Identity and Access Management Engineer – Managing Consultant

Identity and Access Management Engineer – Managing Consultant

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience consulting to the US Federal government.
• Clearance: U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Knowledge or experience supporting projects related to PIV and Derived PIV Credentialing and Logon Enablement, ICAM Architecture, Privileged Identity Management, Enterprise Identity Management, Zero Trust Architecture, Regulatory Compliance (e.g FISMA Metrics for Identity).
• Experience supporting large implementation effort(s).
• 5+ years of experience gathering requirements, designing, implementing, and testing of SQL databases with the US Federal Government.
• 5+ years of full life-cycle application development experience including end-to-end application design, development, and delivery.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, and implementing configurations and enhancements to applications, interfaces, and generating reports in accordance with system operations & maintenance plan and industry best practices.
• Experience with diagnosing and resolving server issues, deploying system patches and security updates, and optimizing system uptime.
• Ability to quickly learn commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products using existing training and documentation and experience supporting Tier 2 and 3 troubleshooting.
• The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.
• Due to nature of client engagements, US Citizenship restrictions may apply.
• No sponsorship available for this position.
• This position is open to candidates who reside within fifty (50) miles of the Arlington, VA, Guidehouse office; The successful candidate will be expected to work in-person in the Arlington, VA office.
• Must have a flexible schedule with the ability to provide off-hours/weekend support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of multiple cybersecurity systems including but not limited to: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems, User Identity Data Warehouse, integration/interconnectivity with Logical & Physical Access Control systems (LACS & PACS), and server endpoints.
• Help guide clients in improving processes, products, services, and software.
• Gather requirements, design, implement, and test a Credential Management system.
• Assess application software releases and documentation to optimize upgrades, enhancements, and configurations to applications to enable successful operations and maintenance of the Credential Management System.
• Ensure configuration is compliant with agency and federal Cybersecurity standards.
• Regularly interact with senior government officials and staff.
• Engage in a diverse set of project-specific tasks related to the development and deployment of the Credential Management System.
• Liaise between business and technical teams to implement technical solutions.
• Build, configure, and manage a COTS IAM credentialing product.
• Provide security and infrastructure support for system releases.
• Work a flexible schedule with the ability to provide off-hours/weekend support as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with serving Federal clients onsite and remote.
• Knowledge of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards, FIPS 201-3, NIST SP 800-63-3 and appendices, Public Key Infrastructure, Active Directory, and physical and logical access control principles and systems.
• Provide guidance and documentation for IAM-related security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Experience collaborating with clients and stakeholders to document business requirements and create both functional and technical specifications.
• Experiencing modifying and enhancing COTS applications on systems to include conducting quality assurance on the UI/UX of software applications.
• Experience building and/or supporting web applications utilizing SQL.
• Experience with development technologies such as Java, JavaScript, Oracle, Python, PowerShell etc.
• Experience interacting directly with Federal clients at all levels of leadership; polished and professional in client interactions.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proactive self-starter comfortable working independently.