Ignite IT

Modernizes software and IT for federal agencies

Identity Management / Directory Services - Subject Matter Expert

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSuitland-Silver Hill, MD, USANo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of progressive experience in enterprise identity and access management, directory services, identity engineering, cybersecurity, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
Knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, LDAP, multifactor authentication, single sign-on, role-based access control, federation, and identity lifecycle management.
Experience designing identity and access management solutions across enterprise, cloud, hybrid-cloud, mobile, and application environments.
Experience integrating identity services with enterprise applications, application programming interfaces, cloud platforms, mobile-device management or unified endpoint management, and security services.
Knowledge of Zero Trust identity principles, least privilege, privileged access, device identity, and risk-based authentication.
Experience troubleshooting complex enterprise authentication and authorization issues.
Experience developing architecture diagrams, technical requirements, integration specifications, standards, and operational documentation.
Working knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology security controls and federal cybersecurity environments.
Written and verbal communication skills to collaborate across engineering, security, architecture, application, and program teams.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior technical subject-matter expert for enterprise identity-management and directory-service architecture, engineering, integration, modernization, and troubleshooting.
Assess current identity and directory architectures, configurations, integrations, security controls, operational processes, dependencies, scalability, and technical debt.
Develop and maintain current-state, target-state, and transition architectures for identity-management capabilities supporting enterprise and field solutions.
Design and support enterprise single sign-on, federation, authentication, authorization, multifactor authentication, and identity lifecycle-management capabilities.
Support Microsoft Entra ID integration, Conditional Access, multifactor authentication, role-based access control, identity lifecycle management, device identity, risk-based access, compliance checks, automated remediation, and other Zero Trust controls for the endpoint environment.
Design identity and access patterns for applications operating on USPS Android devices, including secure transitions between USPS and Government Agency application contexts.
Support identity integration between Microsoft Intune and Entra ID, USPS unified endpoint management capabilities, Government Agency applications, application programming interfaces, enterprise directories, public key infrastructure, cloud environments, and security-monitoring platforms.
Design and troubleshoot federation using SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related identity standards.
Support certificate-based authentication, PIV/CAC integration, application certificates, public key infrastructure, secrets, service identities, and non-human identities as required.
Define and evaluate role-based access control, least-privilege, privileged-access, service-account, and administrative-access models.
Evaluate identity dependencies during cloud, application, mobile, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
Develop identity architecture diagrams, interface definitions, technical standards, security patterns, operating procedures, and integration documentation.
Participate in architecture reviews, technical design reviews, enterprise architecture review board activities, engineering working groups, requirements sessions, and solution assessments.
Perform root-cause analysis for complex authentication, authorization, provisioning, federation, directory, synchronization, and application-access issues.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to engineering, application, security, cloud, and operations teams.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Okta Workforce Identity, Adaptive MFA, federation, lifecycle management, or comparable Identity-as-a-Service capabilities.
Experience with OpenText or NetIQ Identity Manager, eDirectory, Identity Console, or comparable enterprise identity-orchestration platforms.
Experience with Microsoft Intune and device-based Conditional Access.
Experience with PIV/CAC and federal public key infrastructure environments.
Experience supporting identity services hosted in AWS GovCloud or Azure Government.
Experience with PowerShell, Python, Java, REST API, or other identity automation and integration.
ServiceNow integration and ITIL-based operations experience.
Experience supporting a federal statistical agency, large civilian agency, or comparably complex federal environment.
Relevant certifications in Microsoft Identity, Okta, cloud security, identity and access management, cybersecurity, or identity governance.

Identity Management / Directory Services (IDMS) Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Ignite IT · Suitland, United States (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-09-21

Workplace: hybrid

Department: CENSUS

Description

US CItizenship Required

Position Summary:

The IDMS Subject Matter Expert will provide senior technical expertise in enterprise identity, directory, authentication, authorization, federation, and access-management services supporting the Government Agency's modernization initiatives. The role will support current-state assessment, target-state architecture, modernization, integration, and operational-readiness activities performed under the Government Agency contract.

