Identity & Access Specialist: Classified IAM (1-year FTC)

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Tax-free salaries

Job summary

EDGE Group PJSC in the UAE is seeking an Identity & Access Management Specialist for a 1-year fixed-term contract on-site in Abu Dhabi. You will design, implement and administer IAM across classified environments, enforcing least privilege and strong authentication.

Required: a Bachelor’s degree in IT, solid IAM experience (Active Directory, LDAP, RBAC, MFA, PAM) and related certifications. EDGE offers tax-free salaries, visa support, medical insurance, and education allowances.

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.

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 related subject

Tools

Active Directory

LDAP

PKI

Job description

EDGE Group PJSC in the UAE is seeking an Identity & Access Management Specialist for a 1-year fixed-term contract on-site in Abu Dhabi. You will design, implement and administer IAM across classified environments, enforcing least privilege and strong authentication.

Required: a Bachelor’s degree in IT, solid IAM experience (Active Directory, LDAP, RBAC, MFA, PAM) and related certifications. EDGE offers tax-free salaries, visa support, medical insurance, and education allowances.