IAM Developer

Surge IT; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Surge IT is seeking an IAM Engineer to design, implement, and support robust identity and access management across applications, infrastructure, APIs, and cloud environments. You will troubleshoot complex IAM issues, ensure secure access controls, and work with Okta, SailPoint, and related IAM tooling in an AWS setting.

The role requires hands-on experience with Linux, web servers, databases, and API security, plus collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain secure, scalable access

Qualifications

• Experience implementing fine grained access control and SSO for multiple app types.
• Experience customizing MFA services on authentication platforms and directory services.
• Hands-on work with Linux, web servers, and databases.
• Experience tuning IAM COTS products and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support IAM and access management solutions.
• Troubleshoot IAM issues via research, debugging, and analysis.
• Ensure secure access controls across applications, infrastructure, APIs, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with vendors and teams to deploy IAM in AWS environments.

Skills

Fine-grained access control

SSO

MultiFactor Authentication

Linux

Web servers

Databases

Java

Spring

REST APIs

AWS

Git

Tools

OKTA

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Git

Job description

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting IAM and Access Management solutions. This role ensures secure access controls across applications, infrastructure, APIs, and cloud environments while troubleshooting and resolving technical issues through research, debugging, and analysis.

Required Skills:

• Experience in implementing fine grained access control and SSO for Single Page Application, Legacy Application and Cloud Apps
• Experience in customizing and implementing MultiFactor Authentication services on authentication platforms and Directory services such as OKTA, SailPoint IdentityIQ/ISC and Identity as a Service (IDAAS)
• Experience working handson with Linux, Webservers, and databases
• Experience in customizing IAM COTS products and performance tuning
• Experience coding in Java Technologies like JDBC, Java Script framework, Spring, Spring Boot, JPA and Web Services (REST)
• Familiarity with developing, deploying, and troubleshooting applications in AWS environments
• Knowledge of Github/Code Management (GIT)/Configuration

Preferred Skills:

• OKTA, SailPoint ISC, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Active Directory customization experience
• Experience integrating AI into IAM processes and applying identity controls to AI systems, including AIassisted access governance, riskbased authentication, and management of nonhuman identities such as AI agents and service accounts
• Experience of implementing API Security
• Experience with production support, issue resolution and collaborating with vendors
• Knowledge of DevOps Process to deploy to cloud infrastructure, Jenkins CI/CD process for product/API deployment
• Experience with Database design, DML and DDL tasksExperience fixing Security vulnerabilities in code
• Experience developing automated unit tests using Selenium