IAM Engineer

Post Date

Jul 31, 2025

Location

Houston,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

77046
US
Oct 01, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Desktop Support

Req #

HOU-799151

Pay Rate

$72 - $90 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

An employer in the Greenway area of Houston, Texas is seeking an IAM Engineer to lead and support enterprise identity and access management initiatives. This person will require a deep technical expertise in Active Directory and AWS IAM, along with a strong understanding of identity governance, authentication protocols, and security best practices. This position will be a hands-on role where they will be required to answer tickets on a daily basis and interact with various internal users. On a daily basis, this person will manage usergroups, server policies and permissions across multiple domains. They will use PowerShell and Terraform to automate IAM tasks; deploy permissions and collaborate with a diverse team whil engaging directly with users to improve IAM operations; and follow internal documentation to assess and enhance AD configurations. He/She will design, implement, and manage IAM solutions across on-prem (Active Directory) and cloud (AWS) environments. Lastly, this person must be comfortable sitting onsite 3 days a week in the Greenway area of Houston. This position pays between $84-$89/hr.

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Required Skills & Experience

10+ years experience in IAM

Extensive experience in AzureAD (configuring and deploying, understanding the fundamentals, the health of AD, basic commands, and how to troubleshoot)

Experience providing day to day support for Azure Multi-Factor Authentication and Azure AD

Using Terraformfor IAM (Identity and Access Management)involves writing infrastructure-as-code to manage users, roles, policies, and permissions in AWS

Extensive experience in authentication and authorization protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth2, OIDC)

Knowledge of on-prem and cloud Identity management solutions

Hands-on experience supporting lifecycle tasks such as standing up and decommissioning sites

Oil and Gas industry experience

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

OT knowledge

Contribute to security practices, including DNS, PKI, and AWS IAM where applicable

AWS certifications (AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Solutions Architect)

Microsoft certifications (Azure AD, MCSA/MCSE)

Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture and modern identity frameworks

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.