IAM/SSO Engineer Remote Contract, 12 months plus Insurance Client has an immediate need for an IAM/SSO engineer with at least 5+ years of hands-on experience with - remediation, Okta and Entra ID, M365 platform, Single Sign On, Federation, Directory Services, Multifactor Authentication, and Web Access Management. They will be going from Okta to Microsoft The Identity Access Management (IAM) SSO Engineer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, application integration, automation and improvement of access management solutions including, but not limited to, Single Sign On, Federation, Directory Services, Multifactor Authentication, and Web Access Management. The Identity Access Management (IAM) SSO Engineer will play a crucial role in designing and implementing solutions within identity and access management, ensuring that systems, services and applications are protected and secured. The role will be both strategic in nature as engineering-focused on short/mid-term projects, while working with different technology teams to deliver core business initiatives. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with accuracy and to meet demanding deadlines, possessing strong ethics, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Responsibilities: • Develop Identity and Access Management (IAM) technical standards for interoperability and portability across multiple vendor solutions. • Implement zero trust identity management. • Support the intake process and governance for new systems, services and applications that require IAM. • Ensure identity lifecycles and access are managed to meet the business needs • Review and lead the gathering of business, functional and technical requirements for establishing identity management platform needs. • Work with system owners to document the common technical and functional requirements for specific solutions. • Translate requirements to designs and to provide technical leadership and oversight. • Support the creation of project plans to develop and implement the proposed solution. • Develop strategic plans for identity services, including, but not limited to, transition strategies, bundling strategies, mission/vision descriptions, and positioning strategies. • Ensure that solutions have auditable records of changes, access controls, and access methods. • Develop and maintain an access management integration process detailing a technical integration template and procedure • Integrate and support cloud technologies into company’s IAM environment. • Support technical integration needs (design and development) that facilitate connectivity between SSO, directory, and provisioning tools. • Successfully transition support and knowledge of new application integrations and environment upgrades to operations team and service desk as directed. • Partner with Cyber Security team to ensure alignment with company’s security and compliance requirements. • Ensure user experience, education, and communication is aligned with security and compliance requirements. • Ensure there is ongoing awareness of changing threat landscapes, adjust solutions to meet the needs and educate all stakeholders. • Processes maximize the use of automation technologies. Qualifications/Requirements: • Experience - 5+ years in Identity and Access Management technologies. • Expert knowledge and hands on experience of integrating applications with Okta, Entra ID, SSO Duo MFA, hardware tokens, passkeys, passwordless methodologies, and Microsoft MFA is required. • Hands on experience migrating legacy header-based applications to modern authentication standards such as SAML, OIDC, OAuth • Experience migrating disparate SSO/MFA solutions to Microsoft solutions significantly preferred • Experience implementing Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) solution • Experience implementing Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust security solutions • Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administration certification is preferred • Okta Certification - Consultant, Developer, Technical Architect preferred • Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls • Experience with PAM – Privileged access management • Knowledge on B2B and B2C implementation using Azure AD (Entra ID) • Experience in Azure connectivity with multiple Azure tenants in the organization • Knowledge on Entra ID registered devices and AD hybrid joined devices • Experience of MFA using conditional Access policy in Duo and Entra ID • Experience of MFA implementation with Hard token/soft token/3rd party MFA tool Vertex Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, citizenship, sex, marital or veteran status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.