Sr. Identity & Access Management Engineer

We are hiring a Sr. Identity and Access Management Engineer on our Identity and Access Management team at BCBST! In this role, you will play a critical part in strengthening and scaling our enterprise Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities, with a strong focus on the  Saviynt  platform. You’ll support  backend IGA operations  while driving upgrades, enhancements, and automation across the identity lifecycle.

On a day-to-day basis, you’ll design and implement integrations for user provisioning, onboard applications using APIs and connectors, and ensure seamless Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes. You’ll collaborate across teams to improve access controls, reduce risk, and enhance security posture through automation and emerging AI-driven workflows. This is a highly hands-on role where you’ll work with modern identity technologies, cloud platforms, and complex data sources to deliver scalable and secure identity solutions.

To be successful in this role, in addition to the core job requirements, you’ll bring deep hands-on experience with  Saviynt  and a strong foundation in  IAM and IGA  principles. You will be a strong candidate if you have expertise in  scripting and automation , building  API-based integrations  for user lifecycle management, and onboarding systems and applications using  SCIM, REST APIs, flat files, JDBC , and directory services like  Active Directory and LDAP .

Experience with  identity federation  (SAML, OAuth, OIDC),  cloud IAM platforms  (Entra ID, AWS IAM, Google Cloud IAM), and tools such as Entra, Okta, or Ping is highly valued. Additionally, strong  SQL query development  skills, working knowledge of  JSON/XML , and experience configuring  certifications, access controls, and role-based models  (RBAC, SoD rule creation, birthright access) will set you apart—especially if you’ve leveraged automation or AI to optimize identity workflows.

Note: This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office. On-call rotation is required (1 week every 8 weeks). Occasional onsite presence is expected (approximately once per quarter). Sponsorship is not available for this role. Job Duties & Responsibilities Engineering and implementation of security technology solutions centric to Identity and Access Management security, participating and/or assisting other team members in a rotating on-call schedule to promptly resolve high-priority issues that surface outside of normal business hours.

Implementation, integration, configuration, and monitoring of Identity and Access Management solutions to ensure system health and proper SSO, MFA, provisioning/deprovisioning, and reduction of system related errors, while ensuring compliance with corporate security standards and policies. Provides input into Access Control design and implementation, Application Credentials, ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control) and RBAC (Role Based Access Control) roles, User Access Policy Management, Privileged Access Management, User Entitlements, Workflow, and Rule centralization, while ensuring documentation is kept accurate with environment changes.

Scripting, automation, and orchestration to drive efficiencies within Identity and Access Management, while partnering with security and risk teams to implement and maintain security policies and configurations in accordance with corporate requirements and guidelines. Assist in development/management of the password vault solution, while ensuring accounts are properly identified and setup in the centralized repository, actual application/system, and IAM solution with appropriate ownership across all three application/systems.

Job Qualifications Education Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Sciences or Information Systems related field or equivalent work experience. Experience 5 years - Experience in Information Security and/or IT related experience required. Comprehensive experience configuring and