Infosec- IAM Engineering – Secure Access I&C - Cloud Federation Engineer- Assistant Director
The Secure Access - IAM Cloud Federation Engineer has responsibilities to implement & configure the cloud idenity authentication, authorization, and federations services utilizing IDaaS (Ping), Azure AD, Auth0, PlainID, Single Sign-on Federation Technology. This individual will own and manage all end-to-end aspects of services under their remit including but not limited to service, production infrastrcture deployment, service roadmaps and standards, vendor management, and budget management. Other responsibilities include driving stability for all technologies and services under their responsibility including resolution of incidents and problems, maintenance and support, application platform change control, and automation of processes and procedures. Implemented solutions will adhere to the core principles of Zero-Trust, Just-In-Time and Just-Enough-Access but balance it with a frictionless experience for end users and applications. Responsibilities also include integrating people from different countries and cultures into one virtual team, and applying ITIL service management disciplines. This individual will work closely with other teams within EY to drive technology standards and consistency across IT Services.
Your key responsibilities
- Ability to function with a high degree of autonomy and empowerment in decision making, setting of team goals, and overall daily leadership of the team and management of the service
- Ability to make key decisions as they relate to service disruptions and problems
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team structure, but also independently
- Ability to work with 3rd party vendors (i.e. Ping Fedrate / Access , Auth0, PlainID, ADFS , Azure AD) for escalation of service issues.
- Serve as information security IAM subject matter expert, provide advisory and consulting services as required.
- Demonstrates analytical and systematic approach to problem solving.
- Ability to plan, schedule and monitor work activities in order to meet time and quality targets.
- Ensure that each solution is documented and works with the Product engineering and IAM operations team to operationalize the solution for long term sustainability.
- Ability to rapidly absorb new technical information, business acumen, and apply it effectively.
- Good appreciation of wider field of information systems, its use in relevant employment areas and how it relates to business activities.
- Ensure successful transition of project deliverables to support maintenance/operations teams.
Skills and attributes for success
- Possess expertise for IT specific technologies within application platform service teams.
- Ability to communicate fluently orally and in writing and present complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Single Sign On (SSO) integration and session management for multiple web and cloud applications.
- Perform analysis of metrics and KPIs for the purpose of making decisions around staffing, capacity, and processes.
- API Gateways, Enterprise Databases, SSO and Access Management systems, identity federation protocols (SAML),OIDC, OAuth2 and LDAP.
- Ability to understand strategic business objectives as they relate to Application Platform Services.
- Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
- Ability to work and team with a multitude of different people to balance demands
- Outstanding management, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to understand and integrate cultural differences and motives and to lead virtual cross-cultural, cross-border teams.
- Basic understanding and hand’s on of Cloud enivornments like Azure, AWS or GCP.
- Tests for performance, scalability, resilience, availability, security, etc.
- Experience with network management and monitoring tools.
To qualify for the role you must have
- Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in technology infrastructure and technology engineering groups. Able to exhibit a progression of increasingly complex analytics during the period inclusive of project management skills and implementation techniques.
- Extensive experience in the Identity and Access Management domain, complemented by a solid foundation in IT knowledge.
- Strong knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, OpenID Connect.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools.
- Good understanding of automated software application builds and deployments.
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team structure, but also independently.
- Flexibility in scheduling with a willingness to work extra non-standard hours on occasion
- Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
- Has an urge to learn and grow along with the Organization.
- Ability to meet agreed deadlines with demonstrable productivity.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Experience in using Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) process improvement frameworks.
- Certification in IT Infrastructure or IAM skills is added advantage.
- Cyber-Security Certificates a plus.
What we look for
- Seeking self-motivated, well-organized, and detail-oriented individuals who are interested to engage and progress within a strong and dynamic team environment. Ability to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment with superb communication and collaboration skills (outgoing personality, excellent written, verbal, and listening skillsets) would be ideal.
As part of this role, you will work in a highly coordinated, globally diverse team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:
- Continuous learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you : We will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a significant impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be accepted for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
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