Senior Manager, Directory Engineer

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an IAM leader to head the enterprise directory services modernization, design governance, and migration strategies.

You will oversee implementation, scalability, and ongoing optimization, collaborating with IT, security, development and product teams to deliver secure access across platforms and partners. Strong experience with LDAP/AD, PKI, and SOX/GXP compliance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• 6+ years in identity and access management, including 4+ years focused on directory solutions; IAM for 50,000+ users.
• Deep understanding of LDAP/LDAPS, schema, replication, GPOs and PKI; knowledge of Microsoft AD/AD LDS/Azure AD.
• Ability to solve complex authentication/authorization problems in a global environment.
• Strong knowledge of identity management security best practices (encryption, tokenization, secure protocols).
• Experience leading IAM system support, engineering, and operations teams in a global business unit.
• Understanding of laws/regulations including SOX and GXP.
• Proven ability to manage long-term complex projects with stakeholders and teams; strong agile collaboration, adaptability, and proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise directory services roadmap; modernize legacy directory infrastructure; establish directory design/governance standards; lead directory consolidation and migration.
• Oversee design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of directory services; ensure scalability, resiliency, and integration with internal and third-party services.
• Collaborate with IT, security, development, and product teams to deliver directory capabilities to new/existing platforms; provide guidance on best practices for secure access management.
• Ensure compliance alignment with security protocols and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, NIST); lead development/implementation of authentication and authorization security controls.
• Manage vendor and third-party provider relationships for implementation and ongoing support.
• Lead incident management and troubleshooting for directory functionality; implement improvements to reduce disruption.
• Improve end-user experience by simplifying login processes while maintaining high-security standards; reduce friction and increase adoption.
• Develop KPIs for directory performance and security metrics; report on effectiveness, engagement, breaches, and other metrics.

Skills

LDAP/LDAPS

AD / Azure AD

PKI

GPOs

Security best practices

IAM leadership

Global governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft AD/AD LDS

Azure AD

Job description

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise directory services roadmap; modernize legacy directory infrastructure; establish directory design/governance standards; lead directory consolidation and migration.
• Oversee design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of directory services; ensure scalability, resiliency, and integration with internal and third-party services.
• Collaborate with IT, security, development, and product teams to deliver directory capabilities to new/existing platforms; provide guidance on best practices for secure access management.
• Ensure compliance alignment with security protocols and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, NIST); lead development/implementation of authentication and authorization security controls.
• Manage vendor and third-party provider relationships for implementation and ongoing support.
• Lead incident management and troubleshooting for directory functionality; implement improvements to reduce disruption.
• Improve end-user experience by simplifying login processes while maintaining high-security standards; reduce friction and increase adoption.
• Develop KPIs for directory performance and security metrics; report on effectiveness, engagement, breaches, and other metrics.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline.
• 6+ years in identity and access management, including 4+ years focused on directory solutions; IAM frameworks supporting directories with 50,000+ users.
• Deep understanding of directory technologies (LDAP/LDAPS, schema, replication, GPOs) and PKI; knowledge of Microsoft AD/AD LDS/Azure AD.
• Ability to solve complex authentication/authorization problems in a global environment.
• Strong knowledge of identity management security best practices (encryption, tokenization, secure protocols).
• Experience leading IAM system support, engineering, and operations teams in a global business unit.
• Understanding of laws/regulations including SOX and GXP.
• Proven ability to manage long-term complex projects with stakeholders and teams; strong agile collaboration, adaptability, and proactive problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft solutions highly desirable.