Identity and Access Management Lead

Verdantas

About The Position

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose! At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure. Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future. Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world. Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
7+ years of experience
Technical Proficiency: Active Directory; Entra ID; directory synchronization; SSO and federation; MFA and Conditional Access; enterprise application integration; RBAC and identity governance; automation (PowerShell).
Analytical Skills: Access risk analysis; audit readiness; root‑cause investigation; policy impact assessment.
Communication: Clearly communicates identity strategy, access risks, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
Problem‑Solving: Leads resolution of complex authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle challenges.
Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy of access models, role assignments, and compliance controls.
Adaptability: Evolves identity strategy to support cloud adoption, Zero Trust initiatives, and M&A activity.
Teamwork: Leads IAM operations while collaborating across infrastructure, security, and business teams.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of IAM administrators supporting on‑premises and cloud identity platforms.
Establish and maintain IAM standards, governance models, documentation, and operational best practices.
Oversee administration of Active Directory, Entra ID, directory synchronization, and identity lifecycle processes.
Direct user provisioning, de‑provisioning, role assignments, and attribute management across enterprise systems.
Design and maintain role‑based access control (RBAC) and group‑based access models aligned with least‑privilege principles.
Lead implementation and ongoing management of Single Sign‑On (SSO), Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA), and Conditional Access policies.
Oversee integration and lifecycle management of enterprise applications using modern authentication protocols (OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect).
Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement Zero Trust identity strategies, access reviews, and compliance controls.
Guide automation strategy using PowerShell and other tooling to improve efficiency, consistency, and auditability of IAM operations.
Serve as escalation point for complex identity, authentication, and access‑related incidents and outages.
Plan and execute IAM integration activities for mergers and acquisitions, including directory consolidation and application onboarding.
Monitor identity health, access risks, audit findings, and compliance posture; drive remediation and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with compute, network, endpoint, and collaboration teams to ensure identity services align with infrastructure and business requirements.
Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, access models, and training materials for IAM services.