The SME will work across Government Agency enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, application, mobility, and project teams to ensure identity services are securely integrated into enterprise and field solutions. A major focus will be supporting the identity architecture required for large-scale field operations, including integration between Government Agency identity services, Microsoft Entra ID / Intune, Government Agency applications, and USPS-operated Android mobile devices. The role will help enable secure transitions between USPS and Government Agency applications while meeting SSO, MFA, device-identity, and Zero Trust requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the senior technical SME for enterprise identity-management and directory-service architecture, engineering, integration, modernization, and troubleshooting.
Assess current identity and directory architectures, configurations, integrations, security controls, operational processes, dependencies, scalability, and technical debt.
Develop and maintain current-state, target-state, and transition architectures for identity-management capabilities supporting Government Agency enterprise and field solutions.
Design and support enterprise SSO, federation, authentication, authorization, MFA, and identity lifecycle-management capabilities.
Support Microsoft Entra ID integration, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, identity lifecycle management, device identity, risk-based access, compliance checks, automated remediation, and other Zero Trust controls associated with the Government Agency endpoint environment.
Design identity and access patterns supporting Government Agency applications operating on USPS Android devices, including secure transitions between USPS and Government Agency application contexts.
Support identity integration between Microsoft Intune / Entra ID, USPS UEM capabilities, Government Agency applications, APIs, enterprise directories, PKI, cloud environments, and security-monitoring platforms.
Design and troubleshoot federation using SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related identity standards.
Support certificate-based authentication, PIV/CAC integration, application certificates, PKI, secrets, service identities, and non-human identities as required.
Define and evaluate RBAC, least-privilege, privileged-access, service-account, and administrative-access models.
Evaluate identity dependencies during cloud, application, mobile, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
Develop identity architecture diagrams, interface definitions, technical standards, security patterns, operating procedures, and integration documentation.
Participate in architecture reviews, technical design reviews, eARB activities, engineering working groups, requirements sessions, and solution assessments.
Perform root-cause analysis for complex authentication, authorization, provisioning, federation, directory, synchronization, and application-access issues.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to engineering, application, security, cloud, and operations teams.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IAM, directory services, identity engineering, cybersecurity, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
Strong knowledge of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, LDAP, MFA, SSO, RBAC, federation, and identity lifecycle management.
Experience designing IAM solutions across enterprise, cloud, hybrid-cloud, mobile, and application environments.
Experience integrating identity services with enterprise applications, APIs, cloud platforms, mobile-device management / UEM, and security services.
Demonstrated knowledge of Zero Trust identity principles, least privilege, privileged access, device identity, and risk-based authentication.
Experience troubleshooting complex enterprise authentication and authorization issues.
Experience developing architecture diagrams, technical requirements, integration specifications, standards, and operational documentation.
Working knowledge of NIST security controls and federal cybersecurity environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, security, architecture, application, and program teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Okta Workforce Identity, Adaptive MFA, federation, lifecycle management, or comparable Identity-as-a-Service capabilities.
Experience with OpenText / NetIQ Identity Manager, eDirectory, Identity Console, or comparable enterprise identity-orchestration platforms.
Experience with Microsoft Intune and device-based Conditional Access.
Experience with PIV/CAC and federal PKI environments.
Experience supporting identity services hosted in AWS GovCloud or Azure Government.
PowerShell, Python, Java, REST API, or other identity automation and integration experience.
ServiceNow integration and ITIL-based operations experience.
Experience supporting a federal statistical agency, large civilian agency, or comparably complex federal environment.
Relevant certifications in Microsoft Identity, Okta, cloud security, IAM, cybersecurity, or identity governance.

Core Competencies

Enterprise identity architecture and engineering
Identity lifecycle and account orchestration
SSO, federation, MFA, and PIV integration
Cloud and hybrid IAM modernization
Mobile and device identity integration
Complex identity troubleshooting
Security, compliance, and Zero Trust
Automation, integration, and technical documentation

Benefits

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

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About the Company

Ignite IT

Modernizes software and IT for federal agencies

Ignite IT designs and modernizes software systems for U.S. federal agencies and private-sector organizations. Its consulting and engineering teams help clients replace older applications, move workloads into the cloud and automate business processes while keeping existing systems running. Work spans public services such as patent filing and federal court case management, with projects combining custom software development, data workflows and support for the people who use those systems. The company earns its business through technology delivery and advisory engagements, working directly with customers and alongside partners. Founded in 2018, Ignite IT is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Ashburn, VA
Founded: 2018

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