Job Summary
The IAM Engineer is a hands on technical role responsible for the implementation configuration and day to day operations of the organizations Identity and Access Management platforms. The role focuses on administering Ping Identity (SSO or MFA) and BeyondTrust (PAM) solutions managing user and access lifecycle activities configuring authentication policies and enforcing least privilege access. The Engineer will work closely with the IAM Architect security operations
Responsibilities
Experience Required
5 to 8 years of hands on experience in Identity and Access Management engineering including PAM SSO and MFA platform administration.
Key Responsibilities
Perform day to day administration of PAM (BeyondTrust) SSO and MFA (Ping Identity) platforms including configuration changes integrations and health checks.
Execute user and access lifecycle management activities onboarding role changes transfers terminations and privileged account provisioning.
Resolve access issues and incidents troubleshoot authentication failures SSO or federation problems MFA enrollment issues and PAM session errors.
Implement Access & Policy Management changes configure roles authentication policies adaptive access rules and policy maintenance per approved standards.
Enforce Least Privilege onboard privileged accounts to the vault configure session management and recording and remediate excessive entitlements.
Execute periodic access reviews generate certification campaigns support reviewers and process revocations and remediation actions.
Integrate applications with Ping Identity (SAML OAuth OIDC) and onboard privileged systems into BeyondTrust.
Maintain operational documentation runbooks and configuration baselines support audits and compliance evidence gathering.
Technical Skills & Technologies
Ping Identity PingFederate PingAccess PingOne PingID (hands on configuration).
BeyondTrust Password Safe Privileged Remote Access Endpoint Privilege Management.
Authentication standards SAML 2.0 OAuth 2.0 OIDC MFA technologies.
Directory services Active Directory Azure AD or Entra ID LDAP.
Scripting PowerShell Python or Bash for automation (advantageous).
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Information Security or a related field.
Hands on experience administering Ping Identity and BeyondTrust platforms.
Strong understanding of SSO MFA federation and PAM concepts.
Experience with user lifecycle management and access certification processes.
Familiarity with ITIL based change incident and problem management.
Certifications Required
Ping Identity Certified Associate / Professional
BeyondTrust Certified Engineer / Administrator
CompTIA Security+
Microsoft Identity certifications (SC-300) (preferred)
ITIL Foundation (preferred)
Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.
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