Must be WI Resident only || Security Analyst

VLS Systems Inc; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

VLS Systems Inc in Madison, Wisconsin is looking for an IAM Coordinator to support and maintain their Identity and Access Management program. The role requires 5+ years of experience in authentication, authorization, and Active Directory policies, ensuring secure user access within the organization.

The IAM Coordinator will manage user provisioning, provide oversight for vendor services, and gather insights on IAM performance metrics. Candidates with mainframe experience and knowledge of IAM systems like Cayosoft will find this opportunity valuable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in authentication, authorization, and Active Directory policies.
• 5+ years providing security administration in a mainframe environment.
• 5+ years in access role development ensuring secure authentication mechanisms.
• 5+ years experience with user administration functions in multi-user services.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the IAM program and standards.
• Guide user access security environment and manage user provisioning.
• Provide vendor oversight and brokerage of system access.
• Gather and interpret IAM metrics for performance insight.

Skills

Authentication and authorization concepts

Mainframe security administration

Access role development and maintenance

User administration in multi-user applications

Tools

Active Directory

Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)

Cayosoft

Job description

Under the general review of the IT Solution Center (ITSC) Supervisor, this position supports and maintains an Identity and Access Management (IAM) program and standards. This position will guide the user access security environment consisting of Active Directory, 3rd party Active Directory tools, Mainframe Resource Access Control Facility (RACF), legacy application access, and technical Directory and Authentication Services of employees, members, and vendors with the capability to support cloud and on-premises application services. The position will also be responsible for Identity Governance Administration (IGA) to maintain a secure and healthy user access environment. This position will provide vendor oversight and brokerage of system and service access and will partner with DOA/DET to support all enterprise IAM services provided to ETF. This position will also be responsible for gathering and interpreting IAM metrics and data that will allow the agency to have a broad understanding of the performance of this service.

The IAM Coordinator position duties will include user provisioning, on-boarding and off-boarding processes, identity lifecycle and access management, user access changes, preparing documentation and reviews for audits, acts as the point of contact for audit issues, and consults with business units when implementing access level changes or implementation of new systems. The position will ensure the quality and accuracy of user system access, will recommend best practice service improvements, and will drive the enhancement process for the IAM program to meet ETF’s business unit and strategic needs.

• Knowledge on concepts of authentication, authorization, active directory policies, active directory federation services (ADFS), and web filtering solutions (5 years)
• Knowledge and skill to provide security administration in a mainframe environment. (5 years)
• Knowledge in mainframe automation programing languages such as Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) and Identity and Access Management systems, such as Cayosoft. (Preferred Skill)
• Experience in access role development and maintenance and defining application-level roles/groups and permissions to ensure secure authentication and authorization mechanisms are aligned with policies, standards, and best practices. (5 years)
• Understanding of agency audit and compliance requirements. (Preferred Skill)
• Experience with user administration, Active Directory and the user administration functions of a wide variety of multi-user services applications. (5 years)

Top Required Skills & Years of Experience:

• Knowledge on concepts of authentication, authorization, active directory policies, active directory federation services (ADFS), and web filtering solutions (5 years)
• Knowledge and skill to provide security administration in a mainframe environment. (5 years)
• Experience in access role development and maintenance and defining application-level roles/groups and permissions to ensure secure authentication and authorization mechanisms are aligned with policies, standards, and best practices. (5 years)
• Experience with user administration, Active Directory and the user administration functions of a wide variety of multi-user services applications. (5 years)

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge in Identity and Access Management systems, such as Cayosoft.
• Understanding of agency audit and compliance requirements.