Principal SailPoint Engineer | Remote, USA
OptivAbout the role
This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.
Optiv is seeking a Principal SailPoint Engineer to join Optiv Security’s 24x7x365 Security Operations Center as a member of the Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) team. The Optiv AFC line of business consists of providing security operations expertise to a robust and growing client base. Our team is comprised of highly technical individuals capable of delivering managed services to clients in all industry verticals. The Optiv AFC specializes in custom-tailored security solutions delivered primarily through three practice teams: Client Engagement, Engineering Operations, and Detection and Response Operations. These teams work in tandem to assist our clients in reaching their security maturity goals.
The Principal SailPoint Engineer will be responsible for following Optiv AFC processes & procedures, as well as managing and maintaining security systems across internal and client environments. The Principal SailPoint Engineer will work closely with Management, Solution Architects, Principal Security Engineers from other internal teams and clients to complete high profile, critical services to existing AFC clients. They will serve as a primary responder for AFC customer systems, taking ownership of client configuration issues, and tracking through resolution.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading the design, implementation and management of identity governance solutions using SailPoint ISC and IIQ. As well as experience ensuring seamless integration and lifecycle management of user identities and access across clients environments.
How you'll make an impact
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing SailPoint ISC and IIQ to safeguard sensitive information and ensure compliance with regulatory standards within our client environments.
SailPoint ISC and IIQ will be the primary tools in scope, with required supporting knowledge in other PAM and IAM products such as: Cyberark and Okta.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead IAM initiatives, and contribute to the development and execution of the client's overall security strategy.
Review and provide feedback on established strategies and multi-year plans incorporating all parts of IGA and IAM: access requests, lifecycle events, provisioning functions, role-based access, separation of duties, access certifications.
Architect, design, develop and troubleshoot IGA solutions with the ability to provide technical and architectural design documentation, recommendations, specifications, use cases, requirements and test cases.
Create solutions that drive full automation, self-service, and resiliency.
Implement customizations to address customer business requirements.
Participate in security and application troubleshooting and incident problem resolutions with other infrastructure teams, including storage, messaging, server, and network.
The right candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders, including IT teams, security teams, and business units, to implement effective and efficient identity and access management solutions. The difficulty of the work increases with the complexity of the client's IT environment and the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats.
Provide engineering support for complex and recurring incidents related to IAM platforms and perform root causes analysis in accordance with customer policies and standards.
Responsible for the standards, design, and operation of SailPoint and elated environments.
Provides expertise in all aspects of the following technologies: Azure Entra ID, Microsoft technologies
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