Senior IAM Engineer

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MO

3d•$87,000 - $161,300

About The Position

Implements, engineers, and maintains enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) systems and solutions. Administers, configures, integrates, and maintains authentication platforms, services, infrastructure, and policies to support secure, reliable access across enterprise applications and platforms. Designs, builds, tests, and maintains scalable authentication solutions that meet business and security requirements, and collaborates with cross-functional teams throughout the implementation and operational lifecycle of authentication technologies. The role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field, such as statistics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science, and 4–6 years of related experience; equivalent experience may substitute.
Experience with Active Directory, Cisco Duo, Axiad, Ping Identity, Okta, or other MFA and authentication platforms.
Knowledge of MFA, authentication protocols, identity verification, and passwordless technologies.
Knowledge of cloud computing security and enterprise identity integrations.
Knowledge of Identity as a Service (IDaaS) solutions.
Intermediate ability to acquire knowledge in an area of specialty.
Intermediate ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to work independently.
Demonstrated analytical and project management skills.
Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy under pressure and demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience with server administration, infrastructure support, troubleshooting, scripting, and automation.
Experience supporting production environments, incident management, and change management processes.
Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) certification.
Certified Identity and Security Technologist (CIST) certification.
Certified Access Management Specialist (CAMS) certification.
Relevant IAM, cybersecurity, cloud security, or Microsoft security certifications.

Responsibilities

Create, implement, and maintain policies, configurations, and procedures for MFA, authentication, identity verification, and passwordless technologies using IAM security best practices.
Engineer, administer, and support enterprise authentication platforms, including Cisco Duo, Axiad, PingOne Verify, and passwordless solutions such as Windows Hello.
Manage and maintain supporting infrastructure, servers, integrations, and services to ensure authentication solutions are available, performant, scalable, and secure.
Analyze, design, develop, implement, and support authentication integrations and identity-related solutions across enterprise applications and platforms.
Maintain technical documentation, architecture designs, configurations, operational procedures, and support processes.
Collaborate with IAM Architecture, PAM, SSO, Azure, Information Security, Infrastructure, and other technology teams to deliver end-to-end authentication solutions.
Participate in project initiatives, technical implementations, change controls, and cross-functional deliverables supporting IAM and enterprise security strategies.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex, escalated Tier 3 incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement permanent solutions to prevent recurrence.
Participate in on-call rotations and provide operational support for business-critical authentication services.
Contribute to IAM and MFA technical strategies, standards, and procedures, including identity verification, passwordless authentication, and emerging AI agent identity and access monitoring capabilities.
Support coding, scripting, automation, configuration, and testing of developments within the authentication landscape, along with related documentation.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures, ethical practices, security standards, and regulatory guidelines.
Comply with all policies and standards and perform other duties as assigned.