Senior IAM Engineer

centene; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plans

Stock purchase plans

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Centene seeks an Engineering professional to engineer and operate enterprise identity and access management services, focusing on multi-factor authentication, identity verification, and passwordless access. The role develops secure authentication integrations and supports production services across teams.

You will configure MFA policies, administer platforms, design identity integrations, and contribute to automation and standards to ensure reliable access across enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 4–6 years of related experience.
• Experience with Active Directory and MFA platforms (Duo, Axiad, Ping Identity, Okta).
• Knowledge of MFA, authentication protocols, passwordless methods, cloud security.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and follow incident/change processes.
• Strong analytical judgment and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain authentication policies for MFA and passwordless technologies.
• Administer authentication platforms and ensure availability, performance, and security.
• Design and support identity integrations across applications.
• Produce architecture designs, configuration records, and documentation.
• Troubleshoot incidents, participate in on-call support.
• Contribute to IAM initiatives, automation, and security standards.

Skills

Active Directory

MFA platforms

Duo

Axiad

Ping Identity

Okta

MFA

Identity verification

Passwordless methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business, or technical field

Tools

Active Directory

Duo

Axiad

Ping Identity

Okta

Job description

Role overview

Engineer and operate enterprise identity and access management services, with a focus on multi-factor authentication, identity verification, and passwordless access. This role develops secure authentication integrations, supports production services, and works with architecture, security, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver reliable access across enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain authentication policies and procedures for MFA, identity verification, and passwordless technologies.
• Administer authentication platforms and their supporting servers, integrations, and services, addressing availability, performance, scalability, and security.
• Design, build, test, and support identity integrations across applications and platforms.
• Produce and maintain architecture designs, configuration records, technical documentation, and operational procedures.
• Troubleshoot escalated incidents, identify root causes, and implement lasting fixes; participate in on-call support for critical services.
• Contribute to IAM initiatives, change controls, automation, and technical standards, including emerging approaches to agent identity monitoring.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business, or technical field and four to six years of related experience, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Experience with Active Directory and authentication or MFA platforms such as Duo, Axiad, Ping Identity, or Okta.
• Knowledge of MFA, authentication protocols, identity verification, passwordless methods, cloud security, and enterprise identity integrations.
• Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure and production issues and work through incident and change management processes.
• Analytical judgment, accuracy under pressure, independent work habits, and project coordination skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with server administration, scripting, and automation.
• CIAM, CIST, CAMS, or relevant IAM, cybersecurity, cloud security, or Microsoft security certifications.

Benefits and work setup

• Benefits may include health coverage, retirement and stock purchase plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and holidays.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.