Identity Security Engineer

ECS Corporate Services; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking an Identity Security Engineer to join our security operations division in Washington, DC, with a hybrid option for remote work. The role emphasizes designing, hardening, and evolving identity systems and Windows server infrastructure to meet high security standards.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of identity security and Windows server experience, with hands-on knowledge of Azure AD/Entra, PIM, Zero Trust, RBAC, and secure provisioning practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive identity security and Windows server administration.
• Engineering-focused identity security experience, not just operations.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust identity principles and modern authentication.

Responsibilities

• Design, harden, and evolve identity systems across the enterprise.
• Assess identity architecture against modern security frameworks and reduce identity risk.
• Lead initiatives to modernize authentication and access controls.
• Ensure Windows server environments supporting identity systems are secure and well-documented.
• Monitor identity health and respond to identity-based threats using analytics and runbooks.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, networking, and IT teams and communicate risks to leadership.

Skills

IAM architecture

Security operations

Identity health monitoring

Azure Entra ID / Azure AD

PIM / just-in-time access

Zero Trust principles

RBAC & least privilege

Provisioning & deprovisioning

Windows Server administration

Active Directory / AD FS / GPOs

Security incident response

Security analytics & playbooks

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Federation Services (AD FS)

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking an Identity Security Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office / remote . The role is contingent upon additional funding. We are seeking a technically experienced Identity Security Engineer to join our security operations division - a full-spectrum cybersecurity organization covering endpoint security, event monitoring, threat intelligence, and advanced incident response. This is a security engineering role, meaning you are not simply administering identity systems but are designing, hardening, and evolving them. Your work sits at the intersection of two critical disciplines: identity security and Windows server infrastructure. You will assess the organization's identity architecture against modern security frameworks, lead initiatives to reduce identity-based risk, and ensure that the Windows server environment supporting those identity systems is configured, documented, and defended to the highest standard. This role requires someone who understands identity not just as an IT function but as a primary security control and who can operate with engineering depth and strategic thinking.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000

General Description of Benefits

Identity Security

• Deep understanding of enterprise identity and access management (IAM) architecture, governance, and security operations
• Experience integrating identity signals into security operations, including identity protection, threat detection, and centralized logging
• Ability to monitor identity health, detect suspicious activity, and investigate identity-based threats using security analytics and operational playbooks
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and just-in-time access controls
• Experience enforcing least privilege, role-based access control (RBAC), and automating access provisioning and deprovisioning workflows
• Familiarity with Zero Trust identity principles - verify explicitly, enforce least privilege, and assume breach - and the ability to assess and mature an organization's identity posture against those principles
• Experience securing workload identities, service principals, and high-risk administrative accounts
• Ability to decommission legacy federation infrastructure and migrate applications to modern, standards-based authentication

Windows Server

• Strong experience administering and hardening Windows Server environments in an enterprise setting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Services, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from a security engineering perspective
• Ability to monitor and analyze Windows-based architecture, communication, policies, and protocols from a cybersecurity lens
• Experience performing system monitoring, reviewing logs, and taking corrective action to maintain server integrity and availability
• Ability to create and maintain thorough system documentation covering installation, configuration, and troubleshooting procedures
• Experience supporting security continuous monitoring efforts including risk assessments and system patching within Windows server environments

Security Engineering & Collaboration

• Ability to identify gaps in current identity and server security capabilities and recommend both technical and process-level improvements
• Experience developing and contributing to technical security standards, monitoring standards, and security architecture documentation
• Comfortable working across teams including cybersecurity, networking, systems administration, and technology support partners
• Ability to communicate findings and risks clearly to both technical peers and senior leadership

A minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in identity security and Windows server administration is required, with demonstrated experience operating at an engineering level rather than a purely operational or support capacity. Candidates with hands-on Zero Trust identity implementation experience will be strongly preferred.