Infrastructure Security Engineer Sr - IAM

Ent Credit Union•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

The Infrastructure Security Engineer - Identity and Access Management, Sr role provides first line defense for the credit union by designing, implementing, operating and supporting Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities, including identity lifecycle management, authentication and authorization, SSO/MFA, Role Based Access Control (RBAC)/Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC), Separation of Duties (SoD), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and access reviews. Additionally, engineers and supports identity platforms such as Active Directory, Entra ID, etc., and designs and enforces security controls within these platforms. The role works cross functionally with HR, Platform, Application, Audit, and Risk teams to enforce least privilege and reduce risk. Partners with Cybersecurity on incident response and remediation. At the senior level, the engineer focuses on implementing and supporting modern enterprise IAM systems, integrating secure identity solutions throughout the product lifecycle, executing architected designs, and ensuring IAM services are successfully adopted, integrated, and maintained across the organization. The engineer is also responsible for ensuring secure identity practices and processes across the organization, enabling secure authentication, and partnering with the business to ensure secure by default identity practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Information Technology, Information Security or relevant field of study Required
4+ 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting Enterprise or Customer Identity Access Management, implementing identity protocols and technologies, and designing, implementing, and supporting certificate-based authentication (Required)
Knowledge of Enterprise or Customer Identity Access Management such as Single Sign On - SSO, Multi-Factor Authentication - MFA, Privileged Access Management - PAM, Conditional Access, and Identity Governance & Administration concepts - IGA.
Experience with identity protocols and technologies such as OpenID Connect - OIDC, OAuth, SAML, AD-Fed, API Gateways, SCIM, and platforms such as Ping Identity, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, and ForgeRock
Understanding of certificate-based authentication such as PKI, FIDO2, phishing-resistant multi-factor methods, multi-tenant configuration, B2B collaboration, identity fraud prevention and detection, identity spoofing and identity verification technologies.
Understanding of policies that reflect enterprise system security objectives.
Ability to determine how a security system operates, including resilience and reliability, and how changes in environment or operations affect outcomes.
Understanding of at least one IAM/PAM platform such as Delinea Secret Server, CyberArk Access Manager, SailPoint, or Saviynt.
Experience designing and implementing access control models including RBAC, ABAC, and least-privilege access strategies.
Ability to troubleshoot complex identity and authentication issues across enterprise systems and integrated platforms.
Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues.
Written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical processes and collaborate across teams.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Understanding of privileged groups and AdminSDHolder process in Active Directory
Understanding of the impacts of permissions inheritance
Understanding of PKI escalations and how to defend against them, e.g., Certificate Managers/Enrollment Agents

Nice To Haves

1+ Years' experience with modern software lifecycle development and automated cloud infrastructure deployment (Infrastructure as Code) (Preferred)
Experience with modern software development lifecycles and automated cloud infrastructure deployment practices.
Security+, SC 900/SC 300, CISSP/CCSP, GIAC (as relevant), SailPoint Identity Security Engineering Certification (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Design & Implement: Design and implement IAM solutions including RBAC, ABAC, and identity governance integrations with HR systems, directories, applications, and cloud platforms.
Engineer and support Privileged Access Management (PAM) platforms (e. g. , Delinea) including credential vaulting, session management, least-privilege, and break-glass access.
Architect and secure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) including group policy design, privileged group protection, permission inheritance, and forest recovery from compromise scenarios.
Implement and manage cloud identity platforms including PIM, Conditional Access Policies, MFA, and passwordless authentication (Windows Hello for Business, FIDO2).
Design and manage Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) and PKI infrastructure including certificate templates, enrollment permissions, and lifecycle management.
Build and automate identity workflows and integrations using APIs, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code (PowerShell, Python, IaC/PaC).
Embed security-by-design into identity architecture, configuration baselines, and change management processes.
Partner with engineering, platform teams, and Risk & Compliance to ensure IAM solutions meet security, regulatory, and audit requirements.
Operations: Respond to Level 2 support requests including incidents, outages, bugs, and feature requests across development, QA, and production environments.
Monitor IAM platforms and support change management processes across Digital Technology environments.
Maintain IAM policies, standards, and procedures.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex identity and access issues across the identity technology stack.
Coordinate with Cybersecurity Operations to respond to identity-related security events and support incident response and post-incident improvements.
Execute user lifecycle operations including onboarding, offboarding, and access request fulfillment.
Research: Stay current on identity technologies, risks and threats and participate in roadmap creation through organic releases and/or from business stakeholders Research, develop, and understand authentication factors, associated risks and benefits, and the impact on user experience Research, evaluate, recommend and implement new technologies/capabilities Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge relative to Identity Security, IAM, PAM technologies and methodologies, risks and threats through courses, webinars, books, and self-study.
Recommend changes to leadership based on this knowledge.
Bank Secrecy Act: Remains cognizant of and adheres to Wings policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.