Associate Identity Security Engineer – IAM & Access

KBR Careers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR seeks an Associate Security Engineer to join our Identity Security Services team. This hands-on role develops expertise across identity and access management, authentication, privileged access, governance, and related security technologies in regulated enterprise environments.

The role supports administration of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity solutions, and requires curiosity, attention to detail, and a passion for cybersecurity. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 2+ years in IT, cybersecurity, identity administration, or related area.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience with enterprise identity platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of Microsoft Entra ID, AD, and hybrid identity.
• Manage identity lifecycle for users, groups, devices, and apps.
• Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, and provisioning issues.
• Review logs and data to resolve identity incidents.
• Support MFA, passwordless, and access control solutions.
• Assist with privileged access management activities.
• Contribute to identity governance processes and reviews.
• Assist with application integrations and identity federation (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM).
• Help with PKI, certificates, and certificate lifecycle management.
• Document procedures and support incident remediation.
• Collaborate on cloud deployments and tenant migrations.
• Contribute to audit, compliance, and governance activities.

Skills

Identity security concepts

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Team collaboration

Communication

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Azure

PowerShell

Job description

KBR seeks an Associate Security Engineer to join our Identity Security Services team. This hands-on role develops expertise across identity and access management, authentication, privileged access, governance, and related security technologies in regulated enterprise environments.

The role supports administration of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity solutions, and requires curiosity, attention to detail, and a passion for cybersecurity. U.S. citizenship is required.