Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer – Active Directory & Azure Access Management
| Company | Visa |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, PharmD, JD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
- Over 6 years of hands-on experience in Cybersecurity with a strong focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM), including extensive experience with Active Directory management, Security Groups, User Objects, GMSAs, Service Account Management, and Keytabs.
- 3+ years of proven experience in managing and securing Azure environments through Privileged Identity Management (PIM), AD Federations, Azure Key Vault, and federated Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and participating in project-based activities related to access management, including contributing to business requirements, design reviews, and architecture planning.
- Certification in IAM or cybersecurity, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate.
- Cloud platform Identity and Access Management experience with AWS and/or GCP.
- Expertise in automating IAM Processes using Generative AI and scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python to improve operational efficiency.
- Understanding and experience with regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, PCI DSS) related to identity and access management.
- Experience with SIEM and CIEM tools for security monitoring, incident response, and cloud identity management.
Responsibilities
- Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) over IAM practices, policies and procedures for Active Directory, Windows Systems and Cloud Platforms.
- Implement and enforce Identity and Access Management policies in Active Directory ensuring access approvals, rogue access monitoring, Credential strengthening and security (including passwords and keytabs), Credential reuse monitoring, as well as support for full lifecycle of identities and access.
- Govern access controls for Cloud platforms in particular Microsoft EntraID, including PIM, Azure Key Vault, federated SSO groups, Managed ID’s and SPN’s across entire hierarchy.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders, including Senior Cybersecurity Management, IT, Architecture and Acquired Entities to ensure seamless integration and alignment with Security best practices.
- Lead and participate in project-based activities for Access Management, contributing business requirements, design reviews, architecture planning whilst ensuring adherence to both industry and company security standards.
- Proactively identify audit and compliance access related issues to reduce the risk of security exposures on the support systems and applications. Coordinate access management related audit and compliance tasks, such as user access reporting and other relevant research and investigation.
- Identify and analyze opportunities to streamline and automate existing manual processes, specifically within access management practices, with the aim of driving operational efficiency.
- Liaise with Auditors and Regulators to present compliance and control evidence as well as conduct regular audits and assessments to identify and mitigate risks.
- Provide expertise in incident response and remediation for identity-related security incidents.
- Utilizing both SIEM and CIEM tools to enhance security monitoring, incident response, and identity management within hybrid cloud environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD.