Information Security IAM Engineer - #3073

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Detroit, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Professional Services • Consulting • Design
The Role
Designs, implements, and supports IAM solutions across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications. Responsibilities include SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, federation, provisioning, deprovisioning, identity governance, access reviews, PAM, RBAC, automation, troubleshooting, documentation, audits, and Zero Trust improvements. The role partners with technical and business teams to deliver secure, scalable access solutions and requires five or more years of IAM experience.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are looking for an experienced IAM professional to join our Security team. We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with sound judgment, ownership, and a collaborative mindset. This role will design and support identity solutions across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications, with a focus on secure authentication, identity lifecycle management, access governance, automation, and Zero Trust principles.

The ideal candidate is comfortable solving complex problems, leading IAM improvements, and partnering with technical and business teams to create secure, scalable, and user-friendly access solutions.

Typical responsibilities include:

  • Engineer, implement, and maintain IAM capabilities across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and integrated applications.
  • Lead IAM solution design and integration efforts, including SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, federation, provisioning, and deprovisioning.
  • Manage identity lifecycle processes for onboarding, role changes, offboarding, and access requests in partnership with People Services, IT, and business owners.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex authentication, authorization, federation, and identity lifecycle issues.
  • Improve IAM processes through automation, standardization, and secure self-service capabilities using PowerShell or similar scripting tools.
  • Apply least privilege, role-based access control (RBAC), separation of duties, Conditional Access, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Zero Trust principles to reduce access risk.
  • Perform access reviews, support identity governance and privileged access initiatives, and participate in audits, compliance reviews, and remediation activities.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, operational procedures, and runbooks for IAM solutions.
  • Proactively identify security, reliability, efficiency, and user-experience improvements and carry them through design and implementation.
  • Serve as a trusted IAM advisor by translating technical security requirements into clear, business-focused recommendations.
  • Maintain current knowledge of IAM technologies, cybersecurity threats, industry practices, and emerging identity standards.
  • Maintain a safe working environment.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Five or more years of IAM or closely related identity security experience, including hands-on engineering, implementation, and integration work.

Skills/Experience

  • Experience administering and engineering solutions in Okta Identity Cloud and Microsoft Entra ID is required. Comparable enterprise IAM platform experience may be considered.
  • Experience implementing and supporting SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, identity lifecycle management, and access governance is required.
  • Working knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM is required.
  • Experience integrating SaaS applications with identity providers and troubleshooting complex access-related issues is required.
  • Okta, Microsoft identity, CIMP, or similar IAM/security certification is required.

    About Wade Trim:
     
    Wade Trim is committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investments. We’ve been solving complex engineering challenges for a century. We customize our work approach to fit each project using a collaborative, friendly style to deliver solutions our clients can stand behind.
     
    Our supportive culture recognizes and strives to fulfill collective client, company, and individual needs. Mentoring and building skills of Wade Trim staff is a priority. Frequent interaction among staff is encouraged, company leadership is easily accessible, and opportunities are provided for staff to help shape the firm’s future through strategic planning. Work/life balance is supported through a flexible, hybrid work schedule that brings team members together in the office at least three days a week and connects them virtually when working from home.
     
    To solve our clients’ toughest challenges, we’ve devoted ourselves to delivering innovative solutions. Our Office of Applied Technology (OAT) is dedicated to seeking new technologies or ways to apply existing technologies to enhance value to our clients and positively impact communities. All staff are encouraged to share ideas and suggestions for innovative technologies or processes to adopt. This open-minded approach enables us to advance technology, foster innovation, and stay ahead of our clients’ needs.
     
    Wade Trim’s success is shared by the employees that make it happen. Since our beginning, our firm has been 100% employee owned. This cultivates an ownership mindset that benefits our work approach, collaborative culture, and ability to deliver client solutions. We believe employee ownership drives the sustainability and growth of our firm and provides all our employees with opportunities for financial success.
     
    If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in a friendly environment, please submit your resume by visiting the Careers section of our website at http://www.wadetrim.com/careers.
     
    Wade Trim does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or CVs from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. Any submission made without a valid, signed agreement and an approved engagement request from Wade Trim’s People Services Team will be considered the property of Wade Trim. Wade Trim reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidate submitted through unsolicited means without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. A valid agreement can only be signed by the Director of People Services. Resumes or candidate profiles submitted at the request of a Wade Trim employee who is not authorized by the People Services team do not constitute a valid engagement. Recruiters and agencies must have a current, written agreement authorized by the Director of People Services to be considered an approved vendor.
     
    Wade Trim is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Five or more years of IAM or closely related identity security experience, including hands-on engineering, implementation, and integration work
  • Experience administering and engineering Okta Identity Cloud and Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable enterprise IAM platforms
  • Experience implementing and supporting SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, identity lifecycle management, and access governance
  • Working knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM
  • Experience integrating SaaS applications with identity providers and troubleshooting complex access-related issues
  • Okta, Microsoft identity, CIMP, or similar IAM/security certification
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The Company
HQ: Detroit, MI
501 Employees
Year Founded: 1926

What We Do

Wade Trim is a century-old consulting engineering and planning firm that provides infrastructure solutions to municipal and private clients. Their core disciplines include civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, and environmental science. They are known for a collaborative, practice-led approach to solving complex infrastructure challenges, with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and delivering customized solutions that maximize the value of their clients' infrastructure investments.

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