IAM & Systems Security Engineer (VMware/Azure)

Mchenry-County-College; Crystal Lake (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

McHenry County College seeks a Systems and Identity Services Engineer to provide security and identity services for access, onboarding, and offboarding, coordinating server maintenance and collaborating with IT staff and vendors to ensure security and availability of core systems.

Responsibilities include managing security access in Colleague, developing and scheduling reports, leading annual access reviews, applying patches, supporting maintenance windows and incident response, IAM workflows in

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of VMware experience.
• 5+ years of work experience in the Information Technology field.

Responsibilities

• Process and track requests for security access and roles within Colleague and related applications; create position security classes and add/modify/remove security access per user requests or job changes.
• Develop, maintain, and schedule reports within Colleague and other systems, as needed
• Lead annual user access reviews for designated systems, managing the end-to-end remediation lifecycle for any identified security gaps
• Use existing tools to identify server vulnerabilities/pending updates and apply patches on a scheduled or emergency basis
• Support scheduled maintenance windows and emergency incident response, which may include off-hours or weekend work as required
• Help manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) workflows, analyzing and resolving access issues while identifying trends to improve data security across the College's core systems.
• Help maintain inventories of all server hardware and application software versions across the environment
• Maintain and update firmware on devices such as physical servers, blade servers/chassis, network switches, access points and UPS/PDU equipment
• Coordinate patch management and lifecycle updates, working both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure system currency and security.
• Provide backup services related to identity management solutions, including Microsoft Identity Manager, Azure Active Directory, and other systems
• Manage and Configure VMware Virtual Server Environment
• Manage user accounts and profiles in Azure, Active Directory, and other systems including verifying identity and following fraudulent account procedures
• Manage departmental mapped drive access and proactively assist departments to move to OneDrive/Teams
• Periodically review security group membership, and recommend changes and improvements
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation related to all processes inherent in this role
• Assist with any security-related tasks, including virus outbreak containment, quarantine, and removal, as assigned
• Collaborate with others in a professional manner to accomplish functions and responsibilities
• Additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Skills

Identity and access management

VMware

Azure Active Directory

Colleague security

Microsoft Office Suite

SQL basics

PowerShell basics

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

VMware

Azure Active Directory

Colleague security module

Microsoft Identity Manager

OneDrive/Teams integration

Job description

McHenry County College seeks a Systems and Identity Services Engineer to provide security and identity services for access, onboarding, and offboarding, coordinating server maintenance and collaborating with IT staff and vendors to ensure security and availability of core systems.

Responsibilities include managing security access in Colleague, developing and scheduling reports, leading annual access reviews, applying patches, supporting maintenance windows and incident response, IAM workflows in