Senior IAM Engineer

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength.  WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

To enable our business to expand our lead in a market increasingly enhanced by technology, Waste Management is undertaking a substantial technology transformation. We are seeking talented Information Technology professionals to join the Waste Management team who are motivated to help us transform the way we design, build and use technology. With your skills and experience, we look for you to combine your technical expertise with industry best practices in an effort to align information technology solutions with Waste Management business strategy.

 

I.  Job Summary
The Digital Security Analyst, specializing in Identity Governance, plays a critical role in ensuring effective identity and access management (IAM) within our organization. This position involves the integration of applications into and the maintenance and support of SailPoint IdentityIQ and other supporting IGA platforms.

 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily.  Other ancillary duties may be assigned. 

• Design, implement, and maintain IdentityIQ components such as lifecycle events, workflows, certifications, provisioning policies, roles, rules, and connectors. 
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for enterprise applications and systems. 
• Ensure the integration of SailPoint IdentityIQ with enterprise applications and systems are compliant with IAM standards.
• Monitor and maintain the health of the IdentityIQ platform.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for SailPoint IdentityIQ-related issues.
• Develop and maintain technical and functional documentation for the SailPoint platform.
• Support access controls, provisioning/de-provisioning, and approvals of user and service accounts across systems.
• Support third-party vendors or contractors to ensure on-time project deliverance.
• Produce appropriate IGA security metrics and audit reports and provide regular reporting to internal and external audit requests as needed.
• Address security incidents and access-related issues in a timely manner and assist in implementing corrective actions to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in IAM technologies and best practices.

 

III.  Supervisory Responsibilities
May coach and mentor less-experienced analysts and act as team leader on systems projects.

 

IV.  Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. 

A.  Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years or relevant work experience.
• Experience: Five years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

B.  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
 

Preferred Certifications: 

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Advanced knowledge or skills in one or more of the following is required:

• IAM concepts and tools: provisioning, governance, RBAC, access reviews, and compliance.
• Proficiency in Java, XML, and SQL.
• Experience with web services and APIs (SOAP, REST) integrating with platforms like ServiceNow, Azure AD, Okta, AWS IAM.
• You bring a strong sense of ownership and are eager to grow your technical expertise in identity, access management, and automation.
• You’re passionate about building secure and inclusive identity solutions and have an appreciation for diversity, equity, and collaboration in the workplace.
• You have experience working with cross-functional teams and enjoy contributing to shared goals in a fast-paced environment.
• You can collaborate effectively with peers, architects, and stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into secure, scalable identity configurations.
• You’re hands-on with tools like SailPoint, and possibly Okta or other IAM platforms, and have experience implementing workflows, policies, and integrations.
• You’re open to feedback, actively seek opportunities to improve, and thrive in a culture that values learning and continuous development.
• You’re comfortable solving problems independently and can balance technical detail with a clear focus on user experience and security.

 

V.  Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
 
 

Benefits
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability.  As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more!  Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days.  Please note that benefits may vary by site.

 

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ABOUT WM WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative.  This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons, or service federal property.  Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative.