IAM Authentication Engineer

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THE VALUE YOU’LL BRING:

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

As the IAM Authentication Engineer, you will serve as a highly motivated and experienced professional supporting various programs and strategic initiatives across the organization. You will lead efforts to architect and implement modern authentication protocols and platforms that secure networks, IT assets, applications, cloud environments, and third-party services. You will collaborate across multiple levels of the cybersecurity team, evaluate risk in relation to business operations, and apply your proven expertise in cybersecurity and access management to support the needs of a rapidly growing enterprise.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Strategic Advisory: Serve as a key advisor to the Sr. Director of IAM, regularly reviewing and recommending best practices in directory, authentication, authorization, federation, and SSO.

• Application Integration: Partner with application teams to implement MFA, Federation, Provisioning, and SSO solutions that enhance security and user experience.

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with business units, IT infrastructure, and partners to define and implement authentication requirements for securing access to critical assets.

• Solution Administration: Administer and support authentication platforms, including Active Directory (AD), Azure AD, Okta, SailPoint, and Centrify.

• Threat-Based Strategy: Apply a threat-based, intelligence-led approach to assess current capabilities and identify future needs for authentication services.

• Cybersecurity Collaboration: Work closely with cybersecurity engineers and analysts across IT and OT to manage threats and strengthen response capabilities.

• Workforce Identity Management: Coordinate with HR to support onboarding/offboarding processes and maintain authoritative identity sources.

• Active Directory Management: Manage multiple AD domains and forests, collaborating with infrastructure teams to ensure stability and scalability.

• Policy Development: Develop and enforce authentication policies, standards, and procedures to meet business, security, and regulatory requirements.

• Project Leadership: Lead authentication projects, defining objectives, managing timelines, and ensuring successful implementation.

• Technical Expertise: Maintain deep knowledge of authentication technologies, including SAML, OAuth, OIDC, Kerberos, MFA, PAM, and password vaulting.

• Performance & Risk Management: Monitor KPIs/KRIs, manage vendor relationships, and adapt strategies to evolving authentication risks and technologies.

WHAT WE’RE SEEKING:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

• Authentication & Authorization Expertise: Demonstrate deep experience implementing MFA, Federation, Managing Active Directory, Provisioning, and SSO solutions using Okta.

• Scripting Skills: Proficient in PowerShell and Unix Shell scripting for automation and system management.

• Security Principles: Apply “defense-in-depth” and “defense-in-breadth” strategies to strengthen security posture.

• Framework Knowledge: Understand and apply cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, and ISO 27001.

• Global IT Experience: Bring experience working in multinational environments with complex, integrated IT systems.

• Technical Breadth: Possess broad and deep knowledge across business, IT, and cybersecurity technologies.

• Innovation & Best Practices: Leverage industry best practices while remaining creative and innovative in problem-solving.

• Team & Individual Contribution: Proven ability to work independently in remote settings and collaboratively within diverse engineering teams.

• Organizational Skills: Exhibit advanced documentation, prioritization, and analytical capabilities.

• Confidentiality: Handle proprietary and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

• Task Execution: Efficiently manage multiple tasks using tools and processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery.

OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:

• Experience in MS Azure/AWS security and protection technologies.

• Familiarity with Windows and Linux internals.

• Experience with PKI, Certificate Management and VPN.

• Familiarity with OWASP TOP 10 vulnerabilities, SANS 25, MITRE and CWEs.

• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.

• CISSP, CISM or equivalent security certification preferred.

• 5+ years of Active Directory management and security preferred.

• Experience in Operations Technology (OT) is desired.

EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

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