Access Administrator

Lamwork; California (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamwork is seeking an Access Administrator to control access for employees and contractors. Key responsibilities include provisioning user accounts, maintaining role-based access configurations, and ensuring compliance with HR workflows.

The ideal candidate will need strong skills in Active Directory and Azure AD administration, a solid grasp of IAM operations, and relevant certifications such as ITIL and CompTIA Security+. Attention to detail and strong stakeholder management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provision and deprovision user and service accounts across enterprise directories.
• Maintain role-based access control configurations.
• Coordinate workflows with HR and department managers.
• Monitor IAM work queues and service desk tickets.
• Conduct access reviews and recertification campaigns.

Skills

Active Directory Administration

Azure AD Administration

Identity and Access Management

ITSM Ticketing Systems

Role-Based Access Control

Access Governance

Attention to Detail

Stakeholder Management

Documentation

Process Improvement

Time Management

Education

ITIL 4 Foundation

CompTIA Security+

Certified Identity & Access Manager

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Okta Certified Administrator

Job description

Access Administrator Overview

An Access Administrator is the person inside an IT operations or corporate security team who controls which employees, contractors, and service accounts can reach which systems — and ensures that the answer stays accurate as the organization changes. Day to day, the work centers on processing provisioning requests through an ITSM queue, maintaining role‑based access configurations across enterprise directories and applications, and running the periodic recertification campaigns that catch entitlements no longer tied to a current job role. Based on Lamwork’s research, this function sits at the intersection of security compliance and HR operations, making it essential to regulated organizations that face audit risk when access rights fall out of step with employment status.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision and deprovision user and service accounts across enterprise directories to enforce least‑privilege policy on every joiner, mover, and leaver event.
• Maintain role‑based access control configurations, including group memberships and permission sets, to keep entitlements aligned with current job roles.
• Coordinate new starter, mover, and leaver workflows with HR and department managers, ensuring each change is authorized and documented before it is applied.
• Monitor IAM work queues and service desk tickets by SLA tier, resolving or escalating requests within defined response windows to meet operational targets.
• Conduct access reviews and recertification campaigns in collaboration with senior managers to identify stale or excessive entitlements and remediate them promptly.

Required Skills

• Hard Skills: Active Directory and Azure AD Administration, Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC) Configuration, Identity and Access Management (IAM) Platform Operations, ITSM Ticketing Systems (ServiceNow), Access Governance and Audit Reporting.
• Soft Skills: Attention to Detail, Stakeholder Management, Documentation, Process Improvement, Time Management.

Certifications

• ITIL 4 Foundation – Validates IT service management processes essential for access request workflows.
• CompTIA Security+ – Broadly recognized baseline for access control and security operations roles.
• Certified Identity & Access Manager (CIAM) – Demonstrates specialized IAM governance knowledge valued by security‑focused employers.
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC‑300) – Industry‑recognized credential for Azure AD and enterprise identity platform administration.
• Okta Certified Administrator (OCA) – Confirms proficiency with one of the most widely deployed cloud IAM platforms.