Senior Identity Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

IgniteIT is seeking a Senior Identity Engineer to support and enhance enterprise identity and access management services across cloud and on-premises environments. This role will focus on identity lifecycle management, directory integrations, automation, and troubleshooting complex access and authentication issues.

The ideal candidate will have strong IAM engineering experience and a solid foundation in directory services, provisioning, and identity integrations. Direct NetIQ experience is preferred but not required. Candidates with experience in comparable IAM and directory platforms who can quickly learn NetIQ are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and maintain enterprise identity and access management services
• Design and troubleshoot identity provisioning, synchronization, and access workflows
• Integrate IAM platforms with directories, applications, databases, and web services
• Develop automation and support scripts to improve operational efficiency
• Troubleshoot complex authentication, directory, and identity data issues
• Work with infrastructure, security, and application teams to support identity integrations
• Document technical solutions, support procedures, and configuration changes

Requirements

• United States Citizen and ability to attain Public Trust clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in identity and access management, directory services, or identity engineering
• Experience with one or more IAM platforms such as NetIQ, SailPoint, Okta, Microsoft Identity Manager, ForgeRock, Ping, One Identity, or similar
• Experience with LDAP-based directories such as Active Directory, OpenLDAP, eDirectory, or similar
• Experience with identity provisioning, lifecycle management, and connector-based integrations
• Experience with scripting or automation using Java, Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar
• Familiarity with REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, SQL, and related integration technologies
• Strong troubleshooting skills in authentication, provisioning, and directory-related issues
• Ability to learn new IAM platforms quickly and operate in a complex enterprise environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NetIQ eDirectory or NetIQ Identity Manager
• Experience with custom connectors, workflows, or directory schema management
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises identity environments

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching and 100% Vested
• Health Insurance - 3 plans to select from
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• AD&D
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Referral program
• Paid Legal Plan
• and more....

Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants selected must be able to obtain and maintain a federal government clearance.

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED