Identity & Access Management Specialist (1-year FTC)

About the role

EDGE Group, a defence and emerging technologies group headquartered in the UAE, is hiring an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Specialist in Abu Dhabi. You will design, implement and administer identity and access controls in classified and restricted environments, ensuring users, systems and privileged accounts have access based on security policies, clearance, need-to-know and least-privilege principles.

Key responsibilities

• Administer user identities, accounts, roles, groups and access permissions across classified environments.
• Implement and manage MFA, RBAC, privileged access management (PAM) and access-control mechanisms.
• Manage user onboarding, transfers, access reviews and secure account deprovisioning.
• Manage privileged and service accounts and monitor their use.
• Integrate with Active Directory, LDAP, PKI and authentication services, and support identity lifecycle management.
• Monitor authentication and access events and investigate anomalous or unauthorized access.
• Conduct periodic access reviews and support audits, security assessments and compliance activities.
• Maintain IAM policies, procedures, access matrices and technical documentation.
• Support secure credential, certificate and cryptographic key management, and incident response for compromised accounts.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related subject.
• At least 4 years of experience with IAM platforms and privileged-access solutions.
• Strong understanding of security policies, access-control procedures and compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical, documentation and troubleshooting skills.
• English proficiency required.

Required skills

• IAM, Active Directory, LDAP, RBAC, MFA and PAM.
• Certifications such as CISSP, Security+, Microsoft, SailPoint or CyberArk are desirable.

What we offer

• Tax-free salaries and highly competitive pay.
• Benefits that may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.
• A learning academy and digital learning platforms, career support and collaboration with global talent.