Identity Management Engineer, Senior

The Office of Information Technology at Florida Atlantic University is seeking an Identity Management Engineer, Senior - Boca Raton, FL, * Lead the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions across Development, Test, and Production environments.

• Serve as the technical lead for IAM initiatives, providing architectural guidance and subject matter expertise for authentication, authorization, identity governance, privileged access management, and lifecycle management solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce IAM standards, procedures, and best practices, including Active Directory, LDAP, role-based access control (RBAC), and privileged access management.
• Lead the design and management of identity lifecycle processes, including provisioning, deprovisioning, access requests, approvals, certifications, and periodic access reviews.
• Provide technical leadership in the integration of enterprise applications, cloud services, and third-party systems with IAM platforms utilizing connectors, APIs, scripting, and automation.
• Develop and maintain advanced scripts, workflows, and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and streamline identity management processes.
• Lead infrastructure planning, upgrades, migrations, and patch management activities to maintain security, stability, and vendor supportability.
• Monitor system performance, capacity, availability, and security posture. Establish alerts, dashboards, and operational metrics to ensure service-level objectives are achieved.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex IAM incidents, service disruptions, security events, and integration issues. Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Infrastructure, Application Development, Database Administration, Cloud Services, and Network Services teams to develop secure and scalable identity solutions.
• Participate in security audits, compliance initiatives, risk assessments, and access certification activities to ensure adherence to institutional policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Serve as the highest level of technical escalation for IAM-related issues and provide mentorship, training, and guidance to engineers, analysts, administrators, and project teams.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, implementation guides, operational procedures, runbooks, disaster recovery plans, and troubleshooting documentation.
• Evaluate emerging IAM technologies, industry trends, and security best practices, making recommendations for continuous improvement and modernization of the IAM program.
• Lead project planning, technical design reviews, implementation activities, and vendor engagements related to IAM initiatives.
• Support on-call activities and provide leadership during critical incidents and service restoration efforts.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Master’s degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and one year of appropriate experience; or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience required.

If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers:

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.

• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

• Sick Leave Pool Program.

• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).

• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day

• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

For details on FAU’s amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php

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