Urgent Search! Lead IAM Engineer

Company: Centene
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: June 25, 2025

Job Description:

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: Leads the Identity and Access Management systems and solutions. Performs review of system, user, and administrative roles and accounts and to understand access levels for enterprise applications and platforms. Designs, builds, tests, and maintains scalable and stable off-the-shelf software applications or custom builds technology software solutions to meet technical business identity access needs. Leads cross functional teams through the entire implementation process. - Enforces policies and procedures related to identity lifecycle management, and supporting resources using IAM technical best practices - Analyzes, designs, develops, implements, and supports identity related areas of software applications and identity governance - Reviews documentation of IAM related technical requirements, designs, infrastructure, and support processes - Liaises with other teams in information security risk management infrastructure, architecture management, and business functions to implement end to end IAM solutions - Leads the development of overall IAM technical strategies, designs, standards and procedures which support business strategies - Performs the coding, configuring, testing and documentation of developments in the IAM landscape - Troubleshoots and solves a wide variety of security focused IAM issues - Ensures compliance with corporate policies and procedures, ethical practices, and regulatory guidelines - Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable MFA systems - Performs other duties as assigned - Complies with all policies and standards Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science). Requires 5 – 7 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position. Technical Skills: - Experience with Active Directory, Okta, Ping, Duo, Azure AD - Knowledge of Cloud Computing Security - Knowledge of Identity as a Service (IDaaS) solutions - Knowledge of authentication protocols: OAuth2, Open ID Connect, SAML, LDAP Soft Skills: - Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty - Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions - Intermediate - Ability to work independently - Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills - Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills - Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure - Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills - Intermediate - Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management - Intermediate - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion - Intermediate - Possesses technical aptitude License/Certification: - Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) or Certified Identity and Security Technologist (CIST) or Certified Access Management Specialist (CAMS) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) preferred Pay Range: $100,900.00 - $186,800.00 per year Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

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