Identity & Access Management Specialist — Secure Access & PAM

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salaries

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Job summary

EDGE is seeking an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Specialist to design, implement and administer identity and access controls within classified environments. You will ensure users, systems and privileged accounts have access following security policies, clearance, need-to-know and least-privilege.

In Abu Dhabi, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, monitor authentication events, conduct access reviews, and support audits and compliance activities while maintaining IAM policies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related subject.
• Strong knowledge of IAM, Active Directory, LDAP, RBAC, MFA, PAM, and authentication technologies.
• At least 4 years experience with IAM platforms and privileged-access solutions.
• Strong understanding of security policies, access-control procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer user identities, accounts, roles, groups, and access permissions across classified environments.
• Implement and manage MFA, RBAC, privileged access management (PAM), and access-control mechanisms.
• Manage user onboarding, transfers, access reviews, and secure account deprovisioning.
• Enforce access based on security clearance, authorization, need-to-know, and least privilege.
• Manage privileged and service accounts and monitor their use.
• Support identity lifecycle management and integration with Active Directory, LDAP, PKI, and authentication services.
• Monitor authentication and access events and investigate anomalous or unauthorized access.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and support audits, security assessments, and compliance activities.
• Maintain IAM policies, procedures, access matrices, and technical documentation.
• Support secure credential, certificate, and cryptographic key management where applicable.
• Ensure IAM systems comply with classified-environment security requirements and configuration standards.
• Support incident response involving compromised accounts or unauthorized access.

Skills

IAM

Active Directory

LDAP

RBAC

MFA

PAM

Authentication technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

IAM platforms

Privileged-access solutions

Job description

EDGE is seeking an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Specialist to design, implement and administer identity and access controls within classified environments. You will ensure users, systems and privileged accounts have access following security policies, clearance, need-to-know and least-privilege.

In Abu Dhabi, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, monitor authentication events, conduct access reviews, and support audits and compliance activities while maintaining IAM policies