Associate Identity Security Engineer - IAM & MFA Focus

KBR, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is hiring an Associate Security Engineer to join the Identity Security Services team in a global cybersecurity organization. This hands-on role focuses on identity and access management, authentication, privileged access, and governance across Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid environments.

The position is based in the United States, requires U.S. citizenship, and offers opportunities to work with enterprise security technologies and cross-functional teams to improve identity security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, IT, CS, information systems, engineering or related field (or equivalent).
• 2+ years in information technology, cybersecurity, identity administration, or related technical field.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Support administration and operation of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity.
• Perform identity administration for users, groups, devices, and access permissions.
• Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, provisioning, and lifecycle issues.
• Review logs and alerts to identify identity-related incidents and operational problems.
• Assist with privileged access management, access reviews, and least-privilege enforcement.
• Support identity governance processes including joiner/mover/leaver activities.
• Assist with enterprise application integrations and identity federation technologies (SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM).
• Support PKI and certificate lifecycle management activities.
• Gather technical evidence and perform root-cause analysis during incidents.
• Contribute to cloud deployments, tenant migrations, and onboarding projects.
• Assist with audit, compliance, and governance activities through evidence collection.

Skills

Identity administration

Troubleshooting

Security principles

Collaboration

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / CS / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

KBR, Inc. is hiring an Associate Security Engineer to join the Identity Security Services team in a global cybersecurity organization. This hands-on role focuses on identity and access management, authentication, privileged access, and governance across Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid environments.

The position is based in the United States, requires U.S. citizenship, and offers opportunities to work with enterprise security technologies and cross-functional teams to improve identity security