Identity and Access Management Engineer

Socket.dev; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Fairfax, VA is seeking an Identity Infrastructure Engineer to own the health, integrity, and security of our identity backbone. You will administer Active Directory and PKI, ensuring reliable access and strong authentication across the enterprise.

In this senior role, you will design RBAC across EntraID, AWS, Keycloak, and AppGate SDP, enforce least privilege, and support audits and government engagements. Hybrid work in Fairfax is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years Identity and Access Management experience in enterprise or federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement formal RBAC across EntraID, AWS, NGINX, AppGate, and Keycloak.
• Enforce least-privilege policies in line with Zero Trust and federal directives.
• Manage identity lifecycle (joiners, movers, leavers) and provisioning/deprovisioning.
• Lead PAM program and privileged account governance.
• Lead access reviews and PAR/RAR reporting.
• Develop role-to-privilege mappings and definitions across the program.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure IAM policies align with organizational changes.
• Support AppGate SDP Zero Trust Network Access implementations and ongoing operations.
• Produce IAM metrics and dashboards for governance posture.
• Serve as IAM SME for audits and government engagements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

RBAC design across EntraID AWS NGINX

Zero Trust Architecture

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

AppGate SDP

Keycloak Administration

Active Directory / directory services

PAM governance

Audits and compliance reporting

Education

High School Diploma, 6+ years IAM experience

DoD 8140 IAT II Security+ or higher

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Azure Administrator – Associate or AZ-800

Tools

AppGate SDP

Microsoft EntraID (Azure AD)

AWS IAM

Keycloak

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking an Identity Infrastructure Engineer to work in our Fairfax, VA office in a hybrid capacity.

Everforth ECS is seeking an experienced and technically sharp Identity Infrastructure Engineer to join a team responsible for managing and maintaining multiple network enclaves to support the DoW community. This role oversees the design, implementation, and ongoing support of the organization's directory and identity management solutions which is the foundational layer that underpins access, authentication, and security across the entire enterprise.

In this role, you will own the health, integrity, and security of the organization's identity infrastructure. That means administering Microsoft Active Directory and related directory services, managing PKI and certificate lifecycle operations, and ensuring that the identity backbone supporting thousands of users and systems is reliable, well-documented, and hardened against threats.

This is a hands-on senior-level role for someone who takes pride in keeping complex infrastructure running cleanly, communicates clearly with teams across the organization, and understands that identity is not just a technical function but a critical security control.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement a formal RBAC framework across associated environments, including EntraID, AWS, NGINX, AppGate, And Keycloak
• Establish and enforce least privilege policies in alignment with Zero Trust Architecture principles and federal directives
• Validate that implemented access controls align with organizational Zero Trust and security requirements.
• Develop and manage identity lifecycle processes for joiners, movers, and leavers across the program, ensuring timely provisioning and deprovisioning
• Implement and manage a Privileged Access Management (PAM) program including identification, governance, and monitoring of privileged accounts
• Lead access review and audit processes to support PAR/RAR reporting requirements and ongoing compliance obligations
• Develop and maintain role-to-privilege mappings and job function definitions across the program to eliminate access ambiguity
• Collaborate with program leadership, system owners, to ensure IAM policies align with organizational changes and personnel transitions
• Support the implementation and ongoing operation of AppGate SDP Zero Trust Network Access solutions.
• Gather user, application, device and connectivity requirements and translate them into documented access-control requirements.
• Assist senior engineers with designing identity-based, least-privilege access policies.
• Support onboarding of users, endpoints, applications and protected network resources into AppGate SDP.
• Produce IAM metrics, reports, and dashboards to communicate access risk and governance posture to program leadership
• Serve as the IAM subject matter expert for program compliance activities, audits, and government stakeholder engagements
• Other duties, as assigned.

Note: Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

Salary Range: $130,000-180,000

General Description of Benefits

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• High School Diploma and 6+ years of experiencein Identity and Access Management in a complex enterprise or federal environment.
• Required Active Certifications:
  • DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).
  • SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
  • AZ-104 Azure Administrator – Associate ORExam AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure.
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity in Fairfax, VA (up to 3 days in office).
• Working knowledge of AppGate SDP architecture, components, policies, entitlements and conditions.
• Understanding of Zero Trust Network Access, least-privilege access and identity-based security principles.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, ports and common network troubleshooting methods.
• Familiarity with identity and access-management technologies, including SAML, OpenID Connect, LDAP, Active Directory, Keycloak, and multifactor authentication.
• Ability to:
  • Gather technical requirements and translate business access needs into documented security requirements.
  • Diagnose basic authentication, client-connectivity, entitlement and application-access issues.
• Experience supporting:
  • User, endpoint, application and network-resource onboarding.
  • Or implementing PAM solutions and privileged account governance
• Demonstrated expertise with:
  • Microsoft EntraID (Azure AD) including conditional access, role assignments, and identity governance
  • AWS IAM, including policies, roles, permission boundaries, and access analysis tools
• Strong knowledge of RBAC design, least privilege principles, and Zero Trust Architecture frameworks
• Familiarity with:
  • CDM program requirements, PAR/RAR processes, and federal ICAM policies
  • Keycloak Admin Console, command-line tools and REST Admin API.
• Experience conducting access reviews, audits, and compliance reporting
• Strong documentation and communication skills with the ability to present complex IAM concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Understanding of Keycloak clustering, high availability, caching, database connectivity, backup and disaster recovery.
• Ability to document identity architecture, authentication flows, integrations and operating procedures.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).