CIAM Engineer: Identity & Access Platform Lead

Optimum Communications Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 84,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Communications Inc. seeks an Identity & Access Management Engineer on the Customer IAM team to configure, integrate, and operate our enterprise CIAM platform, translating IAM strategy into practical authentication flows, provisioning connectors, and migrations used daily by application teams.

You will work with development groups to adopt OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, and FIDO2/WebAuthn, troubleshoot integrations, and build tools and docs that ensure a seamless customer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of Identity & Access Management, cybersecurity, or related technical field with hands-on platform administration
• Experience administering CIAM or identity provider platforms in production environments
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and SCIM
• Ability to write code or automation scripts in at least one modern language
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and identity integrations

Responsibilities

• Administer and configure the enterprise customer identity platform, including application integrations (OIDC, SAML), authentication policies, MFA, and network/security settings
• Manage identity data and lifecycle processes, including directory schema, attribute mappings, group rules, and automated provisioning/de-provisioning (SCIM, workflows)
• Configure and maintain authorization services, including scopes, claims, and access policies
• Monitor platform health and security using logs and SIEM integrations; investigate issues and execute remediation
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support materials

Skills

IAM expertise

OIDC

SAML

SCIM

Automation scripting

Cross-team enablement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

SIEM

Job description

Optimum Communications Inc. seeks an Identity & Access Management Engineer on the Customer IAM team to configure, integrate, and operate our enterprise CIAM platform, translating IAM strategy into practical authentication flows, provisioning connectors, and migrations used daily by application teams.

You will work with development groups to adopt OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, and FIDO2/WebAuthn, troubleshoot integrations, and build tools and docs that ensure a seamless customer experience.