Identity & Access Systems Engineer (IAM)

SPHERE; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth

Job summary

SPHERE is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer - Identity & Access Management to deploy, integrate, and support identity-focused infrastructure and SPHEREboard solutions. You will own AD/Entra ID, LDAP, REST APIs, and scripting to deliver reliable customer outcomes.

You will work hands-on with Windows and Linux platforms, automate with PowerShell, and partner with customers to translate technical findings into clear guidance while improving deployment patterns and security practices.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of hands-on experience in systems administration, systems engineering, IAM engineering, or a closely related role.
• Strong administration and troubleshooting experience with Windows Server and Active Directory; working knowledge of Linux/Unix administration.
• Proficiency with PowerShell for administration and automation.
• Experience supporting production applications or infrastructure and diagnosing multi-system issues from symptoms through root cause.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and administer identity infrastructure. Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP, authentication services, service accounts, certificates, DNS, and related Windows or Linux components.
• Deploy and support SPHEREboard. Install and configure application, database, and scan-server components; enable connectors; validate services and access; establish schedules; and support operational handoff.
• Integrate enterprise data sources. Connect directories, servers, databases, PAM platforms, HR sources, and other systems using native connectors, SQL, PowerShell, REST APIs, and structured data formats.
• Automate repeatable work. Build and maintain PowerShell-based automation for data collection, transformation, validation, monitoring, and operational support.
• Work confidently with data. Develop and troubleshoot SQL queries, views, stored procedures, and data mappings; reconcile source inventories and validate completeness and accuracy.
• Troubleshoot end to end. Diagnose issues across identity, operating systems, networks, permissions, certificates, application services, databases, connectors, and source data.

Skills

Directory services

Automation

Troubleshooting

PowerShell

SQL

Windows

Tools

Active Directory

Entra ID

LDAP

DNS

SPHEREboard

SQL Server

Job description

SPHERE is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer - Identity & Access Management to deploy, integrate, and support identity-focused infrastructure and SPHEREboard solutions. You will own AD/Entra ID, LDAP, REST APIs, and scripting to deliver reliable customer outcomes.

You will work hands-on with Windows and Linux platforms, automate with PowerShell, and partner with customers to translate technical findings into clear guidance while improving deployment patterns and security practices.