Identity Access Management Consultant

IBM

Boston (MA)

Hybrid

USD 84,000 - 125,000

Full time

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Job summary

IBM Consulting seeks an Identity Access Management Consultant to design and implement secure IAM solutions, enabling SSO across enterprises. You will leverage ISIM/ISAM, Cloud Identity, Okta, SailPoint, and MS Entra to streamline identity lifecycles.

You will automate provisioning and migration with scripts across Cloud, OT, IoT, and enterprise IT, while leveraging AD/TDI for directory services and applying SAML/OAuth techniques to strengthen security.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience designing secure IAM solutions and lifecycle management.
  • Hands-on with directory services (AD/TDI) and standards like SAML/OAuth.
  • Experience implementing IAM strategies in multi-environment settings.
  • Ability to lead design and implementation teams for IAM projects.

Responsibilities

  • Design Identity Management Systems and enable SSO using IAM tools (ISIM/ISAM, Cloud Identity, Okta, SailPoint, MS Entra).
  • Develop automation scripts for provisioning and migration of identities across Cloud, OT, IoT, and enterprise IT environments.
  • Implement Directory Services (TDI and AD) and apply SAML/OAuth practices to enhance security.
  • Deliver expert IAM guidance and collaborate with clients to tailor identity management strategies.

Skills

IAM expert
Directory services
Scripting
Technical leadership
Cloud/OT/IoT

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ISIM/ISAM
Okta
SailPoint
MS Entra
Active Directory
TDI

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long‑term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a seasoned Security Consultant specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM) services, you help organizations navigate the complexities of identity lifecycle management within their enterprise. By leveraging commercially available IAM tools and technologies, you enable clients to streamline their identity management systems and bolster security.

Your primary responsibilities will include:
  • Design Identity Management Systems: Create secure and streamlined identity management systems for organizations, utilizing IAM tools such as ISIM/ISAM, Cloud Identity, Okta, Sailpoint, and MS Entra to provide Single Sign-On (SSO) and manage user identities effectively.
  • Develop Automation Scripts: Craft scripts to automate the provisioning and migration of identities across diverse environments, including Cloud, OT, IoT, and enterprise IT, ensuring seamless integration and minimizing manual errors.
  • Implement Directory Services: Apply expertise in directory services like TDI and AD to ensure robust identity management, and employ hands‑on experience with SAML, OAuth, and scripting to enhance security and efficiency.
  • Deliver Solution Expertise: Provide expert guidance on IAM solutions, collaborating with clients to understand their unique needs and develop tailored identity management strategies that meet their business objectives.
Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise
  • Deep Expertise in Identity & Access Management: Proven experience in designing and implementing secure identity management systems, utilizing commercially available IAM tools such as ISIM/ISAM, Cloud Identity, Okta, Sailpoint, and MS Entra.
  • Proficiency in Directory Services: Hands‑on experience with directory services like TDI and AD, as well as expertise in SAML, OAuth, and scripting, enabling seamless integration and enhanced security.
  • Advanced Scripting Skills: Experience in developing scripts to automate the provisioning and migration of identities across diverse environments, including Cloud, OT, IoT, and enterprise IT.
  • Solution Implementation Expertise: Proven ability to implement IAM solutions, providing expert guidance and collaborating with clients to develop tailored identity management strategies that meet their business objectives.
  • Technical Leadership: Experience in leading the design and implementation of identity management systems, ensuring robust security and efficiency in identity lifecycle management.
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Advanced Identity Management Tools: Experience with emerging IAM tools and technologies, enhancing Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities and user identity management.
  • Multi-Environment Scripting: Proficiency in scripting for various environments, including Cloud, OT, IoT, and enterprise IT, streamlining identity provisioning and migration.
  • Expert Solution Development: Deep understanding of IAM solution development, enabling tailored identity management strategies that meet business objectives.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on‑going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can‑do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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Job Title

Identity Access Management Consultant

Job ID

134395

City / Township / Village

MELBOURNE, SYDNEY

State / Province

Country

Australia

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Consulting

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Some travel may be required based on business demand

Company

(0008) IBM Australia Limited

Shift

General (daytime)

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