Associate Security Engineer, Identity Security
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Associate Security Engineer providing hands-on support for identity security services in a global cybersecurity organization. Collaborating with teams on identity management and security technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Support the administration and operation of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, hybrid identity, and directory synchronization services.
- Perform identity administration activities for users, groups, devices, applications, service accounts, and access permissions.
- Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, provisioning, account lifecycle, and access-related issues.
- Review logs, alerts, and system data to identify and resolve identity-related incidents and operational problems.
- Support Conditional Access, multifactor authentication (MFA), passwordless authentication, and other modern access control solutions.
- Assist with privileged access management activities, including role assignments, access reviews, and least-privilege enforcement.
- Support identity governance processes, including access reviews, entitlement management, and joiner, mover, and leaver activities.
- Assist with enterprise application integrations and identity federation technologies, including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
- Support application identities, service principals, managed identities, workload identities, and service accounts.
- Assist with Active Directory administration, Group Policy management, directory health monitoring, and hybrid identity operations.
- Support PKI and certificate lifecycle management activities, including certificate issuance, renewal, inventory, and trust relationships.
- Identify and help remediate identity-related risks, including excessive access, stale accounts, weak authentication, and unmanaged credentials.
- Support security monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigations using Microsoft security platforms and related tools.
- Gather technical evidence, perform root cause analysis, and assist with remediation activities during security and operational incidents.
- Participate in cloud deployments, application onboarding, tenant migrations, and other identity-related projects and initiatives.
- Support audit, compliance, and governance activities through evidence collection, documentation, and control validation.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, procedures, knowledge articles, and operational runbooks.
- Assist with reporting, automation, and continuous improvement efforts using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, KQL, and related technologies.
- Follow established security, change management, incident management, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with engineers, administrators, and stakeholders to improve identity security controls and operational effectiveness.
- Communicate technical issues, findings, and project updates clearly while continuing to develop identity security knowledge and expertise.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, identity administration, systems administration, cloud support, service desk support, or a related technical field
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Foundational understanding of information technology concepts, including user accounts, permissions, authentication, operating systems, networking, and cloud services.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, or comparable enterprise technologies.
- Understanding of core security principles such as least privilege, multifactor authentication, role-based access control, and identity lifecycle management.
- Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn new technologies and processes quickly.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to follow established procedures, security standards, and change management requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to handling sensitive information responsibly.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical work clearly.
- Ability to collaborate within a team environment, manage assigned tasks, and escalate issues appropriately.
- Demonstrated reliability, integrity, professionalism, and commitment to continuous learning.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
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