Senior IAM Engineer - Automation & Integrations

Ignite IT, LLC; Suitland, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Health Insurance

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

AD&D

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Training

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Ignite IT seeks a Senior Identity Engineer to support and enhance enterprise identity and access management across cloud and on‑prem environments. Focus on identity lifecycle management, provisioning, and integrations with directories, apps, and databases. Develop automation and resolve complex authentication issues.

Ideal candidates have strong IAM engineering experience, directory services background, and familiarity with NetIQ and other platforms. Public Trust clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in identity and access management, directory services, or identity engineering.
• Experience with one or more IAM platforms such as NetIQ, SailPoint, Okta, Microsoft Identity Manager, ForgeRock, Ping, One Identity.
• Experience with LDAP-based directories such as Active Directory, OpenLDAP, eDirectory, or similar.
• Experience with identity provisioning, lifecycle management, and connector-based integrations.
• Experience with scripting or automation using Java, Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
• Familiarity with REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, SQL, and related integration technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in authentication, provisioning, and directory-related issues.
• Ability to learn new IAM platforms quickly and operate in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise identity and access management services
• Design and troubleshoot identity provisioning, synchronization, and access workflows
• Integrate IAM platforms with directories, applications, databases, and web services
• Develop automation and support scripts to improve operational efficiency
• Troubleshoot complex authentication, directory, and identity data issues
• Work with infrastructure, security, and application teams to support identity integrations
• Document technical solutions, support procedures, and configuration changes

Skills

Identity & access management

Directory services

Automation

Troubleshooting

REST/SOAP/JSON/XML

Scripting (Java/Python/PowerShell/Bash

Tools

NetIQ

SailPoint

Okta

Microsoft Identity Manager

ForgeRock

Ping Identity

One Identity

Active Directory

LDAP

Job description

Ignite IT seeks a Senior Identity Engineer to support and enhance enterprise identity and access management across cloud and on‑prem environments. Focus on identity lifecycle management, provisioning, and integrations with directories, apps, and databases. Develop automation and resolve complex authentication issues.

Ideal candidates have strong IAM engineering experience, directory services background, and familiarity with NetIQ and other platforms. Public Trust clearance may be required.