- This role is responsible for designing, engineering, automating, and operating Cargill's enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities. The ideal candidate brings deep IAM expertise and strong engineering fundamentals to deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and business-aligned identity services.
Key Accountabilities
Key Behavioral Attributes & Soft Skills
- Takes ownership of assigned work, follows through on commitments, and drives issues to timely resolution.
- Applies sound security judgment and risk-based decision-making while balancing business needs, compliance requirements, and operational effectiveness.
- Analyzes and resolves complex technical issues through structured troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementation of sustainable solutions.
- Communicates clearly and collaborates effectively with engineering, operations, security, infrastructure, application, and business stakeholders.
- Delivers excellent customer service by providing responsive support for end-user and service tickets while adhering to ITSM processes and service-level expectations.
- Demonstrates operational excellence through automation, documentation, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and commitment to learning new technologies and capabilities.
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 8+ years of hands-on IAM engineering experience spanning identity platforms, directory services, authentication, access management, identity governance, certificate lifecycle management, automation, integrations, and operational support in enterprise environments.
- Strong Core Active Directory engineering experience, including design, administration, troubleshooting, and support of AD Domains, Forests, Organizational Units (OUs), Group Policy (GPOs), DNS, replication, trusts, service accounts, and enterprise directory infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise identity technologies such as Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, directory synchronization, SSO, MFA, federation, identity stores, service accounts, groups, roles, and access control models.
- Experience with automation, integration, and modern engineering practices using scripting languages, APIs, Git-based repositories, source control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling.
- Experience with Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), including user lifecycle management, access requests, access reviews, entitlement management, policy administration, compliance, and audit support.
- Experience integrating IAM services with cloud platforms, ITSM solutions, monitoring tools, enterprise applications, and operational processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex IAM issues and deliver secure, scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Experience operationalizing services through runbooks, documentation, monitoring, metrics, knowledge transfer, incident/problem management, and continuous service improvement.
Preferred Technical Skills
- Identity & Access Management: Active Directory, Entra ID, Identity Governance, Authentication, Authorization, SSO, MFA, and related IAM technologies.
- Automation & Engineering: PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, GitHub/GitLab, GoLang, Terraform, or equivalent automation and DevOps tools.
- Identity Integrations & Security: OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, LDAP, PKI, Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), and identity security controls.
- Operations & Service Management: ServiceNow/ITSM integrations, monitoring, incident/problem management, reporting, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.
- Preferred: Privileged Access Management (PAM), secrets management, privileged governance, and identity threat protection.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of hands-on IAM engineering experience across identity platforms, directory services, authentication, access management, identity governance, certificate lifecycle management, automation, integrations, and operational support.
- Strong Core Active Directory engineering experience, including domains, forests, organizational units, Group Policy, DNS, replication, trusts, service accounts, and enterprise directory infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, directory synchronization, SSO, MFA, federation, identity stores, service accounts, groups, roles, and access control models.
- Experience using scripting languages, APIs, Git-based repositories, source control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling for automation and integrations.
- Experience with Identity Governance and Administration, including user lifecycle management, access requests, access reviews, entitlement management, policy administration, compliance, and audit support.
- Experience integrating IAM services with cloud platforms, ITSM solutions, monitoring tools, enterprise applications, and operational processes.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills for complex IAM issues and secure, scalable solutions.
- Experience with runbooks, documentation, monitoring, metrics, knowledge transfer, incident and problem management, and continuous service improvement.
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, GitHub or GitLab, Go, Terraform, or equivalent tools.
- Experience with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, LDAP, PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.
- Experience with ServiceNow or ITSM integrations, monitoring, reporting, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.
- Experience with Privileged Access Management, secrets management, privileged governance, and identity threat protection.
Cargill Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options, with broad networks, mental-health/EAP resources, and wellness incentives. Feedback suggests plan choice and advocacy resources provide strong support for navigating care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs feature a 401(k) with company matching alongside an ESOP and an additional retirement account. Feedback suggests these elements are widely regarded as a strong long‑term value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The published PTO structure scales from 15 to 30 days with tenure, alongside paid holidays and paid family leave. Feedback suggests the breadth of time off supports work‑life needs, especially for longer‑tenured employees.
Cargill Insights
What We Do
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials— from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to flooring. By providing customers with products that are vital for living, we help businesses grow, communities prosper and consumers live well in their daily lives.
Why Work With Us
The decision to join Cargill can open the door to a world of possibility. As part of our Digital, Technology & Data team, you’ll get to be part of a large and diverse group full of unique perspectives united by a common, higher purpose while building a rewarding career full of opportunity, growth and the satisfaction of knowing your work matters.
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