Senior, IT Security Specialist

Job Description
The Senior IT Security IAM Specialist is a key technical leadership role responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide identity management systems. This position ensures secure, compliant, and efficient access to company resources, specializing in user provisioning, privileged access management (PAM), and identity governance. The Senior Specialist will lead IAM projects, enforce "least privilege" access policies, and enhance IAM security.
Benefits Information
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
healthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities
and so much more!
Responsibilities

Knowledge/Experience in:CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Swift (for iOS Mobile App Development) & Java (for Android Mobile App Development).
System Ownership & Design: Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for IAM platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Okta, Azure AD, CyberArk), designing scalable, secure authentication and authorization workflows.
Access Management & Provisioning: Oversee the full lifecycle management of digital identities (joiners, movers, leavers), including non-person ID creation, role-based access control (RBAC), and user access reviews.
Privileged Access Management (PAM): Implement and manage PAM solutions to secure, monitor, and manage privileged accounts, ensuring compliance with security policies.
Automation & Integration: Drive automation initiatives to streamline provisioning/de-provisioning, integrating IAM systems with HR systems and cloud applications (AWS, Azure) using scripting languages like PowerShell or Python.
Compliance & Audit: Conduct regular access audits, entitlement reviews, and certification campaigns to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, GDPR).
Incident Response: Serve as a high-level responder for IAM-related incidents, such as compromised credentials or unauthorized access, and conduct root cause analysis.
Provide support for the team on a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week basis when necessary
Implementation for day to day IT security
General supervision
Work independently
Provide guidance to and assist in training other specialists or business resources
Establish technical and process related documentation
Qualifications
Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Management Information Systems, or equivalent experience
Required Work Experience

5 + years experience in information security.Direct experience with front end development and mobile application development is also needed (3 years plus).
Scripting:Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, C#.net, Swift (iOS Development) & Java (Android Development)
Preferred Work Experience

Developing, documenting and maintaining security policies, processes, procedures and standards. Audit, compliance, governance experience.
Knowledge

Network infrastructure – routers, switches, firewalls, etc.
Skills

Work under pressure, analytical skills, interact with company personnel, strong leadership abilities, written and verbal communication skills, strong customer/client focus, manage expectations, build long term relationships
Soft Skills

Leadership: Ability to mentor junior analysts and act as a technical lead on projects.
Communication: Strong ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Problem-Solving: Strong critical thinking to analyze, test, and troubleshoot complex IAM issues.
Additional Skills

Experience with API security and integration (REST APIs).
Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture principles.
Nice To Have

Certifications: Associate Android Development, Application Development with Swift certification (iOS) and/or Microsoft Certified; Azure Developer Associate.
Understanding of: SAML, OAuth, OIDC, LDAP, and MFA.
About The Team
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.