Identity Access Management Specialist Senior

Leidos

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Remote, USA Posted 16 days ago $87,100–$157,450 / year
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TL;DR

The Identity Access Management Specialist Senior role within the SEC OIT team involves leading and executing hands-on engineering for Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) and related solutions to ensure robust identity and access management across cloud and enterprise environments. This position focuses on designing secure authentication, authorization, and lifecycle management processes while enforcing Zero Trust principles through MFA, conditional access policies, RBAC, and privileged access governance. The specialist will also manage IAM integration with business systems, support compliance and audit readiness, and maintain technical documentation for consistent operations. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, at least 8 years of experience in IAM roles, and expertise in Microsoft Entra solutions, identity governance, and compliance frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001. Preferred candidates have federal civilian agency IT experience and certifications like the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate.

Skills

Microsoft Entra Azure AD MFA Conditional Access RBAC Privileged Access Management IAM NIST CISA SCuBA ISO 27001 ServiceNow Zero Trust CI/CD Python PowerShell

What you'll do

  • Design and implement enterprise IAM architecture for secure authentication and authorization.
  • Administer Microsoft Entra services to manage identity lifecycle processes and directory services.
  • Implement role-based access control (RBAC) and enforce least-privilege access policies.
  • Coordinate with security teams to validate device/user compliance and enforce access controls.
  • Monitor IAM platform health, drive incident response, and produce audit artifacts.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 8 years of IAM or cybersecurity experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) and ICAM solutions.
  • Expertise in implementing identity governance, MFA, conditional access, RBAC, and privileged access management.
  • Secure authentication and authorization design across enterprise systems.
  • Knowledge of compliance frameworks: NIST, CISA SCuBA, ISO 27001.

Market check

Salary context

This $87,100–$157,450 range sits above 12% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,950–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,000–$197,100

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 199 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$195,050 across 187 roles with salary data.

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