[Contract] Saviynt Implementation Engineer

Airitos•New York, NY

8d•Remote

About The Position

The client is seeking a senior, hands-on Saviynt engineer to take over an active Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) implementation. The engineer will assess the current state, remediate existing work, and drive the program to completion. This is a builder role focused on direct configuration, troubleshooting, and delivery rather than architectural guidance alone. Initial priorities include stabilizing access certifications and accelerating SaaS application onboarding. The contract-to-hire role is a six-month contract with the intent to convert to full-time, where the successful candidate would become a core owner of the client’s identity governance program. The position is remote and has an ASAP start date. During the first 90 days, the engineer will review the implementation, identify gaps and issues, develop a remediation plan, stabilize and run access certification campaigns—including quarterly SOX user access reviews—and onboard SaaS applications toward a portfolio of 30 to 40 apps. Ongoing work includes configuring and maintaining Saviynt SaaS connectors, integrating with Azure / Entra ID, managing RBAC models, building identity governance workflows and approval processes, managing employee and contractor identity lifecycles, collaborating with stakeholders, documenting the program, and supporting audits.

Requirements

5+ years in Identity and Access Management, including at least 3 years of hands-on Saviynt EIC implementation and configuration.
Experience taking over and remediating an existing Saviynt implementation, not just greenfield deployments.
Strong background designing and running access certifications, including SOX quarterly reviews.
Proven track record onboarding a large number of SaaS applications into Saviynt.
Hands-on experience with Saviynt SaaS connectors, including Jira.
Strong Azure / Entra ID integration and RBAC experience.
Experience configuring workflows, entitlements, roles, and approvals in Saviynt.
Experience managing employee and non-employee/contractor identity lifecycles.
Ability to own problems end to end and work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Nice To Haves

Saviynt certifications, such as Saviynt Certified IGA Professional.
Experience with HRIS integrations, such as Workday, as an authoritative identity source.
Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and scripting for custom connector work.
Experience in environments with SOX compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Review the existing Saviynt implementation, identify gaps and issues, and build a remediation plan.
Stabilize and run access certification campaigns, including quarterly SOX user access reviews.
Onboard and integrate SaaS applications into Saviynt, working toward a portfolio of 30 to 40 apps.
Configure and maintain Saviynt connectors for SaaS applications, including Jira.
Integrate Saviynt with Azure / Entra ID and manage RBAC models.
Build and refine identity governance workflows, entitlements, roles, and approval processes.
Manage identity lifecycles for employees and non-employees/contractors.
Partner with IT, Security, Compliance, and application owners to gather requirements and drive adoption.
Document configurations, processes, and runbooks to keep the program sustainable.
Support internal and external audits with certification evidence and reporting.