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# IT Engineer (IAM)

- **Company:** Headway, LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Confluence, JIRA, Business Software, Chrome OS, Software as a Service, Identity and Access Management, OpenID, Role-Based Access Control, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Okta, Microsoft InTune, Deployment Automation, Casper Suite, Gsuite, Zendesk
- **Published:** June 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0a1681a0-a1b8-4818-929e-5c1d5308363b

## About the Role

* An experienced SaaS environment expert with at least 5 years in a fast paced, supporting a distributed workforce, specifically focused on Identity & Access Management (Okta experience is strongly preferred).
 * Possess subject matter expertise in IAM technologies; you've led large scale projects to completion centered on IdP implementation, JML automation, and integrating SaaS applications using APIs, SCIM, and OIDC/SAML protocols.
 * You've driven organization change by leading or playing a significant role in large scale company access controls deployments that require cross functional collaboration and user impact management.
 * You excel at partnering with stakeholders across the business to synthesize and present technical solutions that drive business efficiency.
 * You practice methodical project ownership and management with autonomy by consistently planning and executing work with visibility.
 * Are a team player who actively seeks and provides feedback with a growth mindset.
 * Stay up-to-date on the latest technology and privacy best practices and requirements.

## Description

* Design, develop, and standardize the IAM lifecycle and associated workflows for Headway employee accounts.
 * Drive automation and integration excellence by configuring and managing workflows to automate provisioning, de-provisioning, and access changes, eliminating manual effort and ensuring speed and accuracy.
 * Strengthen the security foundation by completing and maintaining key IdP integrations of varying levels of complexity with business applications.
 * Lead the transition to least-privilege. Actively drive and support the organization-wide Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) initiative, ensuring access is governed by job function and need.
 * Maintain documentation for all core applications and processes.
 * Address and resolve identity related incidents and escalated service requests.
 * Work collaboratively with major stakeholders to establish IAM policies and governance that foster a culture of least-privilege., * Email and Messaging: Gmail and Slack
 * Document Creation and Collaboration: Google Workspace, Confluence
 * Credential Management: 1Password
 * Ticketing: Jira Service Desk, ZenDesk, Jira Projects
 * Project Planning: Jira
 * Endpoint Management: JAMF, InTune, ChromeOS, Kolide


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