Senior Identity Consultant

Sr. Technical Consultants are experienced experts in information security and information security related technologies. Successful candidates support the Security team in Delivery, Business Development, and Practice Development. Sr. Technical Consultants collaborate with a diverse team of consultants with varying skills to meet and exceed client expectations through scoped engagements. They effectively support client engagements remotely by guiding engagements toward scoped objectives and troubleshooting to effectively resolve project risks or issues. Sr. Technical Consultants contribute to engagements by executing the necessary project tasks, producing expected collateral, and presenting artifacts at any time throughout an engagement. Lastly, AHEAD Sr. Consultants also leverage their visibility and experience to contribute to the continuous improvement and maturation of in-practice service offerings and capabilities by proposing ideas for change and executing on ideas that are committed. This includes positively impacting our service portfolio and individuals on the team through thought leadership and mentorship. Duties and Responsibilities The following are the expectations of a Sr. Technical Consultant: Technical Mastery Proficiency in technical troubleshooting; the ability to critically think about a problem and generate a creative solution with minimal oversight. Deep knowledge of scripting, particularly with PowerShell and/or Python, and the ability to troubleshoot developed code. Ability to effectively communicate aspects of a technical solution to a non-technical individual. Capability to conduct research and utilize available resources to fill in technical knowledge gaps where ambiguity presents itself. Client Delivery Support sessions of strategy, roadmap, design, and planning workshops for small to medium sized service engagements Execute on project objectives, requirements gathering, project tasks/milestone, project status, dependencies, and timelines, to ensure engagements are delivered successfully and on time while meeting the business objectives Creation and finalization of project deliverables, may perform peer review for collateral developed by others on a delivery team Effective presentation of deliverables to project team members. Knowledge of AHEADs project lifecycle management activities to effectively support delivery engagements throughout the duration of a project Skills Required Proficient with Active Directory and related concepts Familiar with access control methods (RBAC/ABAC) Working knowledge of identity lifecycle management processes and challenges Hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools that function in the following spaces: PAM / PIM / IAM, DLP, SOAR (XSIAM), Microsoft Security, AWS Security, Red Teaming / AppSec, Isolated Recovery Environments (IREs) Experience with identity federation and SSO solutions PAM experience or familiarity with specific vendor tools Able to speak to PAM best practices Understanding of the principle of least privilege, separation of duties Experience with REST API and app integration Experience configuring, guiding, or overseeing access review and certification, role management Past participation in identity steering committee Understanding of PIM, JIT, conditional access Familiarity with US compliance and regulatory frameworks that inform identity requirements Qualifications 6+ years of working knowledge of one or more Identity-Based Security Solutions: Okta, Sailpoint, Delinea, BeyondTrust, CyberArk, etc. Any of the following preferred but not required: Security+, CISSP, any vendor-specific certifications related to Identity products