Job Purpose
The Consulting IAM Application Engineer leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) systems, ensuring scalability, compliance, and operational excellence. This role goes beyond application onboarding to architect and enhance IGA capabilities across the enterprise, integrating with broader IT and security ecosystems.
Job Title
Senior - Saviynt Application Engineer
Major Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Engineer and sustain our identity governance and administration (IGA) systems, including architecture, workflows, and integration with various systems.
- Strategize with stakeholders to capture requirements and translate them into technical specifications and design documents for IGA system advancements.
- Tailor and refine IGA tools and technologies to meet the organization's specific needs, ensuring optimal system performance.
- Craft and preserve IGA operational procedures, guidelines, and documentation for user onboarding, access provisioning, and access recertification.
- Synergize with cross-functional teams to diagnose and remedy any issues related to the IGA systems, securing timely resolution and minimal disruption.
- Monitor and evaluate IGA system performance and security logs, proactively safeguarding against any anomalies or security incidents.
- Keep abreast of emerging IGA trends, technologies, and best practices, proposing recommendations for process improvements and system enhancements.
- Provide technical expertise and support to IT teams and end-users, resolving IGA-related issues.
- Cultivate a culture of security awareness and continuous improvement, championing IGA best practices and knowledge sharing within the organization.
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support IGA-related audits and assessments, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Evaluate and select IGA tools and technologies, recommending based on organizational needs, scalability, and ease of use.
- Commit to 24x7x365 on-call support rotation with 10-minute response times.
Reporting Structure
No formal supervision of employees.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or related fields.
- Experience: 7+ years of proven hands‑on experience in implementing (design, development, testing, and deployment) leading IGA products.
- Certification: Saviynt IGA Level 200 (Saviynt IGA Professional certification).
- Technical Skills: Saviynt, IAM implementation, security policy development, system performance monitoring, audit and compliance, integration with enterprise technologies, technical troubleshooting, Microsoft Azure, SQL, LDAP, Java, Windows PowerShell scripting, SCIM, REST APIs, Agile development methodologies.
- Other Skills: Demonstrated experience in report development; significant experience meeting productivity, financial, and stakeholder goals; expertise with technical and functional experts at all enterprise levels; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience with problem tracking and trending; ability to work independently; strong communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills; willingness to contribute to a positive and inclusive team culture.
- People Management: Good communication and telephone skills; ability to facilitate diverse groups of people in a problem-solving environment.