Remote Senior IAM Architect: Identity & Access Expert

OEConnection LLC; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Remote-first role with stipend

Tuition assistance

Home office stipend

Employee discounts

Job summary

OEConnection LLC is seeking a Senior Identity & Access Architect to design and evolve identity platforms across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will partner with security, infrastructure, cloud, HR, and compliance teams to deliver secure yet user-friendly access controls.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in security or identity architecture, with hands-on IAM experience in hybrid AD/Entra ID and Okta, plus expertise in MFA, RBAC/ABAC, and federated patterns.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in security or identity architecture
• Hands-on enterprise IAM experience
• Experience with hybrid AD/Entra ID architectures and directory synchronization
• Strong background in identity lifecycle automation and access governance
• Knowledge of IAM protocols (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC) and Kerberos/LDAP

Responsibilities

• Design and support hybrid identity architectures using Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and Okta
• Architect authentication, authorization, and federation patterns for workforce, partner, and service identities
• Apply least-privilege models (RBAC, ABAC) and role lifecycle management
• Design MFA, passwordless, conditional access, and adaptive authentication policies
• Automate joiner/mover/leaver (JML) workflows and identity lifecycle processes
• Integrate IAM platforms with HR systems, directories, and SaaS applications
• Support identity incident response—investigating access misuse, auth failures, and compromise
• Monitor identity signals and logs to strengthen detection capabilities
• Produce architecture diagrams, standards, runbooks, and documentation
• Provide design reviews and best-practice guidance to application and infrastructure teams

Skills

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

Okta

Identity lifecycle automation

Zero Trust design

RBAC/ABAC

Kerberos

LDAP

SAML/OAuth/OpenID Connect

communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

OEConnection LLC is seeking a Senior Identity & Access Architect to design and evolve identity platforms across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will partner with security, infrastructure, cloud, HR, and compliance teams to deliver secure yet user-friendly access controls.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in security or identity architecture, with hands-on IAM experience in hybrid AD/Entra ID and Okta, plus expertise in MFA, RBAC/ABAC, and federated patterns.