Identity & Directory Services Engineer

Vylor; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health benefits

PTO + wellbeing pay

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Vylor Inc. is seeking an Identity & Directory Services Engineer to lead our enterprise identity architecture. You will design, build, and secure our AD and Entra ID environments, bridging on-premises and cloud identity.

You will guide the Identity Services MSS team and collaborate with Cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud teams to ensure reliable, secure identity services across the organization. You will balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership, driving automation, governance,

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise identity services and on-premises plus cloud identity platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, Entra ID, and related identity technologies.
• Ability to lead technical teams and coordinate across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, security, and operation of Identity Services for the organization.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership of the Identity Services MSS team.
• Establish priorities and direct engineers supporting AD, Entra ID, authentication, and related technologies.
• Ensure changes follow architecture, security, and change-management standards.
• Serve as escalation point for identity-related issues and incidents.
• Drive automation, monitoring, and standardization to improve service quality.

Skills

Active Directory

Entra ID

Authentication

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

Certificate Services

Conditional Access

Identity Services

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure AD

Job description

Join Vylor—Powering the Future of AgricultureAt Vylor, we’re advancing agriculture through breakthrough science—combining elite germplasm, cutting-edge biotech, and next-generation expertise in gene editing and molecular breeding. Our portfolio includes trusted industry brands like Pioneer, Brevant, and Hoegemeyer, delivering performance farmers rely on.Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what’s next in crop science.Who are we and what do we do?Vylor is a global leader in advanced seed and genetics. For more than a century, we've advanced scientific discovery and breakthrough innovation to help farmers feed and fuel the world. Our business is backed by next-generation scientific expertise and multiple, distinct routes to market, like our industry-leading seed brands and our licensing business.The Vylor innovation engine is anchored in the agriculture industry’s most elite germplasm and transformative biotech. The company will leverage its next generation scientific expertise in disciplines like gene editing and molecular breeding to further strengthen its core business while exploring opportunities to expand to new row crops – and potentially beyond. Vylor will scale these innovations using its leading routes-to-market and by significantly expanding its licensing business.We are looking for an innovative, energetic, and transformational Identity & Directory Services Engineer.The Identity & Directory Services Engineer is responsible for the architecture, engineering, implementation, security, governance, and operational health of the organization’s Microsoft identity infrastructure.This is a hands-on technical and service leadership role requiring deep expertise across on-premises Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). The position is responsible for designing, building, securing, troubleshooting, and continuously improving enterprise identity and directory services while providing technical leadership and operational oversight of the Identity Services environment.The position will report to the Digital Identity Service Lead and will be responsible for the day-to-day technical leadership and management of the Identity Services Managed Security Services (MSS) team, ensuring services are delivered securely, reliably, and in alignment with established architecture, governance, operational standards, and business requirements.The Identity & Directory Services Engineer will work closely with business stakeholders, Cybersecurity, infrastructure, endpoint, application, network, service management, and other technical teams to understand requirements, resolve complex issues, deliver identity solutions, and ensure Identity Services effectively support business needs.The successful candidate must be capable of operating at both the engineering and service leadership levels, while remaining highly hands-on with Active Directory, Entra ID, hybrid identity, security, automation, and troubleshooting.Primary Responsibilities - How will you help us Grow!Report directly to the Digital Identity Service Lead and support the overall strategy, architecture, governance, and operational direction of Identity Services.Provide day-to-day technical leadership and operational management of the Identity Services MSS team.Establish technical priorities and provide direction to MSS engineers supporting Active Directory, Entra ID, authentication, and related Identity Services technologies.Ensure the MSS team follows established architecture, engineering standards, security requirements, change-management processes, and operational procedures.Provide technical oversight and escalation support for complex incidents, problems, service requests, and production changes.Serve as a senior technical escalation point for Active Directory, Entra ID, authentication, synchronization, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, certificate services, Conditional Access, and other identity-related issues.Review proposed technical changes and provide engineering guidance to protect the security, stability, availability, and integrity of the Identity Services environment.Drive root-cause analysis and permanent remediation of significant or recurring identity-service issues rather than relying solely on operational workarounds.Identify opportunities to improve service quality through automation, monitoring, standardization, documentation, and engineering improvements.Work collaboratively with business and technical teams to understand requirements and translate those requirements into secure, supportable identity solutions.Coordinate across Cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, endpoint/Intune, application, cloud, and service management teams when identity services span multiple technology areas.Support the Digital Identity Service Lead with technical planning, service improvement, risk identification, operational governance, and technology-roadmap activities.Maintain appropriate technical documentation, standards, operational procedures, runbooks, and knowledge transfer for the Identity Services environment.Ability to balance hands-on engineering responsibilities with technical leadership and service management responsibilities.Experience and Education – What you'll bring to the table!Bachelor's degree is preferred.5+ years of previous experience in an identity and services management related role.Experience providing technical leadership and operational management of Identity Services.Strong background with Active Directory, Entra ID, authentication, and other related identity services technology.Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership to enterprise Identity Services or managed service teams, including technical direction, operational oversight, escalation management, and coordination across multiple technology teams.Experience working with Managed Security Services (MSS), managed service providers, or outsourced technology delivery teams in an enterprise environment.Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries with business, security, infrastructure, application, network, endpoint, and cloud teams.Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex identity and security issues into understandable business impact, risk, and recommended actions.Benefits – How We’ll Support You:Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skillsBe part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better placeHealth benefits for you and your family on your first day of employmentFour weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidaysExcellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and fatherFuture planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement programLearn more about our total rewards package here - Vylor BenefitsCheck out life at Vylor! https://www.linkedin.com/company/vylorgenetics/Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.Vylor is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.