through SOP-driven operations, control evidence, and remediation of security findings. Success in this role is measured by sustained access control compliance, timely audit finding closure, and reliable IAM service performance.
Primary Responsibilities
• Identity Platform Engineering
• Access Governance and Privileged Access Management
• Zero Trust Security and Operations
• Compliance, Audit, and Service Delivery
Required Qualifications
• Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required).
• Education: Bachelors in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering).
• Experience:
• Minimum 8 years of experience in IAM or cybersecurity roles (typically within a 7-10 year IAM/cybersecurity background).
• Mandatory hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) and Microsoft ICAM (Identity Credential and Access Management) solutions.
• Demonstrated experience implementing identity governance, MFA, conditional access, privileged access management, and integration with enterprise applications.
• Technical Skills:
• Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) and Microsoft ICAM solution implementation and operations.
• Entra Identity Governance, MFA, Conditional Access, RBAC, and privileged access management.
• Secure authentication and authorization design across enterprise systems.
• IAM policy administration, platform operation and maintenance, and advanced IAM troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks: NIST, CISA SCuBA, and ISO 27001.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting a federal civilian agency IT environment, preferably SEC or similarly regulated mission environments.
• Experience implementing and operationalizing CISA SCuBA-aligned controls in Microsoft 365 GCC.
• Experience integrating IAM controls with enterprise ticketing/workflow platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) and change management processes.
• Proven ability to lead IAM modernization initiatives aligned to Zero Trust architecture and cloud adoption.
• Experience mentoring junior IAM engineers and leading cross-functional technical efforts during incidents and audit remediation.
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
• CISSP
Work Environment / Other
• Operational Support: May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs.
• Location: Telework
• Travel: As required per contract direction.

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