Date Posted: October 21st, 2026

Posting Deadline: Until Filled

Department: Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)

Type of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time

Group Affiliation: APC Group, Group 7 ($80,889 - $104,245 annually)

At Saint Mary's University, you will be surrounded by a talented and dedicated team of professionals committed to accessibility, diversity, and the provision of a positive and supportive learning environment. We recognize the importance of the contribution and growth of each individual in the University's success. We are currently looking to fill the position of Identity and Security Automation Specialist to join our Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) team.

What we offer

As a team member at Saint Mary's, we are proud to offer many benefits. Some of these include:

- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan
- Vacation
- Personal days
- Flexible Workplace
- Professional development
- Holiday closure
- Summer hour schedule
- Discounted Employee Transit EPass through Halifax Transit

Job Information and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Manager, Systems and Cybersecurity, the Identity and Security Automation Specialist will:

- Support IAM services, including user account provisioning/deprovisioning, role management, and access changes in alignment with approved requests and least privilege practices.
- Support single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), by troubleshooting access issues and escalating complex problems within the Systems and Cybersecurity team.
- Monitor identity platform health (e.g.,



Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID), investigate operational issues, and elevate remediation within the Systems and Cybersecurity team.
- Perform periodic access reviews and support confidential audit requests made by senior university leadership, by collecting evidence, validating access, documenting outcomes, and tracking remediation to closure.
- Partner with application owners to onboard applications to IAM standards and maintain accurate access documentation.
- Improve/create intelligent automation and workflows to ensure timely onboarding, role changes, and offboarding (joiner/mover/leaver) across systems and applications, working closely with People & Culture.
- Contribute automation and continuous improvement process enhancements that reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
- Evaluate, recommend, and provide guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation solutions across the university, ensuring alignment with institutional policies, privacy requirements, cybersecurity controls, and responsible AI practices.
- Review, develop and enhance enterprise IT security policies to ensure alignment with organizational objectives, emerging risks, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices,



providing strategic recommendations for CIO approval.
- Monitors systems, networks and software and reports security breaches to the appropriate manager, or as appropriate, to the CIO.
- Provide clear customer-focused support to internal stakeholders, communicate status and next steps, create/update knowledge articles, policies and standard operating procedures.

Key Technologies

Scripting and automation experience (e.g., PowerShell, Python) to streamline operational tasks and reporting.

- Security Scanning tools (BellCyber, Bitsight).
- Knowledge of security appliances like SIEM, SOAR, Defender and firewalls.
- Understanding of AI concepts.
- Knowledge and understanding of networking and protocols.
- Working knowledge of IAM concepts including identity lifecycle, least privilege, rolebased access control (RBAC), and segregation of duties.
- Understanding of authentication concepts and protocols (e.g., SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0) and common troubleshooting approaches.
- Robust troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Customer service mindset with the ability to explain technical access issues to nontechnical users and stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate across teams (Applications, Client Services, Systems & Cybersecurity, vendors) and manage multiple priorities in a queue-based environment.
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and respectful collaboration in the workplace.

Experience and Education Requirements

To be the successful Identity and Security Automation Specialist you

📌 Identity and Security Automation Specialist – Enterprise Information Technology (Canada)
🏢 Saint Mary’s University
📍 Canada