What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Identity Access Management Specialist position at The University of Texas at Arlington?
Job Summary
The Senior Identity Access Management Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing advanced identity, access, and authentication. This role drives future-state planning, automation, governance, privileged access, and identity lifecycle management while enhancing security frameworks and aligning IAM strategies with institutional goals. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in IAM technologies, automation, and risk mitigation, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient identity management.
Minimum Qualifications
The Senior Identity Access Management Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing advanced identity, access, and authentication. This role drives future-state planning, automation, governance, privileged access, and identity lifecycle management while enhancing security frameworks and aligning IAM strategies with institutional goals. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in IAM technologies, automation, and risk mitigation, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient identity management.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
- Five (5) years of experience in Identity and Access Management ( IAM ), Public cloud architect level certification, such as Azure AZ305 or similar or nine (9) years of an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience in similar role.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
- Seven (7) years of experience in Identity and Access Management in complex higher education environments, serving academic research and administrative functions of a large public university.
- Three (3) years advanced coding.
- Experience installing, configuring, and running CAS , Shibboleth and LDAP services for eDirectory.
- Demonstrated expertise in dynamic project environments by leveraging industry-leading project management methodologies to optimize schedule management, deliver comprehensive status reports, and effectively communicate and mitigate project risks and issues.
- Experience in enterprise directory services (e.g., Active Directory, eDirectory), one or more cloud-based IAM solutions (e.g., Entra ID, AWS IAM ), two or more authentication methods (e.g., MFA , SSO ) and protocols (e.g., Kerberos, LDAP , OAuth, OIDC , SAML ).
- One (1) or more advanced certification such as CISSP , CIAM , or similar.
- Manage and automate identity lifecycle processes, including user provisioning, deprovisioning, and role-based access controls across directory services.
- Diagnose and resolve complex identity and access management issues to ensure seamless authentication and authorization for users.
- Develop, enforce, and optimize security policies, access controls, and governance frameworks to protect institutional data and systems.
- Work closely with IT, security, and compliance teams to integrate IAM solutions with enterprise infrastructure and security frameworks.
- Stay up to date with evolving IAM technologies, industry best practices, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Perform in-depth analysis of IAM -related issues, identifying root causes and implementing long-term solutions.
- Develop and maintain IAM performance metrics, audits, and reports to track system health, security compliance, and user access trends.
- Lead IAM projects, mentor junior team members, and contribute to strategic initiatives that enhance identity and access management capabilities.
- Performs other duties as assigned