Senior IAM Engineer: Entra & Cloud Security Lead

Charles River Associates International; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking a Senior Identity Access Management Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise IAM solutions focused on Microsoft Entra. You will govern privileged access, identity provisioning, and access workflows across hybrid and cloud environments.

The role requires deep IAM expertise, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and occasional travel to CRA offices. CRA offers diverse benefits and a hybrid work model with in-office days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; 8–10 years IAM experience.
• Experience with enterprise PAM (Thycotic, CyberArk, or similar) and privileged access.
• Automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.
• Implemented Entra ID, Entra ID Governance, PIM, and Conditional Access policies.
• Hybrid identity architectures including AD DS, Entra Connect, Cloud Sync.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support IAM solutions on Microsoft Entra.
• Enforce identity security, governance, and privileged access controls.
• Coordinate across IT teams and offices; travel may be required.
• Automate identity provisioning and deprovisioning processes.
• Onboard and secure enterprise applications; monitor issues.

Skills

Microsoft Entra

PIM

Conditional Access

Identity Governance

Just-in-time Access

PowerShell

Azure Graph API

Hybrid Identity

SSO Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree desirable

Tools

Thycotic

CyberArk

Microsoft Entra

Entra Connect

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking a Senior Identity Access Management Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise IAM solutions focused on Microsoft Entra. You will govern privileged access, identity provisioning, and access workflows across hybrid and cloud environments.

The role requires deep IAM expertise, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and occasional travel to CRA offices. CRA offers diverse benefits and a hybrid work model with in-office days.