Sr. IT Systems Engineer

Palo Alto Networks

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Work type
On-site
Location
Reston, VA · Dallas, TX
Salary
$93,000–$150,500 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $122k
$80k most similar roles pay here $215k

This role pays less than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $135,245–$202,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $122k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.

Palo Alto Networks currently has 31 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,000–$251,000 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr. IT Systems Engineer

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Palo Alto Networks seeks a Senior IT Systems Engineer specializing in Identity & Access Management to join its dynamic and fast-paced cybersecurity team in Reston, Virginia. This role involves maintaining user identity and authentication services, implementing single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA), and supporting API-based microservices for customer and partner registration. The ideal candidate will develop IAM policies, collaborate with IT and product teams on integrations, manage scalability and capacity planning, and contribute to the future roadmap of identity services. Key skills include hands-on experience with Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity, and CyberArk, as well as a deep understanding of SSO, MFA, and user identity management, along with expertise in SAML, OAuth, and SCIM standards. Strong scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or Go are also required for automation tasks.

Skills

Okta Azure AD Ping Identity CyberArk SSO MFA SAML OAuth SCIM Python Bash Go GCP AWS Active Directory Privileged Access Management CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Implement and support SSO, MFA, and user access provisioning services.
  • Develop and maintain IAM policies, procedures, and standards.
  • Integrate SSO and user registration with IT and product teams.
  • Manage API-based microservices for customizing customer and partner registration.
  • Ensure scalability, capacity planning, redundancy, and resiliency of systems.
  • Monitor service performance and implement proactive alerting and trend analysis.
  • Participate in on-call support rotation to handle IAM-related incidents.

What we're looking for

  • US Citizenship required due to government contract nature.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in managing and supporting identity & access technologies like Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity.
  • Strong knowledge of SSO, MFA, user identity management, and standards such as SAML, OAuth, SCIM.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally across IT application, infrastructure, and product development teams.
  • Advanced technical writing skills for documentation.
  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.

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