Req ID: RQ220687
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)
Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations
Skills:
Access Management,Identity Governance,Secure Authentication
Certifications:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
Job Description:
The AWS Cloud Security and ICAM Specialist supports the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) by designing, implementing, and managing secure authentication and authorization frameworks across modernized cloud-based applications. This role ensures compliance with federal identity governance, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles within an AWS environment. The ICAM Specialist collaborates with architecture, security, and DevSecOps teams to ensure access control, identity federation, and credential management are integrated seamlessly across all layers of the CMM application ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and maintain the ICAM architecture for identity, access, and authentication management across AWS-hosted CMM applications and other legacy ICAM
Implement federated identity and single sign-on (SSO) solutions using modern protocols (SAML, OAuth2.0, OIDC)
Collaborate with Cloud and Security Architects to enforce Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) across microservices and APIs
Configure and maintain directory services and identity providers (e.g., AWS Cognito, AWS IAM Identity Center, Azure AD, IBM Verify , Key Cloak)
Deep experience integrating KeyCloak as a broker IdP federating upstream enterprise IdPs while issuing downstream OIDC token to application
Design ICAM brokerage solutions and support compliance assessments , ensuring adherence to FISMA, NIST 800-63, and FedRAMP security controls
Develop and document identity lifecycle management processes -provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews
Design and implement least privileged roles, groups, functionalities based on ZTA for both privileged and non-privileged users for a FedRAMP High system
Experience defining workflow, rules, policies within ICAM tools particularly IBM Verify and Key Cloak
Conduct access audits, user entitlement reviews, and anomaly detection to ensure least-privilege compliance
Provide subject matter expertise in identity federation, PKI, certificate management , and secure API authorization
Design strategies for logging, monitoring and auditing authentication and authorization related events in combination with other AWS event logs
Design and implement storage level, microservice level Authentication and Authorization
Support ATO process by providing solutions to all security controls, document implementation plan, maintain Visio diagrams
Participate in design sessions and work closely with the security lead
Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to embed ICAM policies within CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates
Direct and lead Pen testing, Review architecture diagrams produced by different teams
Independently lead design and implement of vulnerability management
Heavily participate in ATO activity
Lead and direct engineering team
Deliverable Alignment & Performance Outcomes:
Architecture Diagrams: Depicting identity flow, federation, and integration points with AWS and CMM systems
Access Control Documentation: Policies, RBAC models, and credential management workflows
Compliance Verification Reports: Audit results aligned to NIST 800-63, FedRAMP, and FISMA standards
Zero Trust Implementation Artifacts: Documentation and verification of ZTA enforcement within system components
Performance Outcomes:
100% of CMM applications integrated with SSO and MFA.
Zero unauthorized access incidents attributable to configuration error
100% compliance with NIST and FedRAMP ICAM control requirements
Reduced account provisioning time by =30% through automation
Tools & Technologies:
IAM & Federation: AWS Cognito, Azure AD, Okta, PingFederate
Access & Compliance: SailPoint, CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault
Cloud: AWS IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Lambda
Protocols: SAML, OAuth2.0, OIDC, SCIM
Monitoring & Audit: ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, Power BI
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Teams
Required Skills & Experience:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline required ; Master's Degree preferred
Experience: 10+ years of experience in identity and access management, including 8+ years in cloud-based federal environments required; 12+ years of experience in information systems preferred
Strong knowledge of identity federation protocols (SAML, OAuth2.0, OIDC, SCIM) and modern authentication flows
Hands-on experience with AWS Cognito, AWS IAM Identity Center, Azure AD, IBM Verify for SSO and MFA implementations
Expertise with RBAC/ABAC frameworks , policy-based access control, and least-privilege enforcement
Familiarity with NIST 800-63, FISMA, FedRAMP, and ZTA standards and compliance frameworks
Experience implementing ICAM solutions in Agile and DevSecOps environments
Working knowledge of PKI, digital certificates, and encryption technologies
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with ability to resolve identity integration issues
AWS Container security, Network security
Expert in designing logging and monitoring system by correlating events from several AWS and ICAM system
Experience supporting federal digital modernization or judiciary IT programs.
Expert level working experience with AWS services and integration of ICAM with containerized workloads (ECS, EKS)
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture and micro segmentation principles
Exposure to API gateway authentication (Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway).
Experience integrating identity governance tools (SailPoint, Saviynt).
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship
Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement
Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team
Certification(s):
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) -preferred
AWS Certified Security - Specialty or Azure Identity & Access Administrator - preferred
Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) or Certified Identity Professional (CIP) - beneficial
SAFe Practitioner (SPC/SSM) - a plus
Security Clearance Level: Ability to pass a background check to obtain and maintain a position of Public Trust with the Administrative Office of the US Courts.
Must be a US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen).
Location: Remote
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Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
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