IAM Systems Administrator

General Atomics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics is seeking an Identity and Access Management System Administrator to manage user accounts, access privileges, and authentication services across IA systems. The role supports platforms such as SailPoint, Active Directory, Okta, PowerShell-based automation, and related identity-management tools.

The administrator will handle provisioning, modification, suspension, and termination; access reviews; lifecycle management; troubleshooting; documentation; and compliance with security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or related discipline with 3+ years of systems administration experience.
• Experience administering user accounts, access permissions, or identity-management systems.
• Working knowledge of authentication, authorization, role-based access control, and least-privilege principles.
• Familiarity with directory and identity platforms such as Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP, SailPoint, Okta, or comparable systems.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow documented procedures.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requests while meeting service-level, operational, and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, disable, and delete user accounts based on approved requests and established procedures.
• Process account-management activities through approved ticketing systems and workflow tools.
• Validate account requests and confirm that all required approvals are documented before making changes.
• Assign and update user roles, group memberships, permissions, and access levels in accordance with business requirements and least-privilege principles.
• Support onboarding, transfers, and offboarding activities in coordination with HR, Security, IT, system owners, and management.
• Support password resets, account unlocks, multifactor authentication enrollment, and other access-related services.
• Monitor and support user identity lifecycle events across identity and access management platforms.
• Maintain accurate account inventories, access records, audit trails, and supporting documentation.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and assist with identifying inactive, duplicate, excessive, or unauthorized accounts.
• Monitor account activity and elevate suspicious or potentially unauthorized access in accordance with established procedures.
• Troubleshoot account and authentication issues and coordinate with system owners, service desk personnel, and other support teams as needed.
• Use PowerShell and other approved tools to automate account-management activities and process bulk requests or jobs.
• Support audits, assessments, investigations, and compliance reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and follow standard operating procedures, work instructions, and account-management documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and recommend enhancements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and security and consult with direct manager first before implementing.
• Protect sensitive, personally identifiable, proprietary, and company information.
• Manage assigned work and, when applicable, coordinate or take/assign more work from the main ticketing system dedicated to Account Admin team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Meet applicable security-clearance eligibility requirements or obtain security clearance, as required for the position.

Skills

Identity management

RBAC

Communication

Attention to detail

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

LDAP

SailPoint

Okta

Job description

Job Summary

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

Job Summary

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) System Administrator manages user accounts, access privileges, and authentication services across Information Assurance systems. This position supports platforms such as SailPoint, Active Directory, Okta, PowerShell-based automation, and other internal identity-management tools.

The administrator is responsible for account provisioning, modification, suspension, and termination; access reviews; identity lifecycle management; troubleshooting; documentation; and compliance with security policies and system requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, modify, disable, and delete user accounts based on approved requests and established procedures.
• Process account-management activities through approved ticketing systems and workflow tools.
• Validate account requests and confirm that all required approvals are documented before making changes.
• Assign and update user roles, group memberships, permissions, and access levels in accordance with business requirements and least-privilege principles.
• Support onboarding, transfers, and offboarding activities in coordination with Human Resources, Security, Information Technology, system owners, and management.
• Support password resets, account unlocks, multifactor authentication enrollment, and other access-related services.
• Monitor and support user identity lifecycle events across identity and access management platforms.
• Maintain accurate account inventories, access records, audit trails, and supporting documentation.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and assist with identifying inactive, duplicate, excessive, or unauthorized accounts.
• Monitor account activity and elevate suspicious or potentially unauthorized access in accordance with established procedures.
• Troubleshoot account and authentication issues and coordinate with system owners, service desk personnel, and other support teams as needed.
• Use PowerShell and other approved tools to automate account-management activities and process bulk requests or jobs.
• Support audits, assessments, investigations, and compliance reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and follow standard operating procedures, work instructions, and account-management documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and recommend enhancements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and security and consult with direct manager first before implementing.
• Protect sensitive, personally identifiable, proprietary, and company information.
• Manage assigned work and, when applicable, coordinate or take/assign more work from the main ticketing system dedicated to Account Admin team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Meet applicable security-clearance eligibility requirements or obtain security clearance, as required for the position.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in information technology or a related discipline and three or more years of progressive professional systems administration experience in an information technology department primarily in systems administration. May substitute equivalent working experience in the field in lieu of education.
• Experience administering user accounts, access permissions, or identity-management systems.
• Working knowledge of authentication, authorization, role-based access control, and least-privilege principles.
• Familiarity with directory and identity platforms such as Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP, SailPoint, Okta, or comparable systems.
• Basic understanding of account and identity lifecycle management processes.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow documented procedures.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requests while meeting service-level, operational, and security requirements.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using account-management ticketing systems and workflow tools.
• Experience with identity governance, privileged access management, or multifactor authentication solutions.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, cloud, and enterprise application account administration.
• Experience with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting and automation tools.
• Experience supporting account provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, or identity governance processes.
• Experience in an aerospace, defense, government-contracting, or other regulated environment.
• Relevant certifications, such as Security+, Microsoft certifications, or identity-and-access-management certifications.

Core Competencies

• Identity and access to lifecycle management
• Account provisioning and access administration
• Security awareness and policy compliance
• Documentation and recordkeeping
• Customer service and communication
• Troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Attention to detail
• Process improvement and continuous improvement
• Confidentiality and professionalism

Job Type

Full-Time Hourly

Salary range

69,500 - 116,375