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Assistant Administrator, Identity and Access Management (Information Security)

Company Name
Rhode Island College
Remote Position
No
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Providence, RI

Position Information:

Position Title Assistant Administrator, Identity and Access Management (Information Security)
Career Ladder Eligible? No
Career Ladder Path n/a
Department Name Information Security
Full Time / Part Time Full-time
Scheduled Work Week / Hours / Area Monday – Friday
8:30am – 4:30pm

(May involve evening and/or weekend work as required)
Academic or Calendar Year Calendar
Number of Employees Supervised 0
Position Overview Within Information Technology Services (ITS) the Systems Operations team is responsible maintaining and operating the on-premise data centers and the multi-cloud virtual data center and collaboration infrastructures. Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. The college is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls, RI. We are known throughout the Northeast for high-quality academic programs, small class sizes, personalized, hands-on learning experiences, world-class faculty, and high value compared to other four-year institutions.’
Primary Purpose Responsible for assisting in administering and maintaining college identity and access control systems in support of the college information security program.
Essential Duties
  • Assist in managing and maintaining the authorized access of employees and students to systems and information sources as part of a consistent (privileged) identity lifecycle management.
  • Assist in managing and maintaining systems that constitute the college’s identity management platform.
  • Participate in the development of standard operating procedures related to access control and identity management.
  • Monitor security events and alerts generated by security systems and the Security Operations Center (SOC).
  • Maintain and troubleshoot scripts for managing identity data, identity provisioning and de-provisioning, and importing and exporting identity data between systems.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve identity and authentication issues.
  • Assist with the analysis and audits of existing access control systems and operating procedures to maintain and improve security systems and practices.
  • Assist with maintaining reports for identity management systems and related systems.
  • Maintains documentation for the existing access control systems.
  • Assist in projects and systems including researching and recommending new identity and access management systems.
  • Function independently or as a member of an information technology team as assigned.
  • Participate in committees, working groups, councils, etc. in support of information technology initiatives.
  • Train and supervise student employees as assigned and assist in evaluating training needs.
  • Maintain an active commitment to professional development.

 
Occasional Duties
  • Perform other related duties as required or as assigned by the Director, Information Security.
  • Provide related administrative functions and help desk support; as required, work, non-standard shifts, and provide on-call, telephonic or pager support.
  • As part of training, perform functions normally assigned to unit and project although to a lesser degree.

 
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
  • Demonstrated competence with information technology; personal computer hardware, software and peripherals, and the use of information technology to support organizational objectives.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in scripting languages (for example: PowerShell and Python).
  • Demonstrated familiarity with directory services like Active Directory, and identity federation protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect).
  • A solid grasp of cybersecurity principles and best practices.
  • Ability to work effectively with faculty, administrators, students, and colleagues.
  • Availability for emergency call-in.

 
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • One or more years of experience in administrating and maintaining identity and access control systems in an Active Directory-based infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in information security, or closely related field.
  • Familiarity with IAM solutions from vendors like Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, and Fischer Identity.
  • Experience with Multi-Factor Authentication systems such as Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Experience with access control systems like Varonis DatAdvantage, DSX (door access).

 
Environmental Conditions
  • The position is not exposed to known adverse environmental conditions.
  • Involves working outside regular hours in cases of emergency and scheduled maintenance.

 

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. Do you have an earned bachelor's degree?
    • yes
    • no
  2. Do you have one or more years of experience in administrating and maintaining identity and access control systems in an active directory-based infrastructure?
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Application Email/URL
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