Engineer III, Cloud Platform - IAM

Crown Castle; Fontana (CA); Remote; USD 113,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in telecommunications is seeking an Engineer III for their Cloud Platform team. This role involves engineering and automating IAM systems, enhancing security, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IAM solutions, strong communication skills, and a passion for mentoring. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, with opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Insurance

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and implementing IAM solutions in cloud environments.
• 3+ years implementing Privileged Access and SSO products.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain IAM solutions and systems.
• Collaborate with security and IT to manage IAM systems.
• Mentor organization members on IAM best practices.

Skills

Python

IAM best practices

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

AWS Certified Security Specialty

Tools

ServiceNow

PowerShell

SQL

LDAP

Windows

Linux/Unix

Job description

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Position Title: Engineer III, Cloud Platform - IAM (P3)

Company Summary

For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic and diverse team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.

Role

The Engineer III, IAM Cloud will be hands-on in engineering and automating the Identity and Access management system, building and automating primarily in Python. You will set-up governance controls, SSO, MFA and Entra IAM. You will advise and implement process improvement as well as introduce and enforce standardization, modernization, and automation. You will build and maintain our IAM tool set, and services that users can leverage.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain identity and access management (IAM) solutions and systems.
• Research, evangelize, and build proof of concepts to introduce new features and capabilities in IAM and PAM.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams like security and IT to develop processes and tools for deploying, scaling, monitoring, and managing IAM systems on-premises and in the cloud.
• Troubleshoot, identify, and resolve technical IAM-related issues.
• Enhance IAM solutions for protection against evolving threats and improve efficiency.
• Mentor organization members on IAM best practices.
• Research current IAM threats and propose solutions.
• Support operations and development teams through reliability and resiliency best practices.
• Participate in system design, platform management, and capacity planning.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet organizational growth and transformation needs.

Expectations

• Self-motivated, capable of handling ambiguous problems and thinking abstractly.
• Strong ownership, urgency, and teamwork skills.
• Effective communication of technical challenges and solutions.
• Ability to develop insights and persuade others.
• Curiosity and flexibility to diverse perspectives.
• Mentoring and conducting learning sessions.

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• AWS Certified Security Specialty preferred.

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years designing and implementing IAM solutions in cloud environments.
• 3+ years implementing Privileged Access and SSO products.
• Knowledge of IAM software solutions and best practices.
• Experience with scripting in Python and PowerShell.
• Understanding of authentication standards like MFA, JWT.
• Experience with Windows, Linux/Unix, LDAP, SQL, web services.
• ServiceNow experience is a plus.
• Pre-employment background and credit checks may be conducted.

Working Conditions

This role is remote with some on-site collaboration and up to 10% travel.

Additional Information

Salary range: $113,900 - $156,600/year, with possible bonuses and benefits including insurance, 401k, paid time off, and holidays.

Other Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and IT
• Industries: Telecommunications and Wireless Services