IAM ID Operations Specialist

5 Star Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for an IAM ID Operations Specialist to manage and support identity services such as Active Directory, OKTA, and Entra AD. Key responsibilities include user creation, DNS management, and AD object backup and recovery. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in a large enterprise setting with strong skills in PowerShell and identity services. This position supports the APAC region with a global on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting identity services in a large enterprise.
• Proven background in identity services, supporting Active Directory, Entra AD, and OKTA.

Responsibilities

• Support Active Directory Services, DNS, and Group Policy.
• Creation of Users, Groups, Computers, and OUs in Active Directory.
• Backup and Restore of Active Directory objects.

Skills

Active Directory Administration

DNS

Group Policy

PowerShell

Identity Services

Entra AD

OKTA

Job description

About the job IAM ID Operations Specialist

Position Summary

You will be responsible for supporting Active Directory Services, DNS, Group Policy and Sites and Services. OKTA Universal Directory and Entra Creation of Users, Groups, Computers, OUs, Group Managed Service Accounts and synchronization for all Identity Systems.

• Creation of Users, Groups, Computers, OUs, Group Managed Service Accounts
• DNS
• Group Policy
• Domain DFS
• Active Directory Sites and Services
• Windows Server Operating Systems up to and including Windows Server 2019
• Active Directory Trusts (forest, Child and External)
• Backup and Restore of AD objects
• Active Directory Schema and attributes
• NTFS and Share Permissions
• AD Certificate Services (PKI)
• PowerShell and/or another scripting language
• ADFS (Active Directory Federated Services)
• Any Identity Services e.g., OKTA, Ping, Forgerock
• Semperis Forest Recovery, Semperis DSP and Change Auditor
• Entra AD and Office 365

Position Scope

• Regional Scope of Responsibility: Position will be to support APAC region primarily with Global on-call rotation
• Global Scope: As needed

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Experience

• A proven background in identity services, supporting Active Directory, Entra AD and OKTA
• 3+ years supporting identity services in a large enterprise
• A background in multiple forest, multiple domain environments supporting resource domains for exchange

Knowledge and Skills (general and technical)

• Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory Administration and Support
• Knowledge of Privilege Identity Management, Privilege Access Management
• Knowledge of Active Directory backup and recovery and advanced audit
• Knowledge of Windows Operating systems and Windows Firewall
• Capabilities in scripting in languages including PowerShell
• Knowledge of PKI and Certificate Services, templates, and management
• Understanding of Unix and Linux Operating Systems
• Experience managing Okta and Entra (Azure) and a Global Admin level