Sanford Health · 16 hours ago
Identity System Engineer
Bemidji, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$34.50/hr - $57/hr
1+ years expSanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. The Identity Systems Engineer is responsible for implementing and securing enterprise identity and access management infrastructure, ensuring reliable authentication, authorization, and access management across hybrid environments.
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Responsibilities
Implementing and securing enterprise identity and access management infrastructure
Ensuring that users, systems, and applications are authenticated, authorized, and protected in alignment with security standards, regulatory requirements, and business needs
Deploying and managing Active Directory services, including domain controllers, OU structures, replication health, schema extensions, and trust relationships
Overseeing synchronization between AD, Entra ID, and other identity platforms, enabling seamless hybrid identity and single sign-on for applications
Configuring and managing secure authentication methods
Administering enterprise PKI and certificate lifecycles
Enforcing access governance policies through Group Policy Objects and role-based models
Integrating systems via API calls (REST, SOAP, JSON)
Automating provisioning and de-provisioning workflows
Supporting modern authentication protocols such as Kerberos, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SAML
Enforcing least privilege and conducting access audits
Supporting compliance with SOX, HIPAA, and GDPR
Providing technical expertise during audits and governance reviews
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, in lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associate's Degree plus 3 years of applicable experience in computer science or related field
Minimum of 1 to 2 years applicable work experience required. Including but not limited to: Supporting Active Directory, Domain Services, Hybrid Identities, & Entra ID, Implementing SSO/MFA workflows using SAML 2.0 and/or OIDC, Maintaining Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Supporting Identity Lifecycle & Access Governance workflows and technical integrations, Implementation of information security standards and procedures including HIPAA and PCI
Preferred
Security Certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+, CEH, etc.) are highly desired
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
A 401(k) retirement plan
Work/life balance benefits
A generous time off package
Company
Sanford Health
Sanford is a healthcare company providing research, education and clinical care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
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CEO
Bill Gassen
President & Chief Executive Officer
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