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IAM Systems Analyst

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Blacksburg, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ September 30th, 2025

SQL CI/CD

Edtech.com's Summary

Virginia Tech is hiring an IAM Systems Analyst to manage and support the identity and access management infrastructure crucial for secure authentication and authorization of campus applications. The role involves leading technology integrations, providing escalated technical support, and maintaining comprehensive system documentation within the Secure Identity Services team.

Highlights
  • Administer and maintain IAM systems for authentication, authorization, and data retrieval.
  • Lead technology evaluation and integration related to IAM.
  • Provide expert-level technical support to customers and stakeholders.
  • Maintain product, process, and technical documentation.
  • Required skills include basic to intermediate SQL, analytical problem solving, and experience as a systems analyst/engineer in agile environments.
  • Preferred experience with IAM enterprise products (InCommon Trusted Access Platform, Grouper, Shibboleth, MidPoint), GitLab, CI/CD, LDAP, AD, SAML, and AWS (EKS, RDS, S3).
  • Demonstrated leadership and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Must hold a master’s degree in computer science, information systems, STEM, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Salary is commensurate with experience.
  • Applies mainly to higher education clients within the Secure Identity Services group at Virginia Tech.

IAM Systems Analyst Full Description

Job Description

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Systems Analyst is a member of the Middleware & Identity Apps team and reports to the Application Developer & System Administrator Lead within Secure Identity Services (SIS). The position provides administration and maintenance of IAM systems used for authentication, authorization, and data retrieval in order to support mission-critical campus applications. Evaluate new technologies and assist in planning and integration of those technologies with IAM systems. Provide technical assistance to customers and stakeholders. The IAM Systems Analyst will play a critical role in the implementation and support of access control systems, will provide escalated support and subject matter expertise, and will maintain product, process, and product documentation.

Required Qualifications

- Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, STEM, or a related field
OR a bachelor’s degree plus training and work experience equivalent to a master’s degree
- Demonstrated ability to be a knowledge leader
- Experience as a Systems Analyst/Systems Engineer
- Experience providing primary product support for an enterprise product
- Experience working as a systems analyst in an agile environment
- Basic to Intermediate SQL skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills and extensive experience working with business and technology stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

- Intermediate level experience as a Systems Analyst/Systems Engineer in an IAM environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of Identity and Access Management business processes and controls
- Experience with enterprise IAM systems, especially InCommon Trusted Access Platform products (e.g. Grouper, Shibboleth, MidPoint), or other open source systems
- Experience administering self-managed Gitlab
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD
- Experience with Directories (LDAP, AD), SAML integrations, and access policy management.
- Best Practices knowledge of RBAC/ABAC, principle of least privilege, and Provisioning/Deprovisioning
- Experience with AWS EKS, RDS, and S3
- Experience in a Higher Education environment
- Experience with ServiceNow and JIRA
- Experience working in a BDD/TDD development environment

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

10/13/2025

Additional Information

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

 

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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