SITEC - Red Hat IDM / Identity Management Systems Engineer - MacDill AFB

Peraton • MacDill AFB, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Identity Management Engineer is a crucial member of our IT department, offering advanced tier-three engineering and operational support in alignment with the SIE OPORD. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of enterprise and government technology systems, paired with strong capabilities in analytical troubleshooting, systems architecture, and system design disciplines. Effective communication skills are essential to facilitate interactions across both technical engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders. The candidate will possess thorough knowledge of systems engineering methodologies, leveraging metric- and data-driven insights to optimize platform performance. Active participation in architecture working groups, design reviews, and rigorous system testing is essential, alongside the ability to formulate and execute strategic technical roadmaps. A solid grasp of the full development lifecycle—encompassing requirements specification, systems documentation, and quality assurance—is vital, accompanied by robust project management skills.

Requirements

• Min 12 years with HS degree, 10 years with AS/AA degree, 8 years with BS/BA, 6 years with MS/MA
• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification
• DoW TS/SCI clearance
• Must be DoW 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 451 – System Administrator - Intermediate level or higher
• Minimum of four (4) years of dedicated, hands-on experience designing and operating Red Hat Identity Management (IdM), FreeIPA, or complex enterprise-scale LDAP/Kerberos environments.
• Minimum of six (6) years of progressive, relevant information technology (IT) experience.
• Demonstrated history of administering and hardening Enterprise Linux servers in multi-site, high-availability, mission-critical environments.
• Strong practical experience implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Host-Based Access Control (HBAC), Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM), and sudo rule management within IdM.
• Prior proven background operating within large-scale enterprise or federal/government IT ecosystems.
• Advanced scripting capabilities in Bash and Python for identity lifecycle workflows and administrative task automation.
• Focused background in systems engineering with an emphasis on scalability, high availability, and performance optimization.
• Proven adherence to structured systems engineering methodologies and change governance processes.
• Superior collaboration, verbal communication, and stakeholder coordination abilities.
• Advanced technical documentation and architectural diagramming skills.

Nice To Haves

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Identity Management
• CompTIA Linux+ or Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC-2 / LPIC-3)
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (with verified enterprise Linux integration experience)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Responsibilities

• Integrate Red Hat IdM and Linux directory infrastructure seamlessly with corporate network systems, perimeter security appliances, messaging platforms, remote access solutions (VPN/PAM), and virtualized/cloud infrastructure.
• Define, document, and enforce baseline configuration standards and best practices for Linux identity infrastructure, ensuring strict compliance with DoD STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and SELinux enforcing policies.
• Oversee the complete lifecycle of mission-critical identity services—from conceptual design and architectural review to deployment, replication agreement tuning, backup/disaster recovery, and ongoing maintenance.
• Develop, implement, and maintain automation workflows utilizing Ansible, Bash, and Python to streamline IdM deployment, configuration drift remediation, and automated provisioning.
• Serve as the final escalation authority (Tier 3) for directory service and authentication outages.
• Mentor Tier 2 Directory Service administrators and conduct technical knowledge-transfer sessions on enterprise Linux and identity technologies.
• Lead the evaluation, prototyping, and rollout of emerging identity and security technologies to support and elevate organizational mission readiness.
• Availability for scheduled on-call rotations, weekend maintenance windows, and shift work as required by operational necessity.

Benefits

• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

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