Identity & Access Management Engineer (Finance)
Based in the Raleigh, NC Corporate Office - HybridAt Merz Therapeutics, we're building something meaningful-where innovation meets purpose, and where every team member plays a role in shaping the future of secure, scalable digital collaboration. As we continue to grow and evolve, we're looking for an Identity and Access Management Engineer who's ready to take ownership of our identity and access management strategy, while helping us strengthen the foundation of our Microsoft 365 environment. This is more than a technical role-it's an opportunity to lead with intention, drive continuous improvement, and help us stay ahead in a fast-moving digital landscape. If you're someone who thrives on structure, sees opportunity in complexity, and enjoys working across teams to make systems smarter and more secure, we'd love to meet you.What You'll Do:
- Responsible for day-to-day operations and long-term strategy of IAM and Microsoft 365 governance.
- Collaborate with IT, security, and business stakeholders to ensure compliance, efficiency, and alignment with a cloud-first vision.
Key Areas of Focus:
- Identity & Access Management:
- Manage Conditional Access policies and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) in Entra ID to enforce secure, role-based access controls.
- Lead access review campaigns to ensure user permissions are appropriate and compliant.
- Oversee the lifecycle governance of user and group accounts to maintain accurate and secure access throughout employment changes.
- Support identity provisioning and synchronization across systems to ensure consistent and timely user data updates.
- Continuously improve IAM processes and maintain clear, up-to-date documentation.
- Manage the guest user lifecycle to enable secure and compliant collaboration with external partners.
- Governance & Compliance:
- Define and maintain governance policies for Microsoft 365 Groups to ensure consistent structure, ownership, and lifecycle management.
- Oversee the configuration, compliance, and performance of Exchange Online, OneDrive, and SharePoint environments.
- Align the organization's identity strategy with Microsoft 365 services to support secure, scalable, and integrated collaboration.
- Operational Oversight:
- Conduct regular health checks and performance reviews to ensure the reliability and efficiency of identity and access systems.
- Monitor service health dashboards and proactively report issues and trends to relevant stakeholders.
- Own the application onboarding process in Entra ID, ensuring secure integration and proper configuration of new apps.
- Integration & Collaboration:
- Collaborate with Okta and SailPoint experts to streamline and enhance identity processes across our Ecosystem.
- Strategic Initiatives:
- Implement Microsoft E5 security and compliance features to enhance the organization's protection and visibility.
- Support the rollout of Microsoft Copilot by ensuring identity readiness, access controls, and user enablement.
- Advance the company's cloud-first identity strategy by aligning technologies, policies, and processes with modern cloud principles.
What You'll Bring:
- Experience managing IAM and Microsoft 365 in enterprise settings
- Strong knowledge of Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM
- Familiarity with identity lifecycle, compliance, governance
- Experience with Okta, SailPoint, Microsoft security tools
- Collaborative mindset and proactive problem-solving
- Passion for continuous improvement
Why Join Us? At Merz Therapeutics, we believe in building a workplace where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to grow. We're proud of our heritage, but we're even more excited about where we're headed. If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact-on systems, on teams, and on the future-we'd love to hear from you.
