IAM System Administrator

Florida State University; Tallahassee (FL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida State University is seeking an IAM System Administrator to support identity, access management, and authentication for campus resources. The role involves enterprise IAM system maintenance, collaboration with business analysts, and implementing improvements within ITS.

Hybrid work arrangement with duties in a dynamic environment; the selected candidate will contribute to testing, documentation, and migration of IAM fixes, while ensuring data integrity across identity platforms.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Identity Governance and Identity Management concepts and best practices.
• Knowledge of user authentication concepts, technologies and protocols.
• Knowledge of role-based access management concepts.
• Experience with managing directories (Active Directory and LDAP).

Responsibilities

• Maintain identity and access management for connected systems and applications.
• Develop, support, and maintain enterprise IAM systems and authentication services.
• Provide support for IAM business processes and data integration between source and target systems.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to resolve IAM issues and document resolutions.

Skills

Identity Governance

Identity Management

User authentication

Role-based access

Active Directory / LDAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or MIS or related

5+ years experience with IT systems (alternative for high school diploma)

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: IAM System Administrator

Location: Hybrid

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 63206

Department

This position is within FSU’s Department of Information Technology Services (ITS)

Responsibilities

The Identity and Access Management team works with university resources to create and maintain user identity and facilitate user lifecycle, authorization and access management for connected systems and applications. This position is a functional analyst supporting all aspects of Identity Management at FSU.

The position is responsible for developing, supporting, maintenance for the enterprise systems supporting identity, access management, and authentication services.
Provides support for Identity and Access Management (IAM) related business processes and related data integration between source systems, enterprise identity management systems, target systems, other University entities, and Direct Support Organizations. Works with multiple functional and technical areas to identify, resolve, and mitigate identity and access management issues.

Escalates issues to FSU's development teams as appropriate. Provides support for Duo and the Duo Access Gateway and Multi-Factor Authentication services.
Analyzes requests for modifications, configuration changes, enhancements, and workarounds as necessary. Ensures requests are made and approved through appropriate channels. Works proactively with FSU business analysts, functional owners, and data owners to address opportunities for increased efficiencies and provide solutions for recurring issues. Follows established procedures for testing and migration of fixes. Provides clear and sufficient documentation of issues and subsequent resolutions, updates tickets, and cases. Updates test scripts and configuration documents to accommodate modifications and configuration changes. Develops test scenarios.

Contributes to ongoing improvements and enhancements of FSU systems and business processes as they relate to enterprise identity management to ensure the integrity of identity data. Works proactively with FSU business analysts and functional owners on opportunities for increased efficiency and provides solutions for recurring issues. Review Oracle's Customer Connection proactively for new functionality. Works with Oracle, the Higher Education Users Group, and Product Advisory Group on future development efforts.

Performs duties in compliance with ITS policies, guidelines, and processes pertaining to support requests, work orders, project management, change management, and incident management. Appropriately utilizes associated tools in accordance with ITS standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or other appropriate degree and one year experience or a high school diploma or equivalent and five years of experience. (Note: or a combination of post-high school education and experience equal to five years.)

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Identity Governance and Identity Management concepts and best practices

Knowledge of user authentication concepts, technologies and protocols

Knowledge of role based management concepts

Experience with managing directories (I.E. Active Directory and LDAP)

Helpful

The ideal applicant has ability to perform problem recognition, research, isolation, resolution, and follow up; ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence in the team; skill to establish and build relationships with internal and external customers; and provide strong follow up and organizational skills.

The selected applicant can expect to be part of a quickly changing environment as the organization looks to implement new functionalities in the Identity Governance and Identity Management space over the coming year.

University Information

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!
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Considerations

This is an A&P position.

This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.

This position has been designated as eligible for primarily remote based on the current position/job functions. Employees are required to live in the Tallahassee area and report to campus as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.