Working/Functional Title

IAM Developer

Position Summary

The Identity & Access Management Platforms team at MSU supports the systems that provide centralized identity, authentication, and access management services to information systems across campus. The team is in the early stages of a major modernization effort in these spaces. Under the supervision of the IAM Platforms Manager, the IAM Developer will

• Maintain and update MSU developed software and systems developed primarily in Java but also in Python, Bash, and Perl
• Develop integrations between IAM systems (e.g., SailPoint IdentityIQ) and other information systems in use at the university, both internally developed and off-the-shelf
• Participate in ongoing projects to modernize IAM systems and processes
• Maintain currency of skills through professional development
• Collaborate closely with teammates and partners across IT and the campus community at large.

Michigan State University (MSU) is a top 100 global university located in East Lansing, three miles east of the state’s capitol. The MSU community includes more than 12,000 faculty, academic and support staff, as well as 49,695 students. MSU offers an extensive benefits package to its employees including health care, prescription, and dental coverage, and a base retirement program with a University matching contribution, as well as basic life insurance. In addition, MSU offers educational benefits including a course fee courtesy program and educational assistance.

MSU Information Technology provides the primary leadership for strategic, financial, and policy initiatives affecting information technology (IT) across MSU. MSU IT offers technology resources that support MSU’s mission of providing education, conducting research, and advancing engagement.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are essential elements, vital to the culture MSU Information Technology endeavors to cultivate.  This includes providing opportunities and access for all people which incorporate differences of race, age, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, migratory status, disability/abilities, political affiliation, veteran status and socioeconomic background.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

• Knowledge equivalent to that which generally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program
• Three to five years of related and progressively more responsible work experience in software development
• Experience working in diverse software development and runtime environments Experience working with relational database systems
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Identity & Access Management processes & concepts e.g., joiner, mover, leaver
• Experience with Identity Governance tools e.g., SailPoint IdentityIQ
• Experience with delegated/federated authentication systems e.g., Okta, Shibboleth, and protocols e.g., SAML, OIDC
• Experience developing and maintaining real-time integrations between complex systems using e.g., REST APIs

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Resume and Cover Letter

Together-we-will Statement

Special Instructions

Three professional references knowledgeable of your work.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

https://tech.msu.edu

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Bidding eligibility ends 9/13, 11:55 PM

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About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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