Veterans Transition Program- Associate, Access & Identity Management Engineer

BlackRock•Wilmington, DE

2d•$110,000 - $138,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Veterans Transition Program is designed to support veterans in making the transition from military life to the civilian workforce. The Program offers participants the opportunity to work at the world’s largest asset manager for six months. On completion of the Program, successful participants will be offered permanent employment at BlackRock. Over the course of the Program, participants will: Join teams and have an immediate impact; Immerse themselves in the work of their teams; Gain an understanding of how BlackRock serves its clients; Be supported through training and mentorship; Get exposure to senior leaders; Participate in social and networking opportunities. The program begins with an orientation where you’ll learn about BlackRock’s principles, mission, purpose, and culture. You’ll learn about the asset management industry and get an in-depth look at how BlackRock serves its clients. Following orientation, you’ll join your team and gain insights into the day-to-day life of an Associate as you develop subject-matter expertise through on-the-job learning and our industry-leading technology, Aladdin. Join our global team of cyber security experts, protecting our business and developing exciting capabilities on the frontline of cyber defense. Apply your passion and knowledge of cyber security to assist in the provision, management, and maintenance of access security controls across the enterprise. This individual will be part of the Access & Identity Management Team focused on one of the following Program pillars: AIM Operations AIM Governance AIM Application On-boarding AIM Cloud

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of Active Uniformed service
<5 years of civilian work experience
Bachelor’s degree obtained pre- or post-military service
Open to all U.S. Veterans, regardless of rank or branch of service
Must be able to commence employment in October 2026
Strong knowledge of IAM Security practices and IAM Policy/Document preparation
Experience performing user administration tasks for various in-house and third-party applications.
Experience in granting NTFS permissions for folders/files in a Windows Distributed File System Environment.
Experience with on-boarding new applications for user access management with required controls.
Experience creating and documenting IAM procedures/policies for new applications being on-boarded.
Experience performing user administration in a Windows/Azure Active Directory environment.
Knowledge of and ability to adhere to SAS and SOX audit requirements pertaining to Identity & Access Management job requirements, obtaining and documenting required approvals.
Basic knowledge of UNIX/Linux administration commands
Basic SQL knowledge and understanding of relational database management systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in working with SailPoint and/or other IGA tools.
Experience with PIM (Privileged Identity Management) and PAM (Privileged Access Management) solutions.
Experience in implementing IAM solutions for Azure AD, RBAC, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive.

Responsibilities

Manage user access across various platforms, including Active Directory, Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
On-board and operationalize all IAM processes for Cloud, including non-human users, secrets, and key management processes.
Implement and Manage Identity and Access Management enterprise governance processes and drive IAM standards.
Manage access to applications and systems, including on-boarding and off-boarding of users and systems.