at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 53647
Department: Information Security Office
Salary/Grade: ITS/81
Target hiring range for this position will be between be $100,000-$105,000. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
This role requires two days a week onsite in our Evanston, IL office.
Job Summary:
The IAM Engineer provides support for a complex environment(s). They provide knowledge, skillsets and subject matter expertise (SME) for provisioning/deprovisioning, federation, authentication and access management, and directory services. Linux based Architecture, infrastructure and identity integrations with various technologies and services.
In this role, you will apply your knowledge and skillsets to provide support, consultation, design services, testing, documentation and implementation for Sailpoint, Forgerock SSO, Forgerock DS(LDAP), Shibboleth/SAML and Linux based systems. That will include configuration/implementation of new functionality, versioning, modify existing set ups, and provide Tier 3 support for trouble shooting various issues or incidents. You will also provide an array of consultative information, guidance and/or assistance to various groups within NUIT as well as NU schools and units.
As an IAM engineer you will need to have acquired 3 years hands on experience with Sailpoint, SSO, Shibboleth/SAML Fed, Directory, and other Identity products. You will work to ensure that IAM systems/solutions are both resilient and adaptive to an evolving Identity landscape. The IAM Engineer works on IAM projects within the AM team and provides guidance to other staff, as well as ensures compliance with all security associated with NU, state, and federal rules and regulations. Works closely
with stakeholders throughout Northwestern to implement IAM best practices and controls.
Specific Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning
- Contribute to Risk Assessment and IAM Evaluations
- Provide Guidance and Support in evaluating vendors, open source products and internally developed systems
- Contribute to yearly planning of IAM portfolio.
- Support processes and system
