The Mathworks

Principal IAM/AD Engineer

The Mathworks$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience required.
  • 7+ years in enterprise Active Directory operations and hardening.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID functionalities.
  • Familiarity with Azure AD Connect in hybrid environments.
  • Proficient in PowerShell, Python, and Microsoft Graph/Entra APIs.
  • Experience with privileged access models and administrative tiering.
  • Ability to support after-hours maintenance and incident response.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain on-premises Active Directory components.
  • Implement and manage Entra ID security capabilities.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize identity lifecycle flows.
  • Collaborate with the SOC to enhance ITDR programs and threat detection.
  • Harden Active Directory and Entra ID through security best practices.
  • Automate identity operations using PowerShell and APIs.
  • Lead complex incident response and troubleshooting efforts.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model promoting flexibility and in-person collaboration.
  • Focus on employee growth and inclusivity in the workplace.
  • Encouragement of initiative and teamwork among staff members.
  • Recognition and rewards for excellence within the team.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Do you design secure, resilient Active Directory at scale and enjoy automating identity operations? Join our Security Operations IAM team responsible for enterprise identity foundations across on-prem Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID. We partner with Security Engineering, IT, and Compliance to deliver hardened directory services, modern authentication, ITDR capabilities and Zero Trust controls that enable the business.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain on-premises Active Directory: domain controller health, patching, promotion/demotion, replication, sites/subnets, time services, SYSVOL/GPO health, and capacity monitoring.


  • Implement and manage Entra ID capabilities: Conditional Access, Identity Protection risk policies, PIM, and app registrations/service principals.


  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize directory synchronization and identity lifecycle flows.


  • Partner with our SOC to drive a successfulITDRprogram.Helpbuild and tune detections to identify threats such as DCSync, Golden/Silver Ticket, Kerberoasting, pass-the-hash/ticket, risky sign-ins, and impossible travel.


  • Harden AD and Entra ID: apply baselines, admin tiering, PAW usage, secure delegation, privileged workflow controls, regular access reviews, and identity threat hunting.


  • Automate identity operations and ITDR tasks with PowerShell and APIs (Graph/Entra): alert enrichment, response runbooks, access certifications, reporting, and drift remediation.


  • Lead complex troubleshooting and incident response for identity (Kerberos/NTLM, replication, DCSync/Golden/Silver Ticket detections, Conditional Access failures); drive root cause and preventive actions.


  • Produce runbooks, standards, and change records; mentor team members and collaborate with stakeholders to align IAM operations with business needs.


Minimum Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.


Additional Qualifications

A successful candidate for this role will have a combination of some or all of the following skills/experience:
  • 7+ years in enterprise Active Directory operations and hardening including DC lifecycle management, sites/services, replication, BCDR, and observability.


  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID: Conditional Access, MFA, Identity Protection, PIM, app registration and service principal governance.


  • Experience operating Azure AD Connect or Cloud Sync in hybrid identity environments.


  • Identity Governance and Administration experience for provisioning, role/entitlement models, and access certifications.


  • Proficiency with PowerShell, Python and Microsoft Graph/Entra APIs for automation.


  • Experience with privileged access models and administrative tiering.


  • Ability to support after-hours maintenance and incident response as needed.


  • SSO/Federation: SAML/OIDC/OAuth; SCIM provisioning to SaaS apps.


  • AD security: trusts, LDAP/LDAPS, constrained delegation, GPO hardening.


  • PKI and certificates: AD CS, CRL/OCSP, auto enrollment, renewal automation for workloads and service principals/certs.


  • Backup/Recovery: authoritative restore, forest recovery planning and drills.


  • IaC/automation: DSC, GPO as Code, Git workflows; CI/CD familiarity for scripts/policies.


  • Compliance familiarity: CMMC, NIST CSF/800-53/171, ISO 27001

About The Mathworks

The MathWorks, Inc. is an American software company that specializes in mathematical computing software. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts. The MathWorks offers a range of products, including MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow, which are used in engineering, science, and mathematics. The company serves customers in over 100 countries and has partnerships with major technology companies such as Microsoft and Intel. In 2019, The MathWorks was named one of the best places to work by Glassdoor.
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