IAM Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: SailPoint/IAM Developer
Location: Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months Contract

DevOps Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining technical software applications and provides a combination of technical and business leadership while being the primary trusted and capable owner of one or more high priority, high visibility, complex initiatives. The DevOps Engineer will typically lead and coach a small number of team members (e.g., an architect, systems analyst, etc.) and provide guidance to a larger community.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Designs and writes complex code in several languages relevant to our existing product stack, with a focus on automation? Configures tunes, maintains and installs applications systems and validates system functionality? Monitors and fine tunes applications system to achieve optimum performance levels and works with hardware teams to resolve issues with hardware and software? Lead, manage and grow a team of customer focused, highly dynamic and multi-disciplinary team of full stack software engineers? Assists with application system problem resolution by working with application developers, vendors, and internal infrastructure team s member to troubleshoot? Design and implement appropriate environments for DevOps tools set, and provide production support? Influences other teams and broader Engineering groups in adopting Cloud technologies, processes, and best practices? Automates the provisioning of environments for DevOps Tool chain? Develops and enables continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) for DevOps Tool set? Acts to improve the overall reliability of systems and to increase efficiency? Works collaboratively with cross functional teams, using Agile / DevOps principles to bring products to life, achieve business objectives and serve customer needs? Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, and self-organization

The IAM Integration Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering robust integrations that support the secure onboarding and lifecycle management of connected applications within the enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) ecosystem. This role requires deep hands on experience with IIQ connector engineering, aggregation pipelines, provisioning workflows, plugin/rule development, and enterprise grade data transformations supporting onboarding automation. You will collaborate closely with IAM engineering, IAM integration team, application teams, and security/compliance stakeholders to deliver high quality, audit ready identity services that meet enterprise regulatory and operational standards.

Key Responsibilities
1. Identity Integration & Connector Engineering
Develop and maintain integration components across IAM/IGA platforms, with current Client on SailPoint IdentityIQ.
Build and tune aggregation connectors , including REST, SOAP, JDBC, AD/LDAP, and custom connector patterns.
Implement schema discovery, entitlement modeling, correlation logic, and provisioning policies to ensure accurate identity lifecycle operations.
Develop secure, reusable Java-based components including rules, plugins, workflows, and JAR modules leveraging Sail Point s object model and best practice coding standards..
Drive connector enhancements, refactors, defect resolution, and performance optimization.
Design onboarding patterns for new application integrations, including standardized templates for schemas, correlation, provisioning, and entitlement modeling.
Implement connector-level error handling; retry logic, and reconciliation tuning to ensure reliability and auditability of identity operations.
Develop extensible integration frameworks that support future connectors, custom endpoints, and reusable provisioning logic.

2. Data Engineering & Transformation
Build and maintain robust identity data flows across SQL Server and/or Oracle environments.
Develop schema mapping logic; attribute transformation routines, and normalization rules for account, entitlement, and role data.
Troubleshoot data integrity issues, reconcile inconsistencies, and ensure completeness/accuracy of identity data sources.

3. Application Onboarding Automation
Engineer onboarding automation frameworks supporting metadata ingestion, entitlement cataloging, user to entitlement assignments , and lifecycle management.
Build bulk-data workflows with rollback, validation, tracking, and audit evidence .
Create standardized onboarding templates, scripts, and validation utilities to accelerate application integration efficiency.

4. CI/CD & Environment Promotion
Implement Git driven workflows for version control, code review, and artifact promotion across DEV, IT, UAT, and PROD environments.
Package, test, and deploy rule sets, workflows, and integration modules using standardized release governance.
Maintain environment configuration parity and support deployment verification during go live.

5. Testing & Quality Assurance
Write and execute unit tests, system integration tests (SIT), user acceptance tests (UAT) , and production validation tests.
Conduct root cause analysis for defects and coordinate with development, operations, and application teams for remediation.
Ensure integration changes adhere to enterprise quality, reliability, and security expectations.

6. IAM Security, Governance & Compliance
Apply IAM governance principles including Segregation of Duties (SoD) , auditability, certification processes, and evidence capture.
Ensure integrations meet SOX, SOC, internal audit, and enterprise security standards.
Create documentation supporting audit readiness design documents, test evidence, deployment runbooks, and compliance mappings.

7. Collaboration & Technical Leadership
Partner with application owners, IAM engineering teams, security architects, and platform admins to design scalable integration solutions.
Translate requirements into technical designs and provide guidance on integration patterns and identity best practices.
Deliver knowledge transfer sessions to operational teams and contribute to shared engineering standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
4 7 years of experience in IAM/IGA engineering roles.
Hands on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ .
Strong Java (JDK 8 ) engineering background, including plugin, rule, and JAR development.
Proficiency with SQL Server and/or Oracle ; advanced understanding of relational identity data structures.
Expertise in REST/SOAP APIs , schema mapping, ETL like transformations, and integration pipelines.
Familiarity with IGA object models and identity data constructs (accounts, entitlements, roles, policies).

IAM & Security Skills
Solid understanding of identity lifecycle management , provisioning/deprovisioning processes, and governance workflows.
Experience applying IAM controls such as SoD, recertification, audit trails, and privileged access standards.
Knowledge of authentication and directory technologies (AD/LDAP, cloud identity providers, SCIM, SSO/MFA patterns).

DevOps & Delivery Skills
Experience with Git-based CI/CD workflows , environment promotion, and release governance.
Strong testing discipline across unit, integration, and functional testing.
Ability to build reusable, scalable integration frameworks and adhere to secure coding practices.

Soft Skills
Excellent communication and documentation capabilities.
Ability to lead discussions with technical and non technical users.
Strong analytical problem solving skills and high accountability for quality and reliability.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with cloud-based identity systems (Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, Saviynt, ForgeRock, etc.).
Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Groovy).
Experience building identity integrations in highly regulated environments.
Background in data engineering or API orchestration.

Success Criteria
Delivery of accurate, high performing identity integrations with minimal production defects.
Reduction in onboarding cycle time through automation and reusable integration frameworks.
Strong cross team collaboration enabling smooth onboarding of applications and identity data sources.
Compliance with security, audit, and governance requirements across all integration activities.