IAM Engineer

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 64,000 - 221,100; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a skilled IAM specialist located in Washington, DC. This role involves supporting enterprise IAM capabilities in a DoD environment, focusing on identity lifecycle and access control management.

The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of IAM experience with a strong grasp of ICAM and Zero Trust principles, alongside a proficiency in key tools such as SailPoint and Microsoft Entra ID. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Hands-on experience with IGA, PAM, Access Management, and MFA.
• Strong knowledge of identity protocols like SAML and OAuth2/OIDC.

Responsibilities

• Administer and engineer identity lifecycle (JML), RBAC, and access certifications.
• Implement and support SSO/federation and MFA.
• Integrate IAM platforms with directories and applications.

Skills

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Scripting (PowerShell/Python)

ICAM principles

Zero Trust principles

Tools

SailPoint

Microsoft Entra ID

Okta

CyberArk

Job description

Position Overview

Balanced hands‑on role supporting and engineering enterprise IAM capabilities in a DoD environment. Responsible for secure identity lifecycle, access control, and compliance with ICAM, Zero Trust requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and engineer identity lifecycle (JML), RBAC, and access certifications.
• Implement and support SSO/federation and MFA (SAML, OAuth/OIDC, CAC/PIV).
• Deploy and operate PAM controls (vaulting, JIT access, session monitoring).
• Integrate IAM platforms with directories and applications; troubleshoot access.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), specializing in administration and engineering with one or more technologies such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Active Directory/ADFS, Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Radiant Logic, and LDAP/Active Directory.
• Hands‑on experience with IGA, PAM, Access Management, directories, and MFA.
• Strong knowledge of ICAM and Zero Trust principles.
• Experience with identity protocols (SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, LDAP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: CISSP, Security+, CIAM, or vendor certs (Microsoft, SailPoint, CyberArk).
• Scripting/automation (PowerShell/Python); cloud IAM experience.

Compensation & Locations

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is $64,000—$221,100 USD.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.