Senior IAM & Active Directory Engineer

Staffxpert Llc
Richmond, United States of America
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 237K

Job location

Richmond, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Active Directory
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
User Authentication
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Security
Monitoring of Systems
Identity and Access Management
Datadog
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
System Availability
Reliability of Systems
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
GIT
Cloudformation
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Deployment Automation
Splunk
New Relic (SaaS)
Software Version Control
Dynatrace
Jenkins

Job description

We are seeking a Senior IAM Operations Engineer with strong expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM), Active Directory, AWS, and cloud infrastructure operations. This is a highly operational role focused on maintaining, automating, and improving IAM services while ensuring platform reliability, security, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess excellent communication and collaboration skills. Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and support enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) operations.
  • Administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Active Directory environments.
  • Automate operational processes using scripting and infrastructure automation tools.
  • Execute infrastructure rehydration, rebuilds, and recovery activities.
  • Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments.
  • Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation.
  • Work with AWS cloud services to support secure and scalable infrastructure.
  • Utilize Git and Jenkins for source control and deployment automation.
  • Monitor system health, performance, and availability using observability tools such as New Relic.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high availability of IAM services.
  • Collaborate with cloud, security, infrastructure, and application teams to support operational requirements.
  • Support user onboarding, offboarding, and access lifecycle management.
  • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous operational improvements.
  • Follow SRE best practices to improve system reliability and operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Identity & Access Management (IAM) Security & Authentication (Mandatory)
  • Microsoft Active Directory (Administration, Security & Troubleshooting) (Mandatory)
  • AWS
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Splunk
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • SRE or Production Operations experience
  • Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills:

  • New Relic, Datadog, Dynatrace, or other observability and monitoring tools
  • Experience with infrastructure rehydration and rebuild activities
  • Experience supporting cloud security operations in enterprise environments

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