Senior Security Engineer IS - Identity and Access Management, Remote

Providence is a comprehensive healthcare organization providing health and social services across multiple states. The Senior Security Engineer, Identity & Access Management role designs, implements, and maintains secure IAM solutions across hybrid environments while advancing Zero Trust, automation, access governance, and privileged access controls. The role also supports identity threat monitoring, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and collaboration with cross-functional technology teams.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain awareness of new security and identity trends, research, evaluate, design, and recommend technical security solutions for the enterprise
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable IAM solutions across hybrid environments, while driving modernization toward Zero Trust and cloud-based identity models
• Engineering automated identity processes, strengthening access governance and privileged access controls, and integrating AI-enabled capabilities to enhance security and operational efficiency
• Partnering closely with cross-functional teams to assess and mitigate identity-related risks, implements monitoring and automated response for identity threats, and contributes to technology evaluation and innovation
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, supports audit readiness, and establishes standards and best practices to continuously improve enterprise identity security
• Support system availability, troubleshoot critical issues, and ensure continuity of IT operations outside of standard business hours
• Flexible and available to work weekends and holidays as scheduled, based on departmental needs and operational requirements

Requirements:

• • Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering
• • 5 years Related experience; 5-8 years preferred
• • Experience collaborating on security solution designs for the TCP/IP protocol suite, LAN/WAN technologies, switching, routing, VoIP and Telephony technologies, firewalls and VPN, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), vulnerability assessment and patch management tools
• • Functional experience designing security controls and countermeasures for operating systems, databases, applications, Web services, user devices, and wireless networks
• • Experience supporting an enterprise environment with over 10,000+ accounts
• • Experience working in a Healthcare environment
• • Upon Hire: CISSP, CIAM, Identity or Security related certification or equivalent
• • Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, NIST, ISO)
• • Proven experience designing and supporting IAM solutions in hybrid Active Directory and cloud environments (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD)
• • Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, least privilege access, and identity governance
• • Hands-on experience with authentication protocols and standards (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OIDC, Kerberos, LDAP)
• • Strong experience with automation and scripting, particularly PowerShell, Python and Microsoft Graph API
• • Experience building automated identity workflows using Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, or similar orchestration tools
• • Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Security Copilot, Claude Code) to accelerate automation and security operations
• • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, application, and security teams
• • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• • Continuous learning mindset with a focus on staying current with identity and security trends
• • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex identity issues
• • Ability to evaluate new technologies and translate business requirements into secure technical solutions
• • Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• • 5-8 years preferred
• • 6+ or more years of Identity and Access Management experience