Identity and Access Management Lead

Everforth ECS is seeking an Identity and Access Management Lead to work in our Arlington, VA office/remote.

The Lead IAM Engineer will serve as the primary subject matter expert for Identity and Access Management within the CDM program's Security Engineering team. This individual will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maturing IAM capabilities across the CDM BETSIE environment, with a focus on access governance, least privilege enforcement, privileged access management, and federal compliance alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement a formal RBAC framework across CDM BETSIE and associated environments, including EntraID and AWS

• Establish and enforce least privilege policies in alignment with Zero Trust Architecture principles and federal directives

• Develop and manage identity lifecycle processes for joiners, movers, and leavers across the program, ensuring timely provisioning and deprovisioning

• Implement and manage a Privileged Access Management (PAM) program including identification, governance, and monitoring of privileged accounts

• Lead access review and audit processes to support PAR/RAR reporting requirements and ongoing compliance obligations

• Develop and maintain role-to-privilege mappings and job function definitions across the program to eliminate access ambiguity

• Collaborate with program leadership, system owners, and HR to ensure IAM policies align with organizational changes and personnel transitions

• Produce IAM metrics, reports, and dashboards to communicate access risk and governance posture to program leadership

• Serve as the IAM subject matter expert for CDM program compliance activities, audits, and government stakeholder engagements

Salary: $126,000 - $189,000

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