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University of Texas at Arlington

Senior Identity Access Management Specialist

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States, 76000


Senior Identity Access Management Specialist

Please see Special Instructions for more details.Applicants must include in their online resume the following information: 1) Employment history: name of company, period employed (from month/year to month/year), job title, summary of job duties and 2) Education: school name, degree type, and major.Position InformationPosting Number:

S05877PPosition Title:

Senior Identity Access Management SpecialistDepartment:

OIT Platform OperationsLocation:

ArlingtonJob Family:

Information TechnologyPosition Status:

Full-timeWork Hours:

StandardWork Schedule:

Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pmParticipates in an on-call rotation for 24×7 continuous system availability.Frequently works off-hours to perform emergency and routine system maintenance.Salary:

Salary is commensurate based on qualifications and relevant experience.We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees at the University.

Learn more about our benefits.University InformationThe University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work.Job SummaryThe Identity and Access Management Analyst III is responsible for delivering identity, access, and authentication services. The position considers topics such as future state planning, implementation, automation, governance, privileged access, and identity lifecycle management.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesDevelops, populates, documents and maintains the campus enterprise directory, directory connectors and account provisioning systems.Identifies and resolves modeling and integration issues.Establishes data access security profiles, develops backup procedures and disaster recovery procedures for IAM applications and maintains audit trails of security maintenance activity.Works with information technology architects, database administrators, and information security and compliance units to develop access and authentication models.Maintains current technical knowledge and skills necessary to support the defined system architecture model.Responsible for troubleshooting and root cause analysis of IAM-related service-impacting issues.Provides guidance on the development of metrics, KPIs, and reports needed to measure the health and status of services.Performs other duties assigned.Minimum QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related fields.Minimum of at least three (3) years of recent full-time Identity and Access Management experience in the following areas:Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows Server.Experience with one or more enterprise directories (e.g., OpenLDAP, Active Directory).Experience with SSO authentication and federation identities (e.g., Azure SSO, Shibboleth).Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).Skilled at troubleshooting issues that can be complex and include multiple systems.Preferred QualificationsEight (8) or more years of IT experience including at least five (5) years of strong IAM coding, implementation, support, and administration.Experience installing, configuring, and running Shibboleth and Azure SSO.Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining LDAP services with Directory and AD.Experience developing middleware and/or applications that interact with databases, LDAP, and 3rd party services.Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesHands-on scripting and development skills (Java, SQL, or PowerShell)Hands-on experience with Active Directory and other directory technologies.Ability to provide excellent customer service.Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form to a variety of constituents.Ability to think intuitively and analytically to break down and resolve problems.Ability to read, understand, and follow high-level policies and guidelines.Other RequirementsApplicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check.EEO StatementThe University of Texas at Arlington is committed to providing equal opportunity to all members of the University community.ADA AccommodationsIf you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to 817-272-5554 or email

ADADocs@uta.edu .Number of Vacancies:

1Minimum Number of References Required:

3Maximum Number of References Accepted:

3

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