Identity and Access Engineer

At Vector Security We Think Big, Do the Right Thing, and Make a Difference Every Day! If this is how you like to work, we’d like to invite you to join our team as an Identity and Access Engineer. 

We offer great benefits, a competitive salary, and growth opportunities. We think you’ll find what you want here because what we do matters - to us, our customers, and most of all, our team members. 

Job Location:  Remote US/USA

SUMMARY:

As an Identity and Access Engineer, you will work and partner with a team of individuals in architecture, operations, administration and governance tasked with ensuring IDAM services are applied to corporate-managed assets as well as vendors and other third-party entities.

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure employees maintain up-to-date configuration documentation for systems and processes. Rigorously maintain security systems and administer security configurations that reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts. 
• Lead the IT team through IDAM governance, policies and solutions across SSO, directory, certificate, multi-factor authentication (MFA), privileged accounts, automation and behavior analytic systems. 
• Ensure employees maintain up-to-date configuration documentation for systems and processes. Rigorously maintain security systems and administer security configurations that reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts. 
• Lead Privilege Access Management (PAM). 
• Construct and carry out a strategic vision for rigorous and scalable IDAM controls with key performance indicators. 
• Ensure PKI is properly set up and certificates are not expired.
• Manage team member access across organizational systems as well as external entities. 
• Align operational policies and procedures in tandem with business leaders and technology partners. 
• Construct and carry out a strategic vision for rigorous and scalable IDAM controls with key performance indicators. 
• Supervise routine access reviews that align with business unit requirements for certification and re-certification. 
• Serve as a team lead and initial point of contact for incident response analysts, security operations center (SOC) analysts, application engineers and security management. 
• Attend change and project management meetings and engage with other participants. 
• Liaison with auditors, both internal and external, to maintain and implement controls for compliance and privacy laws. Works with the legal department to maintain compliance. 

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree - required.  Master's Degree - preferred. 

• Cybersecurity Experience: 

  • 7 – 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least five years in IDAM.
  • Highly technical and analytical, with a proven deep background in IDAM technology design, implementation and delivery both on-premises and in the cloud.
  • Experience and understanding of various regulatory requirements and laws such as, but not limited to, Payment Card Industry (PCI), Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • Additionally, experience in one or more of the following is required: ISO 17799, ITIL or NIST.
  • Must understand the broader cybersecurity landscape (threats, controls, architecture) and the specialized identity domain. 
  • Must be able to navigate real-world identity challenges like lifecycle management, federation, MFA rollout, privileged access, and audit remediation. 
  • Must be able to design identity processes (access reviews, logging, MFA, user provisioning) that meet all relevant regulatory standards and can withstand audits.  

• Experience in IDAM solutions both on-premises and in the cloud: 

  • Must be able to oversee complex IAM architectures, design solutions that scale, and understand how identity integrates with every application.
  • Design, implementation, and delivery” experience ensures the candidate has led full lifecycle deployments and can guide teams through upgrades, migrations, and integrations. 

• Demonstrated success in team building and leading project teams:

  • To train and motivate employees to work together to achieve a culture of continuous improvement.
  • To work and collaborate with others.
  • Lead a project from start to finish within defined scope, budget, and quality attributes. 
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail:  
  • To identify opportunities for process improvement.
  • Troubleshoot access issues, analyze identity data, lead root-cause investigations, and optimize workflows. 

• Extensive knowledge of SSO, MFA, Active Directory (AD), public key infrastructure (PKI), privileged accounts and integration application program interface (API) capabilities:  

  • Must be able to oversee complex IAM architectures, design solutions that scale, and understand how identity integrates with every application
• Technical writing experience: 
  • To document processes for consistency in procedures.  
• Security certification preferred: 
  • Consistency in concepts, practices and procedures. 

What You’ll Get:

We offer a “Total Rewards” package including: 

• Competitive compensation with incentive eligibility 
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage 
• HSA/FSA programs
• Company paid life and AD&D insurance 
• Company paid short- and long-term disability 
• Voluntary benefit products 
• 401 (k) retirement savings plan after just 60 days 
• 7 Company Holidays, plus 2 Floating holidays of your choice 
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

About Us: 

We are one of the largest security integrators in the country and have proudly been installing innovative security and smart automation solutions in homes and businesses for more than 50 years. Our purpose is to make our world more secure, connected and empowered, one customer at a time.

Our Values: 

• Win as a team. 
• Do the right thing. 
• Make a difference every day. 
• Get it done. 
• Think big. 

If you share these ideals, we'd love to hear from you! 

Vector Security is a Drug-Free Workplace 

Vector Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender, national origin, veteran, or disability status.