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Identity and Access Management Engineer, Principal

NJM Insurance

Trenton, NJFull-time$145–168K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$145–168K/yr
Location
Trenton, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Principal Identity and Access Management Engineer provides technical leadership across identity, authentication, authorization, privileged access, cloud security, governance, and automation. The role partners with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and architecture teams to deliver enterprise solutions, while supporting Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid-cloud technologies. It also leads complex troubleshooting, develops technical standards and security controls, and supports audits and continuous improvement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryConditional AccessMFAPasswordless AuthenticationPrivileged Identity ManagementRole-Based Access ControlIdentity ProtectionFederationHybrid IdentitySAMLOAuth 2.0OIDCKerberosLDAPPKICertificatesEnterprise ApplicationsApp RegistrationsService PrincipalsWorkload IdentitiesManaged IdentitiesAPI PermissionsMicrosoft GraphIdentity GovernanceZero TrustLeast PrivilegeMicrosoft AzureMicrosoft 365Azure ArchitectureAzure NetworkingCloud SecurityMicrosoft TeamsSharePoint OnlineOneDriveMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft PurviewPowerShellAzure CLITerraform

Qualifications

7+ Years ExperienceBachelor's in Computer Science or RelatedMicrosoft Identity CertificationAzure CertificationMicrosoft 365 CertificationSecurity CertificationAWS CertificationTerraform Certification

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

NJM - Trenton

Full time

R2008366

The Identity and Access Management Engineer, Principal provides technical leadership across identity, authentication, authorization, privileged access, cloud security, governance, and automation, while supporting broader Azure and Microsoft 365 technologies. The position partners with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and architecture teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Architect, implement, administer, and support enterprise identity and access management solutions, including Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity services.

  • Design and manage Entra ID capabilities, including Conditional Access, authentication methods, MFA, passwordless authentication, Identity Protection, Enterprise Applications, App Registrations, PIM, managed identities, and RBAC.

  • Design and support authentication, authorization, federation, SSO, and identity integrations using SAML, OAuth, OIDC, certificates, and modern authentication.

  • Manage secure integration of applications, service principals, workload identities, managed identities, and APIs with enterprise identity platforms.

  • Design and support privileged access, least-privilege, role-based access, and identity governance controls across cloud and hybrid environments.

  • Design and maintain secure identity and access controls across Azure subscriptions, resources, applications, and services.

  • Maintain working knowledge of AWS identity and access management platforms and their integration with enterprise identity services.

  • Architect, implement, administer, and support broader Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid-cloud solutions.

  • Engineer and support Microsoft 365 services, including Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Defender, and Purview.

  • Support Azure infrastructure and platform services, including compute, storage, networking, Private Link, Key Vault, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery.

  • Implement cloud and identity automation using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Azure CLI, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

  • Develop and support cloud and identity monitoring, logging, alerting, and security telemetry integrations.

  • Provide senior-level troubleshooting and technical leadership for complex identity, Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid-cloud issues.

  • Develop technical standards, operating procedures, architecture documentation, and security controls.

  • Support audits, risk remediation, identity and cloud governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

  • Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, securing, and supporting enterprise identity and access management solutions.

  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, including Conditional Access, MFA, passwordless authentication, PIM, RBAC, Identity Protection, federation, and hybrid identity.

  • Strong knowledge of authentication and authorization technologies, including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, Kerberos, LDAP, PKI, and certificates.

  • Experience with Enterprise Applications, App Registrations, service principals, workload identities, managed identities, API permissions, and Microsoft Graph.

  • Strong understanding of identity governance, Zero Trust, least privilege, privileged access, and role-based access controls.

  • Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, securing, and supporting Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.

  • Strong understanding of Azure architecture, networking, security, governance, monitoring, and resiliency.

  • Strong knowledge of Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Purview.

  • Experience with PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Azure CLI, Terraform, automation, and Infrastructure as Code.

  • Experience with cloud security concepts including encryption, secrets management, key management, privileged access, and security monitoring.

  • Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, diagnostic logging, and SIEM integrations.

  • Knowledge of AWS identity and access management concepts and platforms, including IAM, IAM Identity Center, roles, policies, permission sets, and identity federation.

  • Experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies including Windows Server, Linux, DNS, Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server, virtualization, and networking.

  • Strong communication, documentation, troubleshooting, and technical leadership skills.

  • Experience with Broadcom/CA IAM, ForgeRock, or similar IAM platforms is a plus.

Education and Experience:

  • 7–10 years of progressive experience in identity and access management, cloud engineering, Microsoft 365, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or related disciplines.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

  • Demonstrated experience designing and supporting enterprise identity, Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid-cloud environments.

  • Experience leading identity modernization, cloud migrations, security implementations, or enterprise platform initiatives.

  • Relevant Microsoft identity, Azure, Microsoft 365, or security certifications are preferred.

  • AWS, Terraform, or other relevant industry certifications are a plus.

  • Technical leadership or mentoring experience is preferred; direct people-management experience is not required.

Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and credentials.

Pay Range: $144,643-$167,898

Eligible full-time employees receive a competitive Total Rewards package, including but not limited to a 401(k) with employer match up to 8% and additional service-based contributions, Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, Life and Disability coverage, generous PTO, Paid Sick Leave, and paid parental leave in addition to state-mandated leave. Employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Legal Disclaimer: NJM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that is fully representative of the diversity that exists in the communities in which we do business.

What Makes NJM Different? The NJM team comprises talented people who do the right thing by our policyholders and each other. You’ll be part of a financially strong and stable company that has flourished on relationships, integrity, and service for more than a century. NJM is a special place where you can propel your career, help others, and make friends—all at the same time.

NJM is proud to offer our employees continuous learning options, outstanding benefits, access to wellness programs, and opportunities to give back to the communities we are privileged to serve.

We have been named a Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employer for five consecutive years.

Come join us! It’s time for you to make a difference on our remarkable team.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,302 open Cloud Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$145–168K/yr
  • New Jersey median$116–204K/yr85 salary ranges
  • US median$113–210K/yr3,530 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $156K, is 4% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($163K) — in the middle half of Cloud Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 96 open Cloud Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 4,302 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Cloud Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,711 postings).
Education
1,910 of the 4,302 open Cloud Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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