IAM Application Integration Engineer

Novia Infotech is seeking an experienced IAM Security Engineer to support the architecture, design, and hands-on implementation of an enterprise identity modernization initiative. This role will focus on defining and operationalizing the target IAM model for a portfolio of applications transitioning to centralized authentication and access management.

Responsibilities:

• Support the design and implementation of the target-state IAM architecture for centralized authentication and access management
• Help define standards for user, group, role, and claims mapping across integrated applications
• Ensure identity integration patterns align with enterprise security, governance, and operational requirements
• Partner with Okta and application integration engineers to validate architecture and guide implementation decisions
• Assess application onboarding requirements and determine how users, roles, entitlements, and access models should map into the centralized identity approach
• Support user migration planning and identity data alignment as applications move into the new model
• Provide hands-on technical support for identity and access configurations where needed
• Review authentication and authorization designs to ensure consistency, scalability, and security
• Help establish repeatable patterns, controls, and guardrails for OIDC and SAML adoption
• Assist with MFA, access policy, and identity-related security control implementation
• Troubleshoot IAM-related issues affecting authentication, authorization, and access provisioning
• Contribute to architecture documentation, standards, and client-facing guidance

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in IAM, security engineering, identity architecture, or access management
• Strong experience with enterprise IAM concepts including authentication, authorization, federation, user lifecycle, roles, groups, and claims
• Strong experience with OIDC, SAML, and centralized identity provider models
• Experience designing or implementing IAM controls in enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of identity security architecture and governance considerations
• Hands-on experience supporting identity integration across multiple applications
• Ability to translate business and security requirements into practical identity patterns
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across architecture, engineering, and client stakeholder groups
• Experience with Okta in engineering, architecture, or implementation roles
• Experience with identity governance / administration concepts and tools such as SailPoint
• Experience with user migration, entitlement mapping, and access model rationalization
• Familiarity with MFA, conditional access, and identity-related security controls
• Experience in highly regulated or public sector environments
• Experience working in rapid delivery or transformation programs with compressed timelines