AWS Identity & Access Migration Lead

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company seeks an AWS Identity Engineer to lead a large-scale migration across an enterprise cloud environment. You will standardize identity services across AWS accounts, consolidate legacy providers into a unified enterprise identity platform, and ensure secure access for users, applications, and service accounts.

You will plan, implement, validate, and cutover activities for migrating cloud accounts, Active Directory domains, Windows and Linux

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field (equivalent experience may be considered).
• At least 12 years of progressive IT experience with 5+ years in cloud engineering and 3+ years in identity and access management for enterprise-scale environments.
• Professional-level cloud certification in AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, or GCP.
• Expert-level experience with AWS Identity and Access Management, cloud account access controls, identity federation, security groups, and cloud-native identity services.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, domain consolidation and migration, Group Policy Object administration, and identity integration across cloud, server, and workstation environments.
• Experience planning and executing complex identity, domain, user, group, role, and service-account migrations with validation testing and cutover management.
• At least 5 years administering Windows and Linux OS in engineering/support/systems administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of an enterprise AWS identity standardization initiative, including migration of console access to a unified identity provider and domain model.
• Consolidate multiple legacy identity providers into a single enterprise identity platform with secure user authentication and access continuity.
• Plan and manage AD and domain migrations for Windows and Linux EC2 instances, including mapping, domain integration, and access validation.
• Map, migrate, and validate users, groups, roles, permissions, and service accounts across ~20 cloud accounts while preserving least-privilege access controls.
• Oversee AWS WorkSpaces rebuild and migration activities aligning to the target identity provider.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain Group Policy Objects for Windows WorkSpaces and EC2 instances in coordination with teams.
• Develop migration runbooks, cutover plans, rollback procedures, validation criteria, and post-cutover support processes.
• Provide technical leadership and cross-functional coordination throughout migration planning, implementation, testing, issue resolution, and transition to operations.

Skills

Leadership

Migration planning

Stakeholder communication

Cloud engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS IAM

Active Directory

LDAP

Group Policy

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company seeks an AWS Identity Engineer to lead a large-scale migration across an enterprise cloud environment. You will standardize identity services across AWS accounts, consolidate legacy providers into a unified enterprise identity platform, and ensure secure access for users, applications, and service accounts.

You will plan, implement, validate, and cutover activities for migrating cloud accounts, Active Directory domains, Windows and Linux