Information Security IAM Engineer - #3073

Wade Trim • Detroit, MI

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wade Trim is seeking an experienced IAM professional to join its Security team. The role designs, implements, and supports identity solutions across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications, with an emphasis on secure authentication, identity lifecycle management, access governance, automation, and Zero Trust principles. The engineer is expected to solve complex problems, lead IAM improvements, and collaborate with technical and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, user-friendly access solutions.

The position also serves as a trusted IAM advisor, translating security requirements into business-focused recommendations. It supports identity governance and privileged access initiatives, audits, compliance reviews, and remediation, while maintaining documentation and identifying security, reliability, efficiency, and user-experience improvements. Wade Trim describes its work environment as supportive and collaborative, with mentoring, accessible leadership, employee ownership, and a flexible hybrid schedule that brings team members into the office at least three days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Five or more years of IAM or closely related identity security experience, including hands-on engineering, implementation, and integration work.
• Experience administering and engineering solutions in Okta Identity Cloud and Microsoft Entra ID; comparable enterprise IAM platform experience may be considered.
• Experience implementing and supporting SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, identity lifecycle management, and access governance.
• Working knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM.
• Experience integrating SaaS applications with identity providers and troubleshooting complex access-related issues.
• Okta, Microsoft identity, CIMP, or similar IAM/security certification.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, and maintain IAM capabilities across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications.
• Lead IAM solution design and integration efforts, including SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, federation, provisioning, and deprovisioning.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes for onboarding, role changes, offboarding, and access requests in partnership with People Services, IT, and business owners.
• Diagnose and resolve complex authentication, authorization, federation, and identity lifecycle issues.
• Improve IAM processes through automation, standardization, and secure self-service capabilities using PowerShell or similar scripting tools.
• Apply least privilege, role-based access control (RBAC), separation of duties, Conditional Access, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Zero Trust principles to reduce access risk.
• Perform access reviews; support identity governance and privileged access initiatives; and participate in audits, compliance reviews, and remediation activities.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, operational procedures, and runbooks for IAM solutions.
• Proactively identify and implement security, reliability, efficiency, and user-experience improvements.
• Translate technical security requirements into clear, business-focused recommendations as a trusted IAM advisor.
• Maintain current knowledge of IAM technologies, cybersecurity threats, industry practices, and emerging identity standards.
• Maintain a safe working environment.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work schedule, with team members together in the office at least three days a week and working virtually from home on other days.
• Employee ownership and opportunities for financial success.
• Mentoring and skill-building opportunities.
• Supportive culture with frequent staff interaction and accessible company leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior