Identity and Access Management Engineer

ecsfederal; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks an Identity Infrastructure Engineer to join our Fairfax, VA team in a hybrid capacity. You will own the health, integrity, and security of the organization’s identity infrastructure, including Active Directory, PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.

You will design and enforce least-privilege access across EntraID, AWS, and AppGate, lead access reviews, and drive PAM governance while collaborating with system owners and program leadership to meet federal IAM requirements.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen required.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance required.
• High School Diploma and 6+ years of IAM experience in complex federal environments.
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ or higher required.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) required.
• Azure Administrator – Associate or AZ-800 required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a formal RBAC framework across EntraID, AWS, NGINX, AppGate, and Keycloak.
• Establish and enforce least-privilege policies per Zero Trust and federal directives.
• Validate access controls align with Zero Trust and security requirements.
• Develop identity lifecycle processes for joiners, movers, and leavers.
• Implement and manage a PAM program including privileged account governance.
• Lead access reviews, PAR/RAR reporting, and compliance activities.
• Maintain role-to-privilege mappings and job function definitions.
• Collaborate with leadership to align IAM policies with organizational changes.
• Support AppGate SDP Zero Trust Network Access deployment and operations.
• Document identity architecture and authentication flows.

Skills

RBAC design

Zero Trust

Active Directory

EntraID

AWS IAM

Keycloak

PAM

AppGate SDP

Identity governance

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

AppGate SDP

Keycloak Admin Console

Azure AD / EntraID

AWS IAM

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking anIdentity Infrastructure Engineer to work in ourFairfax, VA office in a hybrid capacity.

Everforth ECS is seeking an experienced and technically sharpIdentity 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

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• High School Diploma and 6+ years of experience in 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 OR Exam 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).