Security Analyst Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Security Analyst –Identity and Access Management (IAM) Location: REMOTE Position Type: Contract to Hire Hourly / Salary: Based on Experience Residency Status: US Citizen or Green Card Holder ONLY Our client is looking for a Security Analyst – IAM to join their team! Job Summary The Security Analyst for Identity and Access Management (IAM) is responsible for supporting the maintenance of clients Security Program with a focus on the company’s identity systems and single sign‑on systems (SSO). This includes enhancing the information security management framework, supporting the user lifecycle management process, and monitoring for internal and external threats. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Implement, at management direction, and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security management system to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information owned, controlled, or processed by the organization. Deploy and support IAM systems to facilitate user life‑cycle management, identity and access governance, and Privileged Account Management (PAM). Assist and administer the deployment of the Okta identity solution, demonstrating proficiency with SSO protocols, workflows, and MFA with Okta. Provide operational support for IAM products, including day‑to‑day management of systems and incident/support ticket management. Experience troubleshooting problems across various environment types ranging from on‑premises, cloud, and SaaS. Partner closely with other security team members, as well as those on other IT teams and operating companies to drive IAM maturity and awareness. Monitor the external threat environment for emerging threats and advise relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action. Manage, upgrade, and maintain servers and applications for information security tools. Track, manage and follow‑up on existing security issues. Support and maintain Security Program. Special projects as assigned. Qualifications Five years minimum experience in Microsoft Active Directory (Preferably in a multi domain environment). Three years minimum experience in Microsoft Entra ID. Three years’ minimum experience with Okta Access Management or similar single sign‑on systems. One year minimum experience with Privileged Access Management systems. Experience and/or thorough understanding in one or more of the following technologies/languages: Microsoft Azure, MFA, SSO, RADIUS, LDAP, SAML, OAuth, OpenID, WS-FED, REST API, or PowerShell. MCSA, MCSE, CISSP or GSEC certification is preferable. Ability to effectively communicate and interact with personnel at all levels. Strong project management skills. Must be capable of delivering a very high level of customer service. #J-18808-Ljbffr GTN Technical Staffing