Identity Engineer
Posted 22 Apr 2026
Advertised as “Senior Identity Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
IgniteIT is seeking a Senior Identity Engineer to support and enhance enterprise identity and access management services across cloud and on-premises environments. This role will focus on identity lifecycle management, directory integrations, automation, and troubleshooting complex access and authentication issues.
The ideal candidate will have strong IAM engineering experience and a solid foundation in directory services, provisioning, and identity integrations. Direct NetIQ experience is preferred but not required. Candidates with experience in comparable IAM and directory platforms who can quickly learn NetIQ are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and maintain enterprise identity and access management services
- Design and troubleshoot identity provisioning, synchronization, and access workflows
- Integrate IAM platforms with directories, applications, databases, and web services
- Develop automation and support scripts to improve operational efficiency
- Troubleshoot complex authentication, directory, and identity data issues
- Work with infrastructure, security, and application teams to support identity integrations
- Document technical solutions, support procedures, and configuration changes
Requirements
- United States Citizen and ability to attain Public Trust clearance.
- 5+ years of experience in identity and access management, directory services, or identity engineering
- Experience with one or more IAM platforms such as NetIQ, SailPoint, Okta, Microsoft Identity Manager, ForgeRock, Ping, One Identity, or similar
- Experience with LDAP-based directories such as Active Directory, OpenLDAP, eDirectory, or similar
- Experience with identity provisioning, lifecycle management, and connector-based integrations
- Experience with scripting or automation using Java, Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar
- Familiarity with REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, SQL, and related integration technologies
- Strong troubleshooting skills in authentication, provisioning, and directory-related issues
- Ability to learn new IAM platforms quickly and operate in a complex enterprise environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with NetIQ eDirectory or NetIQ Identity Manager
- Experience with custom connectors, workflows, or directory schema management
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises identity environments
Benefits