Associate IAM Authentication Engineer

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The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job.  Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

The Associate IAM Authentication (AuthN) Engineer performs as a highly motivated and experienced professional to support various Identity and Access Management (IAM) operational activities within the company. The Associate AuthN Engineer will assist in ensuring secure access to resources in the enterprise and maintaining compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Success in this role requires the ability to address all manual provisioning and deprovisioning activities and keeping the associated ServiceNow queues under control. This role requires knowledge and experience of access management policies, procedures, processes and platforms. The Associate AuthN Engineer needs to collaborate at multiple levels of the cybersecurity team and should have the ability to weigh risks against the impact to business operations. Having prior cybersecurity experience is a plus. 

Core Responsibilities

• Manage user accounts and permissions, including onboarding and offboarding processes.

• Works closely with end users to resolve any access issues.

• Enforce access control policies, ensuring that users have the appropriate level of access based on their role.

• Responsible for managing the ServiceNow queues for provisioning tickets.

• Administers directory and authentication solutions, including but not limited to Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AAD) and Okta.

• Assist in the investigation and resolution of security incidents related to identity and access management.

• Uses a threat-based, intelligence-led approach and collaboration inside and outside the security team to continuously assess existing capabilities and identify future requirements for directory and authentication services.

• Coordinates with Human Resources (HR) in onboarding and offboarding workforce activities and establishing authoritative sources for identities.

• Manages multiple AD domains and forests and engages with other Infrastructure groups as necessary to support the AD environment.

• Enforces password and authentication policies.

• Maintains technical expertise, relevant industry standards and best practices as assigned in authentication technologies and products such as: Active Directory and Azure Active Directory, LDAP, Okta, SSO and MFA.

• Participates in a rotating emergency on-call as well as respond to Critical Incident Response Team activations.

• Ensures that historic risks are managed, understood, and used in future decisions and maintain flexibility in team to adapt to evolving risk landscapes.

• Responsible to meet KPIs and KRIs and adapt to changes in the authentication landscape.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field and 2+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

• CISSP, CISM or equivalent security certification is preferred.

• Experience with IAM concepts and technologies.

• Experience with Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory (AAD).

• Experience in using PowerShell and Unix Shell Scripting

• Understanding of frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27001.

• Experience working in a multinational company with complex integrated environments in Information Technology (IT).

• Experience in Operations Technology (OT) desired.

• Ability to leverage industry best practices and previous experiences while remaining creative and innovative.

• Proven ability to work effectively as both a self-driven, autonomous remote individual contributor and on a diverse team of engineers.

• Advanced documentation, organization, prioritization, and analytical skills.

• Ability to handle proprietary and sensitive information in a confidential manner.

• Proven ability to execute multiple tasks efficiently and effectively using tools and/or processes.

• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building positive working relationships in matrixed environments.

• Familiarity with Windows and Linux internals.

• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles.

• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Although most of the work will be performed in an office environment, must be able to visit and work in a plant, warehouse, distribution center or other manufacturing facility.

EEO/AA Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

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