Identity Security Specialist

• Identity Lifecycle Engineering: Architect and optimize automated end-to-end identity and identity proofing workflows, leveraging IGA tooling to eliminate manual provisioning and strengthen identity security controls across the enterprise.
  
• Protocol & Federation Standards: Design and implement secure identity proofing and verification flows utilizing deep technical proficiency in SCIM, OAuth2, SAML 2.0, and OIDC to ensure seamless, standards-based authentication.
  
• Directory Orchestration & L3 Support: Serve as the Tier 3 escalation authority for complex identity data synchronization and orchestration across hybrid environments, including Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, and Virtual Directory Services (VDS).
  
• Security Posture & Audit Governance: Develop and execute automated technical audits and compliance monitors to validate IAM controls, ensuring continuous alignment with stringent internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
  
• Agile Technical Leadership: Drive IAM modernization initiatives as a Subject Matter Expert within an Agile framework, translating complex business requirements into scalable technical architectures while mentoring junior analysts.

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's
  degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

• Advanced IAM Certification: Documented expertise through CISSP, CCSP, or CISA; highly specific technical certification in SailPoint is a significant competitive advantage.
  
• Regulated Healthcare Expertise: Extensive experience navigating the unique security constraints and identity interdependencies of a high-volume, highly regulated healthcare ecosystem.
  
• Legacy-to-Modern Migration: Proven success in identifying obsolete access control processes and leading the technical migration toward modern, automated identity fabrics

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