Lead Consultant, Identity & Authentication

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About the role

  • Lead IAM systems engineer designing and supporting identity infrastructure for Allstate Canada, a home and auto insurer. Automating authentication, resolving incidents, and guiding cross-functional engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and initiate research, analysis, design, selection, planning, engineering, implementation, testing, debugging, performance analysis, and documentation of network hardware and software technology components
  • Identify and recommend major and significant changes to moderately complex network hardware and software components to prevent incidents
  • Resolve incidents and perform root cause analysis; escalate high-complexity incidents and problems to improve application, hardware, and software resiliency
  • Ensure plans integrate effectively with other technical hardware and software components
  • Support production service requests, routine administration, and moderately complex network hardware and software infrastructure
  • Develop and maintain tools for maintaining, modifying, and monitoring hardware and software technology components
  • Implement technology components by analyzing current system environments and infrastructure, using technical tools and utilities, and performing complex product customizations
  • Collaborate with other engineers to ensure infrastructure interactions, data conversion impacts, and business function and performance requirements are addressed
  • Help define and update configuration management plan items
  • Provide technical guidance and mentor engineers across cross-functional teams

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions in complex hybrid environments
  • Advanced experience with Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), and Hybrid Identity
  • Strong proficiency in PowerShell scripting, automation, APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and modern engineering practices
  • Experience with authentication and federation technologies including LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), WS-Federation, and certificate-based authentication
  • Experience administering and supporting Group Policy (GPO), Domain Name System (DNS), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) in enterprise environments
  • Knowledge of identity security, Zero Trust principles, and identity governance
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and providing technical guidance across cross-functional teams
  • Strong English communication skills are required for positions open to candidates across Canada
  • Bonus: Experience with privileged access management, certificate lifecycle management, or cloud identity platforms
  • Bonus: Experience with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and automation frameworks
  • Bonus: Familiarity with AI-assisted development, intelligent automation, operational analytics, or emerging AI technologies
  • Bonus: Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
  • Bonus: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
  • Bonus: Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
  • Bonus: Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

Benefits

  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
  • Good Office program (receive up to $400 back after purchasing office equipment)
  • Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
  • Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
  • Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
  • Personal days
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Working within the community and giving back
  • Workplace accommodations

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$93,500 - CA$143,500 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

AzureCloudCyber SecurityDNS

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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