IT Security IAM Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for an identity and authentication focused Security Engineer to join our IT team. This position will play a crucial role in furthering the security posture of our organization through a combination of technical hands-on work and collaboration with cross-functional engineers to drive transformational security projects.

Additional responsibilities of this role will include: 

• Acting as a technical security resource, providing expertise regarding Azure AD (AAD), M365, Azure configuration tooling, and other security best practices 
• Implementing and leading the validation of appropriate security controls designed to limit attack path(s) between on-premise and externally hosted platforms
• Identifying potential security gaps and proposing operational enhancements to adhere to security standards
• Providing technical leadership and cross-functional influence to technology teams looking to enable relevant cloud adoption

This role is best suited for someone who has experience making decisions with a wide impact and is comfortable serving as a liaison between stakeholders across the firm. Your open communication and can-do attitude will be imperative as we explore new technologies and architect new security processes.

We’re looking for someone who is ready to make an immediate impact and is able to prioritize their workload in a fast-moving environment. This role is not just executional; we’ll rely on you to determine where we focus our remediation and mitigation efforts across IT platforms. Your good judgment and quick thinking will help drive decision-making that will have a widespread effect across the firm.

About You

• 2-3 years of experience working in an Azure hybrid cloud environment 
• A solid foundation in Microsoft security policies and configurations spanning cloud services (SasS/Paas), hybrid identity, and Privilege Access Management domains
• A strong understanding of industry-standard SSO technologies and authentication methods (OpenID Connect, SAML, oAuth, Kerberos, LDAP, etc.)
• Production-level experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft security infrastructure
• Has a vision for how best to grow and improve our security capabilities, and a plan to get us there
• Experience debugging, troubleshooting, and remediating secure design issues
• Demonstrated experience managing and securing Azure resources using code-driven methods
• Can think outside the box and respectfully challenge existing methods (i.e., are we taking the right approach? Are we using the right tools?) 
• Comfortable solving difficult problems in a fast-paced environment 
• An eagerness to produce scalable and repeatable security practices through automation 
• Fluency in English required