Sr. IAM Engineer&nbsp

Location: North Kansas City, MO, United States – Long-term contract with NKC Health / Neureal

About the role

The Senior IAM (Identity and Access Management) Engineer designs, implements, and maintains the organization’s IAM systems to ensure employees, vendors, and partners have appropriate access aligned with business needs and security requirements. This role collaborates with cross-functional IT teams, leads IAM projects, develops standards for identity lifecycle management, and responds to security incidents outside regular business hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of IAM solutions, including SSO, MFA, PAM, and federation services.
• Deploy and integrate identity provider platforms such as Azure AD, MS Entra, and Imprivata with enterprise applications and cloud services.
• Manage identity lifecycle processes, access reviews, and provisioning/deprovisioning automation.
• Monitor sign-in activity, threats, vulnerabilities, and anomalies using security analytics and reporting tools; investigate and remediate identity-related security incidents.
• Collaborate with the SOC and IT support teams for escalation and rapid response.
• Enforce IAM policies, audit configurations, remediate vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for IAM-related issues, working with IT teams and end users.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and procedures for IAM systems and processes.
• Provide guidance to application owners and administrators on IAM best practices.
• Monitor emerging technologies, evaluate new tools, and recommend enhancements to IAM architecture and workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management engineering.
• Expertise with IAM platforms, including cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• In-depth knowledge of authentication, authorization, and directory services (LDAP, AD, SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, etc.).
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture.
• Experience with regulatory compliance frameworks and audit processes.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and mentoring abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
• Microsoft Identity & Access Management Administrator (SC-300) or similar certifications.