Identity Management Engineer, Senior

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Summary: The Office of Information Technology at Florida Atlantic University is seeking an Identity Management Engineer, Senior - Boca Raton, FL Summary of Responsibilities: 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. FAU Benefits and Perks   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)