IAM Cyber Engineer

Leidos' Corporate Information Security Office (CISO), reporting through the Digital Modernization sector, is seeking an Identity Access Management (IAM) Cyber Engineer to support our team.

Location: This position offers full time telework from any U.S. based location.

Citizenship: US Citizenship is required.

Identity Access Management is a team within the Corporate Information Security Cyber Operations organization. We are a highly skilled team providing Identity Security services for the corporate enterprise on a global scale. These services align with and progress the Corporate Information Security mission to identify and mitigate risk through policies and standards. This ensures compliance with regulatory requirements by applying creative solutions to complex IT cybersecurity issues, balancing prudent cyber security with business enablement.

Position Overview

Leidos’ Identity Access Management (IAM) team is seeking an experienced IAM Cyber Engineer to serve as a technical leader supporting enterprise identity security initiatives across multiple programs. You will be responsible for integrating IAM architecture and engineering practices throughout the IT lifecycle, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient identity solutions.

In this role, you will apply advanced cybersecurity principles to complex technical challenges that span multiple disciplines and programs. You will collaborate closely with architects, engineers, developers, internal stakeholders, and client teams to design and implement innovative solutions that achieve mission and business objectives. This role requires strong technical depth, creativity, and the ability to develop solutions to complex problems with broad organizational impact.

Key Responsibilities

The IAM Cyber Engineer will be responsible for large projects or processes with moderate impact across multiple technical areas. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Architecture & Engineering

• Lead the architecture, engineering, implementation, integration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of IAM systems and supporting infrastructure

• Embed secure design principles into software and hardware components across the IT lifecycle

• Develop and implement solutions that address complex identity and access challenges across enterprise environments

• Support emerging authentication standards and evolving security frameworks

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as a technical leader across multiple programs, driving IAM strategy and engineering excellence

• Communicate effectively with internal technical teams and client stakeholders

• Provide technical planning, system design, development, integration, verification, and validation support

• Develop innovative solutions to achieve functional and program objectives

• Support escalations from operational teams

Technology Focus Areas

• Okta

• Microsoft Active Directory (AD)

• Microsoft Azure Cloud

• Federated Identity Management (FIM)

• Emerging authentication standards

• Additional identity and infrastructure technologies as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field. Equivalent relevant experience and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in Information Technology or a related discipline

• Minimum of 2+ years of Microsoft Active Directory experience

• Minimum of 2+ years of Microsoft Entra Active Directory experience

• Experience with Identity Governance Administration and Lifecycle Management

• Experience with Federated Identity Management (FIM)

• Experience with authentication and authorization technologies and protocols, including:

  • SAML

  • Kerberos

  • NTLM

  • OIDC

  • OAuth

• Knowledge of multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies, including:

  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

  • One-Time Password (OTP)

  • Biometrics

  • Other authentication factors

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Okta

• Relevant certifications such as MCSE, MCITP, MCTS, and/or SANS certifications

What You’ll Bring

• Ability to solve complex technical problems impacting multiple areas or disciplines

• Strong analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills

• Experience leading technical efforts with measurable program impact

• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to drive initiatives forward

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.