Associate Security Engineer, Identity Security

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🤠 Texas – Remote

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KBR, Inc.

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1901

🏛️ Government

Engineering • Government • Sustainability

KBR, Inc. is a global company that provides science, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and companies worldwide. Renowned for its commitment to sustainability, KBR delivers innovative and high-quality solutions in areas such as sustainable technology, government solutions, and digital acceleration. KBR is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, valuing its employees and fostering a culture of integrity and operational excellence. With a strong focus on delivering sustainable value for stakeholders, KBR operates as a trusted partner in various industries.

📋 Description

• Support the administration and operation of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, hybrid identity, and directory synchronization services. • Perform identity administration activities for users, groups, devices, applications, service accounts, and access permissions. • Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, provisioning, account lifecycle, and access-related issues. • Review logs, alerts, and system data to identify and resolve identity-related incidents and operational problems. • Support Conditional Access, multifactor authentication (MFA), passwordless authentication, and other modern access control solutions. • Assist with privileged access management activities, including role assignments, access reviews, and least-privilege enforcement. • Support identity governance processes, including access reviews, entitlement management, and joiner, mover, and leaver activities. • Assist with enterprise application integrations and identity federation technologies, including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SCIM. • Support application identities, service principals, managed identities, workload identities, and service accounts. • Assist with Active Directory administration, Group Policy management, directory health monitoring, and hybrid identity operations. • Support PKI and certificate lifecycle management activities, including certificate issuance, renewal, inventory, and trust relationships. • Identify and help remediate identity-related risks, including excessive access, stale accounts, weak authentication, and unmanaged credentials. • Support security monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigations using Microsoft security platforms and related tools. • Gather technical evidence, perform root cause analysis, and assist with remediation activities during security and operational incidents. • Participate in cloud deployments, application onboarding, tenant migrations, and other identity-related projects and initiatives. • Support audit, compliance, and governance activities through evidence collection, documentation, and control validation. • Create and maintain technical documentation, procedures, knowledge articles, and operational runbooks. • Assist with reporting, automation, and continuous improvement efforts using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, KQL, and related technologies. • Follow established security, change management, incident management, and operational procedures. • Collaborate with engineers, administrators, and stakeholders to improve identity security controls and operational effectiveness. • Communicate technical issues, findings, and project updates clearly while continuing to develop identity security knowledge and expertise.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field • 2+ years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, identity administration, systems administration, cloud support, service desk support, or a related technical field • U.S. citizenship required. • Foundational understanding of information technology concepts, including user accounts, permissions, authentication, operating systems, networking, and cloud services. • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, or comparable enterprise technologies. • Understanding of core security principles such as least privilege, multifactor authentication, role-based access control, and identity lifecycle management. • Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn new technologies and processes quickly. • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to follow established procedures, security standards, and change management requirements. • Strong attention to detail and commitment to handling sensitive information responsibly. • Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical work clearly. • Ability to collaborate within a team environment, manage assigned tasks, and escalate issues appropriately. • Demonstrated reliability, integrity, professionalism, and commitment to continuous learning.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Professional development opportunities