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Open the door to a groundbreaking tech career with an industry leader. Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is North America's preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. To create a new era in alcohol beverage sales and service, we're heavily invested in the most transformative new technologies - and the most brilliant tech professionals. Southern Glazer's was named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and is included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

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We offer continuous learning and career growth in a fast-paced environment where you are respected, your voice is heard, and technology is part of our strategy for success. If you're looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior IAM Engineer to oversee the identity and access management services within our infrastructure team. The IAM Engineer will be responsible for leading the team in designing, implementing, and administering IAM solutions that ensure secure, efficient, and compliant access to critical applications and systems. This role will act as a tier 2 escalation point, supporting a separate administrative team responsible for front-line foundational support, and will work closely with the Information Security Access Management team to ensure policy alignment.

Specialized Skills and Technologies

Design & Implement IAM Solutions:

• Direct the development, implementation, and management of IAM solutions, ensuring alignment with infrastructure standards and organizational security policies.
  

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC):

• Lead the team in developing and maintaining role-based access models, working closely with the Information Security team to align with policies and best practices.
  

Access Governance & Compliance:

• participate in access review and certification processes, ensuring compliance with internal controls and governance standards set by Information Security.
  

Modernization Projects:

• Lead IAM modernization efforts, overseeing the onboarding of critical applications, and integrating new IAM technologies to support infrastructure and security initiatives.
  

Primary Responsibilities

• Documentation & Process Improvement: Document IAM processes and configurations, continuously identifying opportunities to streamline IAM operations, mitigate access-related risks, and improve user experience.
• Team Development: Mentor and guide peer team members, providing leadership to build technical skills and knowledge in IAM best practices.
• Tier 2 Escalation & Incident Support: Serve as a tier 2 escalation point for IAM-related incidents and issues, providing advanced troubleshooting and resolution when issues are escalated beyond the front-line support team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-based IAM solutions (e.g., ForgeRock, Ping, Saviynt).
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Identity and Access Manager, CompTIA Security+, CISSP).
• Familiarity with IAM governance tools and frameworks.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in IAM, security, or IT infrastructure roles, with prior team leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Proven experience with IAM tools and technologies (e.g., Active Directory, ForgeRock, Okta, Saviynt, SailPoint, or similar platforms).
• Strong understanding of identity and access management concepts, including RBAC, SSO, MFA, and directory services.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation and integration.
• In-depth knowledge of access governance and compliance within an infrastructure environment.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills for identity and access management solutions.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and incident management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including front-line support and security teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with an emphasis on mentoring and development.

Agile Delivery Values

• Openness - Team and stakeholders agree to be open about all work and challenges
• Commitment - Personally commit to achieving the goals of the team
• Respect - Respect your team members to be capable and independent
• Courage - You have courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems
• Focus - Everyone focus on the work in the sprint and the goal of the scrum team. Rise and fall as a team

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.