Azure IAM Specialist

04 May 2024

Vacancy expired!

InfoPeople Corporation is currently seeking an

Azure IAM Specialist

with our direct client in their New York, NY location. This is a 1 Year contract position.

Looking for only local candidates.

Title: Azure IAM SpecialistLocation: NYC, NY - RemoteEmployment: 12 Months ContractThe Azure IAM & MFA Specialist will be a highly motivated senior cybersecurity cloud engineer willing to learn new technologies to uplift the organization's cybersecurity defenses across multiple security disciplines: network security, identity security, data protection, and zero trust. The resource will provide guidance at various stages of planning and implementing security design, processes, and solutions; pivot between numerous technical projects, and communicate status at various stakeholder levels. The resource will balance between development and execution phases of the program uplift, and project-level solution deployment plans leveraging IT teams and partners.

TASKS:
  • Implementation of solution deployment initiatives to ensure identity and access management (IAM) protections are established: account certification, MFA, PAM and least privilege principle enforcement.
  • Maintain the asset inventory register and ensure proper classification and categorization of assets.
  • Review and optimize existing controls.
  • Translate compliance requirements into specific defensive security controls.
  • Ensure organization-wide compliance with cybersecurity best practices, policies and standards (NIST, CEJIS). Enforce endpoint security standards.

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent work experience.
  • At least 12 years of experience in Information Technology
  • At least 6 years of experience in any of the following: IT infrastructure management, Identity and Access Management, IT security operations, IT professional services, IT risk management, IT operations, or IT project management
  • A minimum 6 years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft resources including but not limited to: Active Directory, Exchange Online, Office 365, Azure AD, etc.
  • Hands on experience with enterprise cloud systems such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc.
  • 6+ years of experience with any IAM or IDP solutions including but not limited to: Azure AD, Okta, Duo, Auth0, Ping, Sailpoint, IBM Security Verify within a cloud or hybrid cloud environment.
  • Familiarity with or understanding of IT Security Frameworks (Zero Trust, NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISO27K standards, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of various authentication protocols including but not limited to: SAML, Kerberos, OAuth, LDAP, and RADIUS
  • Working experiences of IAM least-privilege & hardening multi-tenant environments.
  • Strong knowledge of various IT infrastructure components required to run applications in an enterprise environment
  • Strong understanding of security in cloud-based services: Office 365, Azure AD, Sharepoint, Teams, etc.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
  • Firsthand experience with Single Sign-On is greatly preferred.
  • Knowledge or experience with mobile device management solutions and/or device compliance concepts preferred
  • Knowledge of or experience with firewalls and networking is a plus
  • Knowledge of or experience with JSON format or PowerShell scripting is a plus
  • Knowledge of or experience with national or international standards such as HIPAA, GLBA, PCI DSS is a plus
  • Knowledge of or experience with Zero Trust or ITSM/ITIL Framework is a plus
  • Demonstrated professionalism in resolving customer issues
  • Strong problem-solving skills including identification of issues & obstacles and opportunities, development, and implementation of effective solutions
  • Commitment to meet and exceed individual and team SLAs and timelines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and execute sound reasoning and judgment.
  • Strong documentation skills - be able to create/update advisories and runbooks for the project that are in-flight Password-less. Defender M365 ATP, DLP, and Application MFA
  • Strong experience with Microsoft on-Prem and Cloud infrastructure
  • Experience with DLP and Data Governance

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

About InfoPeople Corp. InfoPeople Corp is a leading U.S. technology consulting and executive placement firm which partners with an extensive client base which is currently hiring proven top tier talent and solutions on a contingent, project workforce or permanent basis to augment their technology labor initiatives. At InfoPeople, we are total talent specialists.If you are an IT professional with a solid technical, analytical and interpersonal skills, we would like to speak with you. InfoPeople Corp account managers and recruiters are extensively networked with many high level corporate’s and MSP contact’s which will enable us to make the right connections for you. We also have multiple benefit options to fit your needs and can provide you with efficiency, flexibility and scalability. Learn more about InfoPeople Corp and view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at www.InfoPeoplecorp.com. “InfoPeople Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V”

  • ID: #40213560
  • State: New York New york city 10001 New york city USA
  • City: New york city
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-05-04
  • Deadline: 2022-07-01
  • Category: Et cetera