Information Security IAM Engineer - #3073

Wade Trim; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Wade Trim is seeking an experienced IAM professional to design and support identity solutions across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications. The role focuses on secure authentication, identity lifecycle management, access governance, automation, and Zero Trust principles.

The ideal candidate will lead IAM improvements, collaborate with technical and business teams, and drive secure, scalable, user-friendly access across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• Five or more years of IAM or closely related identity security experience, including hands‑on engineering, implementation, and integration work.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, and maintain IAM capabilities across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications.
• Lead IAM solution design and integration efforts, including SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, federation, provisioning, and deprovisioning.

Skills

Okta Identity Cloud

Microsoft Entra ID

SSO

MFA

Passwordless authentication

Identity lifecycle management

Access governance

Zero Trust

PowerShell

SAML

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SCIM

RBAC

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Job description

We are looking for an experienced IAM professional to join our Security team. We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with sound judgment, ownership, and a collaborative mindset. This role will design and support identity solutions across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications, with a focus on secure authentication, identity lifecycle management, access governance, automation, and Zero Trust principles.

The ideal candidate is comfortable solving complex problems, leading IAM improvements, and partnering with technical and business teams to create secure, scalable, and user-friendly access solutions.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Engineer, implement, and maintain IAM capabilities across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications.
• Lead IAM solution design and integration efforts, including SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, federation, provisioning, and deprovisioning.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes for onboarding, role changes, offboarding, and access requests in partnership with People Services, IT, and business owners.
• Diagnose and resolve complex authentication, authorization, federation, and identity lifecycle issues.
• Improve IAM processes through automation, standardization, and secure self-service capabilities using PowerShell or similar scripting tools.
• Apply least privilege, role-based access control (RBAC), separation of duties, Conditional Access, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Zero Trust principles to reduce access risk.
• Perform access reviews, support identity governance and privileged access initiatives, and participate in audits, compliance reviews, and remediation activities.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, operational procedures, and runbooks for IAM solutions.
• Proactively identify security, reliability, efficiency, and user-experience improvements and carry them through design and implementation.
• Serve as a trusted IAM advisor by translating technical security requirements into clear, business-focused recommendations.
• Maintain current knowledge of IAM technologies, cybersecurity threats, industry practices, and emerging identity standards.
• Maintain a safe working environment.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Five or more years of IAM or closely related identity security experience, including hands‑on engineering, implementation, and integration work.

Skills/Experience

• Experience administering and engineering solutions in Okta Identity Cloud and Microsoft Entra ID is required. Comparable enterprise IAM platform experience may be considered.
• Experience implementing and supporting SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, identity lifecycle management, and access governance is required.
• Working knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM is required.
• Experience integrating SaaS applications with identity providers and troubleshooting complex access‑related issues is required.
• Okta, Microsoft identity, CIMP, or similar IAM/security certification is required.

About Wade Trim

Wade Trim is committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investments. We’ve been solving complex engineering challenges for a century. We customize our work approach to fit each project using a collaborative, friendly style to deliver solutions our clients can stand behind.

Our supportive culture recognizes and strives to fulfill collective client, company, and individual needs. Mentoring and building skills of Wade Trim staff is a priority. Frequent interaction among staff is encouraged, company leadership is easily accessible, and opportunities are provided for staff to help shape the firm’s future through strategic planning. Work/life balance is supported through a flexible, hybrid work schedule that brings team members together in the office at least three days a week and connects them virtually when working from home.

To solve our clients’ toughest challenges, we’ve devoted ourselves to delivering innovative solutions. Our Office of Applied Technology (OAT) is dedicated to seeking new technologies or ways to apply existing technologies to enhance value to our clients and positively impact communities. All staff are encouraged to share ideas and suggestions for innovative technologies or processes to adopt. This open‑minded approach enables us to advance technology, foster innovation, and stay ahead of our clients’ needs.

Wade Trim’s success is shared by the employees that make it happen. Since our beginning, our firm has been 100% employee owned. This cultivates an ownership mindset that benefits our work approach, collaborative culture, and ability to deliver client solutions. We believe employee ownership drives the sustainability and growth of our firm and provides all our employees with opportunities for financial success.

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