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# IAM Operations Engineer

- **Company:** ASCENT SERVICES GROUP LLC
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Continuous Integration, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Reliability Engineering, Azure Active Directory, Prometheus, Zero Trust Network Access, Datadog, Data Logging, Scripting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Information Technology, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f1efb9ed7d3c48c5

## About the Role

* Strong experience with Active Directory, Azure AD, and AWS IAM.
 * Hands-on knowledge of Terraform/CloudFormation and CI/CD tools.
 * Experience with scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
 * Knowledge of IAM best practices, monitoring tools, and cloud security.
 * Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills., * Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
 * 3-5+ years of IAM, Cloud Operations, or SRE experience.
 * AWS certifications are a plus.
 * Experience with Identity Governance (IGA), PAM, or Zero Trust is preferred., Active Directory (AD) & Azure Active Directory
 * AWS IAM
 * Infrastructure as Code
 * CI/CD Pipeline Automation
 * Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Automation

## Description

* We are looking for an IAM Operations Engineer with a strong SRE and cloud operations background to manage and secure enterprise identity infrastructure across Active Directory, Azure AD, and AWS. The role focuses on automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, and observability to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure identity services., * Manage hybrid identity across AD, Azure AD, AWS IAM, AWS Organizations, IAM Identity Center, and SCPs.
 * Automate IAM infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.
 * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
 * Implement monitoring and logging using Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
 * Troubleshoot complex identity issues, support incident response, and drive automation to improve reliability.


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