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Senior SailPoint IIQ Engineer
- Brampton, ON, Canada
The annual salary for this position is between $[114,500 - 134,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. · Full-time
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- Pay
- The annual salary for this position is between $[114,500 - 134,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- 7–9 years of hands-on experience implementing and supporting SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) solutions.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services
About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer with strong expertise in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation, and IAM operations. This role will be responsible for designing, developing, upgrading, and supporting SailPoint IIQ solutions while driving identity lifecycle management, access governance, provisioning, compliance reporting, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical knowledge of SailPoint IIQ, strong Java development skills, and experience leading IAM initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
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Applications will be accepted until 12 Oct 2026.
Salary And Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $[114,500 - 134,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer with strong expertise in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation, and IAM operations. This role will be responsible for designing, developing, upgrading, and supporting SailPoint IIQ solutions while driving identity lifecycle management, access governance, provisioning, compliance reporting, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical knowledge of SailPoint IIQ, strong Java development skills, and experience leading IAM initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
- Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
- Design, develop, configure, and support SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions including provisioning workflows, lifecycle management events, access governance processes, and compliance controls.
- Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into SailPoint build maps, workflows, rules, certifications, and lifecycle event configurations.
- Lead SailPoint IIQ implementation, enhancement, and upgrade initiatives, including migration from IdentityIQ v8 to newer platform versions.
- Develop and maintain integrations using SailPoint connectors for user aggregation, provisioning, deprovisioning, and entitlement management across enterprise applications.
- Support SailPoint disaster recovery planning, infrastructure rebuild activities, and operational readiness processes.
- Develop audit reports, compliance dashboards, certification reports, and support SOX, PCI, CPNI, and regulatory audit activities.
- Implement code changes across development, UAT, and production environments following SDLC, release management, and change control processes.
- Support SailPoint platform administration, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident resolution, and operational stability.
- Manage source code repositories, build processes, deployment activities, and documentation for identity governance and compliance reporting.
- Lead technical discussions, mentor team members, and collaborate with business, security, and infrastructure stakeholders to deliver IAM solutions.
- 7–9 years of hands-on experience implementing and supporting SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) solutions.
- Strong expertise in SailPoint administration, workflows, lifecycle management, provisioning, access certification, aggregation, and governance capabilities.
- Experience with SailPoint version upgrades, platform modernization, and IdentityIQ infrastructure management.
- Strong development experience in Java and familiarity with SailPoint APIs, Beanshell scripting, and customization frameworks.
- Experience implementing IAM, IGA, RBAC, access governance, identity lifecycle management, and compliance controls.
- Knowledge of audit, compliance, and regulatory frameworks including SOX, PCI, and identity governance requirements.
- Experience with Linux/Unix administration, including Rocky Linux environments.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, testing strategies, deployment processes, source code management, and release governance.
- Experience developing technical documentation, workflow diagrams, test plans, use cases, and operational procedures.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and leadership skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
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Applications will be accepted until 12 Oct 2026.
Salary And Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $[114,500 - 134,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
More about this job
Responsibilities
Design, develop, upgrade, and support SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions, including workflows, provisioning, lifecycle management, integrations, and access governance. Lead IAM implementation and operational initiatives, support compliance and audit reporting, troubleshoot platform issues, and collaborate with stakeholders while mentoring team members.
Requirements
Requires 7–9 years of hands-on SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation and support experience, with strong expertise in IGA, administration, provisioning, certifications, upgrades, and infrastructure management. Candidates should also have Java and BeanShell development experience, Linux/Unix knowledge, familiarity with compliance frameworks and SDLC processes, and strong communication and leadership skills.
Skills
- SailPoint IdentityIQ
- Identity Governance And Administration
- Java
- BeanShell
- SailPoint APIs
- IAM Operations
- Provisioning
- Access Certification
- Identity Lifecycle Management
- Access Governance
- Linux/Unix Administration
- Rocky Linux
- Compliance Reporting
- RBAC
- SDLC
- Stakeholder Management
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Plan And Contributions
- Long-Term Disability
- Short-Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Discretionary Annual Incentive Program
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Security & Safety
- Engineering
- Consulting
Keywords
- SailPoint IdentityIQ
- Identity Governance And Administration
- Identity And Access Management
- Identity Lifecycle Management
- Access Governance
- Role-Based Access Control
- Java
- BeanShell
- SailPoint APIs
- Provisioning
- Deprovisioning
- Access Certifications
- User Aggregation
- Entitlement Management
- Compliance Reporting
- SOX
- PCI
- CPNI
- Linux/Unix
- Rocky Linux
- Platform Upgrades
- Disaster Recovery
- SDLC
- Release Management
- Change Control
- Root Cause Analysis
- Source Code Management
- Workflow Diagrams
- Operational Procedures
- IAM Operations