Senior SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer - IAM Expert

Cognizant; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 115,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior SailPoint Developer to design, develop, implement, and enhance SailPoint IdentityIQ capabilities across the organization. This role focuses on identity lifecycle management, provisioning, access governance, compliance, and platform customization.

You will work with business, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure and scalable IAM solutions, leveraging Java, REST APIs, PowerShell, and Python for automation and integrations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation, customization, integration, and administration.
• Strong expertise in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), IAM concepts, and identity lifecycle management processes.
• Experience implementing provisioning, de-provisioning, access certifications, entitlement management, and role management solutions.
• Strong knowledge of SAML, SCIM, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), RBAC, SSO, MFA, and related identity security concepts.
• Hands-on experience integrating SailPoint with Active Directory, LDAP, databases, web applications, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Strong development experience using Java, Beanshell, REST APIs, web services, and SailPoint customization frameworks.
• Experience with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages for automation and administration.
• Knowledge of audit, governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements related to identity management.
• Experience planning and executing SailPoint upgrades, migrations, and platform enhancement initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and support SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions, including lifecycle management, provisioning, access governance, and compliance processes.
• Gather and analyze business requirements and translate them into SailPoint workflows, business processes, rules, and technical solutions.
• Configure and customize SailPoint IdentityIQ components including workflows, lifecycle events, access requests, certifications, policies, and integrations.
• Integrate SailPoint with enterprise applications, Active Directory, LDAP, web services, databases, cloud platforms, and other target systems using connectors and APIs.
• Manage user identities, roles, entitlements, access requests, provisioning, de-provisioning, and access revocation throughout the user lifecycle.
• Implement and optimize RBAC, access certifications, SoD, and governance controls.
• Support SailPoint platform upgrades, patches, enhancements, disaster recovery activities, and operational maintenance.
• Develop automation scripts and custom components using Java, Beanshell, PowerShell, Python, and SailPoint development frameworks.
• Support audit, compliance, and governance initiatives through reporting, certification campaigns, evidence gathering, and remediation activities.
• Maintain technical documentation, implementation guides, workflow diagrams, operational procedures, and support materials.
• Collaborate with IAM, Security, Infrastructure, and Application teams to ensure effective identity governance and access management practices.

Skills

IGA

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Java

REST APIs

PowerShell

Python

Active Directory

Tools

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Identity Governance

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior SailPoint Developer to design, develop, implement, and enhance SailPoint IdentityIQ capabilities across the organization. This role focuses on identity lifecycle management, provisioning, access governance, compliance, and platform customization.

You will work with business, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure and scalable IAM solutions, leveraging Java, REST APIs, PowerShell, and Python for automation and integrations.