The Access Control Specialist - Senior serves as the senior identity and access management authority supporting the SEC ISS contract and SEC OIT enterprise infrastructure. This role is responsible for securing and governing access across hybrid environments, with primary focus on Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 GCC services, and Azure resources. The position leads implementation and enforcement of RBAC, conditional access, MFA, and identity governance controls aligned with SEC security requirements and zero-trust objectives in the PWS. The role also ensures compliant, reliable access for collaboration and enterprise broadcast capabilities in Microsoft Teams.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Identity and Access Governance
- Serve as the senior technical lead for enterprise identity and access control strategy, standards, and operating procedures.
- Develop and enforce IAM policies for user lifecycle management, role assignment, and privileged access.
- Define and maintain RBAC models, access approval workflows, and least-privilege controls across enterprise platforms.
- Partner with cybersecurity and infrastructure leadership to reduce identity risk and strengthen control enforcement.
Access Administration and Security Enforcement
- Administer user accounts, groups, permissions, and security roles across Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and Azure.
- Configure and manage conditional access policies, multifactor authentication (MFA), privileged identity controls, and identity governance workflows.
- Support joiner/mover/leaver processes, including provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, and entitlement management for workforce and service accounts.
- Integrate access control requirements with enterprise applications and collaboration platforms, including Teams and SharePoint.
Compliance, Audit, and Reporting
- Conduct periodic access audits and certification reviews to validate policy compliance and control effectiveness.
- Produce audit-ready reports, evidence, and metrics to support organizational and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Track and remediate identity and access findings, including policy exceptions and control gaps.
- Maintain documentation and SOPs for IAM processes, technical baselines, and change history.
Collaboration Platform and Broadcast Access Support
- Ensure secure permissions and role assignments for Microsoft Teams conferencing, live events, and enterprise broadcasts.
- Troubleshoot access-related issues impacting Teams meetings, live streaming, and collaboration workloads.
- Coordinate with operations, service delivery, and security teams to resolve escalated IAM incidents.
- Support continuous service improvement through automation and standardized IAM operating practices.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required).
Education: Bachelors.
Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in access control and identity management within enterprise IT environments.
- Extensive hands-on experience administering Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), including user provisioning, RBAC, conditional access policies, and identity governance.
- Strong experience managing identity and access across Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 services, and Azure resources.
- Experience supporting compliance audits and secure access controls for Microsoft Teams live events and enterprise broadcasts.
Technical Skills:
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Entra ID Governance, and enterprise identity lifecycle management
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), least-privilege enforcement, and access certification
- Conditional Access, MFA, and identity governance policy administration
- Windows Server and Active Directory administration
- Microsoft 365 services, including Teams and SharePoint access controls
- Azure resource access management and security role administration
- IAM compliance auditing, reporting, and control documentation
- Troubleshooting access and authentication issues in enterprise collaboration platforms
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience supporting IAM operations in a federal IT environment with FISMA-driven audit and control requirements.
- Experience implementing zero-trust identity controls and modern authentication across hybrid enterprise environments.
- Advanced experience with privileged identity management, access reviews, and entitlement management at scale.
- Experience automating IAM workflows using scripting and enterprise automation tools.
- Experience implementing federated identity and single sign-on integrations for enterprise applications.
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
- CISSP
WORK ENVIRONMENT / OTHER
Operational Support: May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs.
Location: Telework
Travel: As required per contract direction.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:May 22, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in access control and identity management
- Extensive hands-on experience administering Microsoft Entra ID
- Strong experience managing identity and access across Windows Server and Azure
- Experience supporting compliance audits and secure access controls for Microsoft Teams
Leidos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Leidos and has not been reviewed or approved by Leidos.
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple plan options, low office-visit copays in some plans, and access to mental health and wellness support tools. The availability of HSA/FSA options and employer contributions is positioned as a meaningful part of the total package.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a strong component of total rewards, highlighted by a 401(k) match and immediate vesting in the standard package. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also presented as an additional long-term wealth-building feature.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle supports extend beyond core insurance, including wellness programs, fitness-related stipends, and assistance resources. Work flexibility and related perks are also included as part of the broader rewards experience.
Leidos Insights
What We Do
We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. OUR MISSION Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead.
