Cybersecurity Engineer - IAM

CAA Club Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 122,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Creative Artists Agency in Nashville is seeking an experienced IAM security specialist to design and operate our identity and access management platform. You will lead lifecycle management, provisioning, and audit controls while securing authentication across workflows.

You will collaborate with HRIS and IT teams, integrating SaaS apps via APIs and implementing Zero Trust concepts in a fast-paced cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in IT with security focus.
• Minimum 2 years in identity and access management or cybersecurity.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Proficiency scripting in PowerShell, Python, or JavaScript.
• Experience with Zero Trust identity architecture and SaaS integrations.
• Knowledge of OAuth, SAML, OpenID and MFA concepts.
• Experience with lifecycle provisioning and de-provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, test and implement IAM programs.
• Maintain IAM platform configuration and administration.
• Manage user lifecycle, entitlements, and audit validations.
• Set access standards across company and departments.
• Collaborate with HRIS and service desk on workflows.
• Integrate new apps via RESTful APIs and connectors.
• Automate identity workflows and governance processes.
• Provide RESTful identity API to downstream services.
• Support security incident response efforts.

Skills

Identity management

Cybersecurity

Scripting: PowerShell/Python/Java

Zero Trust

OAuth/SAML/OpenID

Lifecycle provisioning

RESTful APIs

Audit & compliance

Just-in-time access

Privileged access management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Azure AD

Active Directory

AD Connect

Azure Automation

Power Automate

SailPoint

Okta

MSSQL

Workday

REST API coding tools

Job description

Job Description

Who We Are
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy.Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities.Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

Summary

This is a hands-on security position working within the Information Security group and with the internal IT department at large. We are looking for candidates who have a passion for cyber security, identity management, and threat response. You will provide domain expertise to design and develop the capabilities of the identity and access management platform and the automation of application deployment pipelines to the platform.

The Role

In this role, you will be an essential partner and technical specialist for identity and access platform development and provide thought leadership on overall security and authentication across various workflows. You will be a key part of our efforts to enable the business needs in a highly collaborative organization. The environment is fast-paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud services along with the challenges of integrating those services into our security practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide design, evaluation, analysis, testing, debugging and implementation of identity and access management programs to support the company’s strategy

• Maintain configuration, updates, and overall administration of the identity access management platform

• Have a deep understanding of user lifecycle management; including provisioning/de-provisioning, access requests, user entitlements and audit & validations

• Maintain standards for access management across the company and department

• Collaborate with HRIS, IT service owners, and service desk to troubleshoot and fulfill identity related workflows

• Knowledge of identity governance workflows with the concepts of attestation and auditing.

• Integrate new applications into the identity access management platform through RESTful APIs, JDBC, flat file, or built-in connectors and configure aggregation, provisioning, and entitlements

• Automate identity workflows and processes for lifecycle management, auditing, reporting, governance and self-service

• Provide and maintain a RESTful identity API to downstream services

• Play an active role in CAA’s security incident response efforts, working to identify and mitigate information security threats

Required Capabilities

• A minimum of 4 years in Information Technology, ideally with a focus on information security

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in identity and access management or CyberSecurity

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of work

• Experience scripting in at least one of the following languages: PowerShell, Python, JavaScript

• Experience with the deployment and support of Zero Trust Identity architecture and infrastructure

• A strong understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, networks, firewalls, cloud applications, and infrastructure

• Experience in automation and integration with SaaS applications

• Understanding of OAuth, SAML and OpenID framework

• Experience in lifecycle management and provisioning and de-provisioning

• Knowledge of different MFA and compensating controls for identity

• Knowledge of privilege identity management, privileged access management, and concepts of just in time provisioning, just enough access, and principal of least privilege

Desired Capabilities

• Setup and integrated Single Sign-On with various SaaS vendors

• Account set-up and access management

• Using and coding against REST APIs

• Knowledge and experience of SCIM provisioning and integration

• Worked closely with human resources and help desk support staff

• Experience supporting and following identity framework or IDaaS

• An understanding of the NIST framework and using a continuous improvement loop

Desired Skills

Azure AD, Active Directory, AD Connect, Azure Automation, Power Automate, SAML, OpenID, WS-Fed, SSO, SCIM, OAuth, Programming (java, python), PowerShell, RESTful APIs, MSSQL, OGNL, GraphQL, Workday, SailPoint, Okta, Ping Federate, PingID, Splunk, RBAC

Location

This role is based in our Nashville office.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $122,000 - $153,000 in Nashville. This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Environment

CAA has a service oriented collaborative environment where we help our colleagues then focus on our own work.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.