Identity and Access Management Analyst

Texas State University - San Marcos, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - San Marcos, TX

Educational Services

About the position

Texas State University is seeking an experienced Identity and Access Management (IAM) Analyst to join Central Systems Operations. The role focuses on securing the organization's systems and data by managing and maintaining IAM platforms, configuring identity-related functions, and developing workflows aligned with organizational objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IAM systems administration for large organizations, ensuring compliance and consistency across the IAM framework.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain IAM platform for Texas State University.
• Configure interfaces between systems enabling SSO, federation, and other identity related functions.
• Develop IAM workflows based on organizational objectives.
• Create and maintain documentation for IAM and related systems.
• Establish identity and access management standards, procedures, policies and guidelines in alignment with information assurance objectives.
• Write, troubleshoot, and maintain scripts for managing identity data, identity provisioning and deprovisioning.
• Define user roles and implement identity and access management tools within organizational systems and applications.
• Monitor permissions and grant/deny user access requests following the principle of least privilege.
• Maintain consistency and compliance across the organization regarding the IAM framework.
• Produce reports, dashboards, statistics, and metrics for identity management system and related systems.
• Plan and implement changes and updates to identity and access management systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve identity and authentication issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide technical insights.

Requirements

• Experience with Active Directory or Azure AD.
• Experience managing an identity management system.
• Experience with single sign-on (SSO) and/or multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions such as Duo or Microsoft Authenticator.
• Experience with RBAC (Role Based Access Control) and other access control models.
• Experience with scripting or automation platforms, such as Python, PowerShell, etc.
• Experience managing an identity lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with commercial IAM platforms and technologies, such as Okta, SailPoint, Fischer Identity, etc.
• Experience with information security best practices in securing workloads.
• Experience with Shibboleth (SAML) authentication platform.
• Relevant IAM certification.
• Experience with multiple disciplines within Information Technology such as Information Technology, Systems Administration, Project Management, etc.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Wellness program