Senior Identity and Access Management Specialist #211

United States Senate Sergeant at Arms; United States; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Senior Identity and Access Management Specialist to advance IAM solutions across the Senate community. This role focuses on Okta workflows, Active Directory, ABAC attributes, and incident triage, with a strong emphasis on customer service and operational reliability.

You will manage day-to-day IAM administration, contribute to governance and provisioning policies, document procedures, and mentor junior staff while coordinating with

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant IAM experience.
• Experience with identity platforms (Okta, AD) and ABAC.
• Fluency in PowerShell and MS Graph desired.

Responsibilities

• Escalation point for complex identity resolution issues; manage tickets.
• Diagnose identity lifecycle problems; collaborate with vendors.
• Design and implement identity solutions; collaborate with engineers and security teams.
• Governance and provisioning policies support and improvement.
• Create documentation, SOPs, and knowledge articles; mentor specialists; align IAM operations with business needs.
• Lead transition planning for each new Congress; coordinate cross-functional teams.

Skills

Okta workflows

Active Directory

PowerShell

MS Graph

ABAC concepts

JML (Joiner-Mover-Leaver)

IAM governance

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Okta

Entra/Active Directory

SCIM

Job description

Senior Identity and Access Management Specialist #211

Target Hiring Range: $135,000- $145,000

Department: Chief Information Officer

Posting Date Range: 10/20/2026-11/3/2026

Pay Grade Range: $102745-$173959

Work Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Location Status: Hybrid

Hybrid Schedule: 6 days per month onsite with specific scheduled days and times subject to the operational needs of the team as well as manager approval.

All remote or hybrid work arrangements must be performed from within the continental United States, subject to Sergeant at Arms approval.

The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.

This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description

The Target Hiring Range for this position is:$135,000- $145,000

Join our dedicated team in the Identity Access Management department at the Senate Sergeant at Arms and play a pivotal role in developing complex IAM solutions for the Senate community. The Senior IAM Specialist role is responsible for the day-to-day administration, maintenance, support, and triage of IAM escalations and general support. This role requires experience supporting Okta workflows and Active Directory, as well as a solid understanding of attribute management for Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC). A strong focus on customer service is also required. Fluency with PowerShell and MS Graph is desired.

Key Accountabilities/Essential Job Duties

• Serves as an internal escalation point for complex identity resolution issues across legacy and new platforms; updates and resolves issues in ticketing system.
• Diagnoses sophisticated identity lifecycle problems, collaborates directly with vendors, and drives resolution.
• Designs and implements identity solutions; partners with engineering, security, and support teams to ensure scalable delivery; develops and supports IAM workflows.
• Ensures governance and provisioning policies are properly implemented and improved where gaps exist.
• Develops comprehensive technical documentation, SOPs, and knowledge articles; mentors Specialists on best practices; collaborates with stakeholders to align IAM operations with business needs.
• Leads transition planning and execution for each new Congress, coordinating with cross-functional teams.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education

High School Diploma/GED.

Other Duties/ Responsibilities

• Plans, assigns, directs, and coordinates work efforts; develops project plans, timelines, and task assignments.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with Senate office and committee staff, the public, Senate executive management, leadership, colleagues, and vendors.
• Acts as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating complex identity issues into actionable solutions.
• Maintains training and learning on relevant IT concepts.

Required Work Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• Manages Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (“JML”) processes.
• Workflow management and design.
• Strong grasp of directory services and IAM concepts (attributes, Sources of Truth, replication, user access management, SCIM integration and support, Active Directory, and/or other Identity platforms).
• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Desired Qualifications

Primary areas of responsibility include working directly in Okta and Active Directory for Identity and Access Management, as well as automation support through Okta workflows for downstream systems. Other key responsibilities for this role include:

• Designs and implements identity solutions with an emphasis on Okta, lifecycle workflows, and automation patterns.
• Triages incidents and calls; independently analyzes, solves, and corrects issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.

• Manages and monitors Identity and Access controls through Okta and Entra/Active Directory.

Other key responsibilities include diagnosing IAM JML issues, developing comprehensive technical documentation, and leading transition planning for Congressional changes. The ideal candidate has a strong sense of initiative, is detail-oriented, and is comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment.

Working Conditions

• Sedentary work with extended periods of sitting and standing.
• To meet the needs of the U.S. Senate, the person in this position may be required to work extended hours outside normal business hours, which includes, but may not be limited to, holidays and weekends, as necessary.
• To meet the needs of the U.S. Senate, the person in this position will be required to be on call or report onsite on a rotation within four hours.
• Essential Services are functions and activities that are critical to the continuous operation, security, and support of the United States Senate. These services must remain operational without interruption to ensure the Senate can conduct official business. Positions supporting essential services require employees to be available and prepared to work including during inclement weather, holidays, weekends, late nights and overnight hours. Due to the nature of Senate operations, essential services, including network operations and infrastructure, cannot be suspended while the Senate is in session, and maintenance activities may be required outside of normal business hours.
• Excepted Services refer to functions and activities that are authorized to continue during a lapse of appropriations because they are necessary to the performance of the Senate’s constitutional functions, address emergency circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property or directly support essential services of the United States Senate. Employees in excepted positions are generally required to work and remain operational during a lapse of appropriations, to ensure continuity of critical Senate functions. These positions may involve working non‑standard schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours, to maintain uninterrupted service and operational readiness.

Security Clearance

• This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government security clearance.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must:
1. Be a U.S. citizen;
2. Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B);
3. Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
4. Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non‑citizen U.S. national under federal law).
Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.

BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefitspackage for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage tohelp provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professionaldevelopment, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to ourEmployee Assistance Program, and more!

For more information regarding SAA’sbenefits, please visit https://sen.gov/OPPW.

• health care coverage
• student loan reimbursement
• professionaldevelopment
• transportation subsidy
• TSP/retirement savings
• access to ourEmployee Assistance Program
• and more!

ACCOMMODATIONS

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAA and need special assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please submit your request to [e-mail] with “Accommodation” in the subject line.

VOLUNTARY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

If you are identifying as veterans' preference eligible under the VEOA, please use https://sen.gov/OPPW to complete your application for Veterans' Preference AFTER you apply for this position. The link will also be available on the “Thank You” page after you have submitted your job application.

• All supporting documents must ONLY be provided within the Veterans’ Preference Application and within the stated deadline of the job announcement.
• Late applications for veterans’ preference will not be considered.
• Documentation to obtain veterans’ preference will not be considered if attached to the job application.
• If you need to revise or resubmit your Application for Veterans' Preference/documents, please withdraw your previous Application for Veterans' Preference and resubmit. If you require assistance, please email [e-mail].
• To view additional information regarding the VEOA, please click here.

An applicant who declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provide information and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status will not be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be ruled ineligible for veterans’ preference.