Identity Management Developer (CEMI)

Cornell University•Ithaca, MI

6d•$88,386 - $102,719•Remote

About The Position

The Identity Management Developer provides cybersecurity-focused technical leadership and engineering expertise for Cornell University’s Identity & Access Management services within the university IT Security Office. The role supports secure, reliable delivery of enterprise authentication, authorization, and directory services used across academic, research, and administrative operations. Working across a diverse environment of homegrown, open-source, and vendor-provided applications and services, the developer contributes technical expertise to the design, planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of identity services, supporting security, scalability, resiliency, and usability. The developer serves as a liaison among ITSO, campus business units, and external partners, helping stakeholders understand identity service capabilities, status, and access processes. The role translates technical concepts into clear guidance for non-technical audiences and collaborates with vendors, peer institutions, and internal partners on emerging technologies and higher-education cybersecurity practices. The developer works collaboratively within the Identity Management team and across ITSO to meet service levels, support operations, and respond to outages or system changes, including availability outside standard university business hours when required. This is a two-year term appointment that may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance. The position may be performed remotely within the United States, with periodic travel to Cornell’s Ithaca, New York campus required. No visa sponsorship or relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 3–5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated success providing technical support and application or middleware development in a distributed, team-focused computing environment.
Expertise in one or more scripting or programming languages, such as Java, Perl, Python, ReactJS, Ruby, or PHP.
At least approximately one year of professional experience developing ReactJS applications and/or Ruby on Rails.
Linux system administration experience; Windows experience is preferred.
Working to advanced knowledge of one or more identity and access management technologies, including directory services, virtual directories, SAML2, OAuth2, LDAP, and Active Directory authorization technologies.
Experience writing technical design documentation, conducting code reviews, and using version control systems such as Git.
Ability to translate user and business needs into clear functional requirements and technical specifications and to promote effective information sharing.
Ability to explain Identity Management system functions, capabilities, and processes in clear, accessible business terms for non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, deadline-driven, complex environment with competing priorities.
Strong facilitation, problem-solving, analytical, reasoning, and judgment skills, including the ability to evaluate options and recommend sound technical solutions.
Experience supporting and managing mission-critical production systems, including troubleshooting and incident response.
Ability to identify, scope, and implement automation or architectural improvements that enhance reliability, security, or efficiency.
Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Nice To Haves

Experience in higher education, research, or similarly complex enterprise environments, particularly with diverse identity populations and federated access needs.
Familiarity with cloud-based identity platforms and services such as Azure AD, AWS IAM, or Google Identity.
Experience with identity lifecycle management, provisioning and de-provisioning workflows, and access governance.
Knowledge of zero trust, least privilege, and modern identity security architectures.
Experience integrating identity services with enterprise SaaS and custom applications.
Experience participating in cross-functional technical initiatives with security, infrastructure, and application teams.
Experience supporting incident response, audits, or compliance efforts related to identity and access management.
Familiarity with DevOps or CI/CD practices, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
Strong customer-service orientation and ability to balance security requirements with usability and operational needs.
Windows system administration experience.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and engineering expertise for Cornell’s Identity & Access Management services.
Contribute to the design, planning, implementation, and ongoing improvement of identity services.
Help ensure secure, reliable, scalable, resilient, and usable enterprise authentication, authorization, and directory services.
Serve as a liaison among ITSO, campus business units, and external partners, explaining service capabilities, status, and access processes.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical guidance for stakeholders.
Collaborate with vendors, peer institutions, and internal partners to advance identity management solutions and stay current with emerging technologies and best practices.
Work with the Identity Management team and ITSO to meet service levels and support operational objectives.
Respond to system outages and changes, including availability outside standard university business hours when required.
Foster an inclusive, respectful, collaborative, and healthy work environment.