Junior Cyber Security Engineer – IAM

Annual SalaryCompetitive entry-level salary: $45,000/year

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Junior Cyber Security Engineer – Identity Access Management (IAM) –
US Citizens Only apply

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Cyber Security Engineer –
IAM to join our growing security team. This is an entry-level role designed for recent
graduates or early-career professionals who want to build a strong foundation
in Identity Access Management (IAM) and cybersecurity.
You will work alongside senior engineers and architects to support enterprise IAM
platforms, helping secure user identities, applications, and digital access across cloud
and on-prem environments.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist in implementing and supporting IAM solutions (SSO, MFA, user provisioning).
  • Support onboarding/offboarding of users across systems.
  • Monitor access logs and help investigate security incidents.
  • Help manage identity data in directories (Active Directory, LDAP, cloud IAM).
  • Assist with application integrations using SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect.
  • Document configurations, processes, and troubleshooting steps.
  • Participate in security audits and compliance activities.

 

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field.
  • Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts.

 

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Highly skilled in designing and developing complex Java/J2EE applications
• Hands-on experience in web applications development using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot,
Spring MVC, Spring Core, Spring Security, Hibernate, RESTFUL Web services.
• Strong working experience in Spring boot, Micro services, Docker, Elastic and AWS
Cloud Formation.
• Knowledge on Containerization and Dockerization, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD
Pipelines] Artifactory, GIT, Unit Testing and Mocking
• Experience with web technologies including Angular JS, HTML 5, XHTML, CSS,
JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON.
• Good working knowledge of GIT and Maven.
• Must have very good analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
• Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with user interface design, database structures and statistical analyses.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Attention to detail

 

Familiarity With:

  • Authentication & Authorization concepts
  • Active Directory or LDAP
  • Basic networking (TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS)
  • Willingness to learn enterprise IAM platforms.
  • Preferred / Nice to Have
  • Exposure to IAM tools like:
  • Ping Identity, Okta, Azure AD, Keycloak, Auth0

 

Knowledge Of:

  • SAML, OAuth2, OIDC
  • MFA, RBAC, Zero Trust
  • Any internship, lab work, or hands-on projects in cybersecurity.
  • What You’ll Learn
  • Real-world IAM architecture and deployments.
  • Enterprise security best practices.
  • Cloud and API security.
  • Compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST).
  • How large organizations manage digital identity at scale.

 

Benefits

  • Competitive entry-level salary: $45,000/year
  • Health insurance coverage
  • 2 weeks paid time off (PTO) per year
  • On-the-job training and mentorship
  • Career growth into roles like:
  • IAM Engineer
  • Security Engineer
  • Cloud Security Engineer

 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field.
  • Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts.

 

Ideal For:

  • Recent graduates in Cybersecurity / IT
  • US Citizens Only
  • Career switchers entering cybersecurity
  • Students from bootcamps or certification programs (Security+, IAM labs)

 

Send your resumes to hr@likemindsconsulting.com

 

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