One of our large clients is looking for Sr. IAM-Authentication Engineering Specialist, details are as below:

- Location city(s): Toronto, London, Winnipeg

- Role Title: Sr. IAM-Authentication Engineering Specialist. (5 years+)

- Work Allocation: 100%

- Work Style: Hybrid - 3

- Number of Openings: 1

- Anticipated Start Date: 4 weeks from the official offer day

- End Date: 6 months from the start date

- Part-time or Full-time: full-time

- Potential convert to permanent : No

- Contractor to work extra time or on-call: On Call, one day every 4 weeks

- Enhanced Reliability Status: not required

Experience:

- At least 5 years of hands-on experience with authentication solutions such as Azure SSO, MFA, and IAM in AWS and GCP. Minimum of 3 years implementing and managing enterprise-level SSO and MFA for applications.

- Experience working with modern authentication protocols and standards, including SAML, OIDC, OAuth, and SCIM.

Skills:

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with experience working in diverse teams within a large enterprise environment.

- Strong attention to detail, effective planning skills, and a proactive, self-motivated approach. Ability to analyze problems, think critically, and influence others.

- Solid understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles,



including directory and authentication services.

Certifications/Education:

- Bachelorâs degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification is an asset.

- Basic knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks such as ISO 27001 or NIST.

What you will do

- Design, implement, and support enterprise authentication solutions, including Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

- Develop, implement, and manage Conditional Access policies to enforce risk-based access controls, device compliance, user context, and location-based restrictions.

- Manage and optimize identity platforms such as Azure AD, AWS IAM, and GCP IAM.

- Integrate applications using up-to-date authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and SCIM.

- Collaborate with application teams to onboard and secure enterprise applications.

- Ensure authentication services align with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST).

- Troubleshoot and resolve authentication and access-related issues.

- Maintain documentation, standards, and operational procedures for authentication services.

- Contribute to strategic IAM initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

📌 Sr. IAM -Authentication Engineering Specialist (Winnipeg)
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