National Marrow Donor Program - NMDP is a leading global nonprofit dedicated to connecting patients with donors for life-saving marrow and cord blood transplants. The organization
Senior Systems Engineer
Location
Worldwide
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Systems Engineer
National Marrow Donor Program - NMDP
Title: Senior Systems Engineer Location: United States Department: Data Center Services Job Description: Description POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Systems Engineer provides senior technical leadership across two core areas: Identity & Access Management (IAM) and IT Productivity & Collaboration services. The position designs, implements, administers, and supports Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) and enterprise identity services (directory services, SSO/federation, MFA/conditional access alignment, and privileged access) using Okta, Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra. As a Senior Systems Engineer you will identity lifecycle processes (joiner/mover/leaver; provisioning and deprovisioning) and implement access models, policies, and governance that strengthen authentication/authorization, enable least-privilege access, and reduce identity-based risk. In addition, the position serves as technical owner for Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, Exchange Online) and key adjacent SaaS platforms, delivering secure and reliable operations through monitoring, incident/problem management and on-call participation, change/ITSM execution, and continuous improvement. The Senior role leads application onboarding and integrations, supports audits, access reviews, penetration testing and vulnerability remediation with evidence and corrective actions, delivers migrations and modernization efforts, manages vendor/licensing optimization and escalations, and maintains documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to ensure sustainable support and a strong employee experience. Our team has a solid local presence so local, MN based candidates with easy access to our World Headquarters in downtown Minneapolis are preferred. ACCOUNTABILITIES: Engineering solutions, design, and administration: • Design, implement, and maintain IAM/IGA capabilities (directory services, SSO/federation, and privileged access) using Okta, Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra to deliver secure, reliable access. • Lead discovery and solution delivery for IAM initiatives (requirements, design, build, testing, and rollout); evaluate options and recommend best-fit approaches with internal teams and vendors. • Automate identity lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver; provisioning/deprovisioning) and related administration using scripting and modern tooling to reduce manual effort and risk. • Define and enforce access governance (RBAC/ABAC), policies, workflows, and secure access patterns (SSO/MFA/conditional access alignment and least-privilege role design), including periodic access reviews. • Support security and compliance by remediating identity-related vulnerabilities and supporting audits, penetration tests, and access reviews with evidence, reporting, and corrective actions. • Onboard and integrate applications and platforms (SaaS and Microsoft 365) using standards-based connectors/integrations; partner with application owners to validate requirements, data flows, and security controls. • Own and administer Microsoft 365 and collaboration services (Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, Exchange Online) and adjacent SaaS tools, including hybrid identity/access integrations and roadmap execution. • Operate and improve services through monitoring, dashboards/alerts, incident and problem management (RCA/post-incident reviews), and on-call participation; troubleshoot authentication/authorization/provisioning issues to restore service. • Plan, test, and deliver changes using NMDP change management and ITSM practices; validate outcomes and transition to steady-state support. • Create and maintain documentation and enablement (standards, runbooks, procedures, and knowledge articles); support tiered support and knowledge transfer with Service Desk/L2. • Support privileged access practices using approved vaulting and secrets management (e.g., Delinea Secret Server) for administrative accounts, service accounts, and automation credentials. • Partner with Procurement/Vendor Management on renewals, licensing optimization, and vendor escalations; identify cost-saving opportunities through usage analysis and right-sizing. • Evaluate and adopt new features and products (including collaboration AI capabilities) via pilots, guardrails, and measured rollouts. • Other duties as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of: • IAM/IGA concepts and practices, including identity lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver), provisioning/deprovisioning, and access recertification. • Identity standards and protocols (SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM) and how they are used for SSO/federation and application integrations. • Okta, Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra ID administration and configuration concepts (tenant/directory structure, groups, app assignments, conditional access/access policies). • Privileged access management principles and controls (least privilege, role-based access, privileged roles/accounts, access request/approval workflows). • Security and compliance practices related to identity services, including logging/monitoring, vulnerability remediation, audit evidence collection, and access reviews. • Enterprise IT operations practices (incident/problem management, change control) and creating/supporting technical documentation such as procedures and runbooks. Ability to: • Demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational skills, demonstrated success in working both independently and in a team environment. • Demonstrate above-average written and oral communication skills. • Demonstrate strong analytical and creative problem solving, and the ability to manage multiple and rapidly changing priorities. • Work effectively both independently and collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams. • Communicate clearly in writing and verbally, including translating technical concepts for varied audiences. • Analyze complex issues, solve problems systematically, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment. • Hands-on experience with the relevant technologies and solutions for fulfilling the activities in the accountabilities section. Education and/or Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Security or related field (or equivalent related experience and/or education). • Minimum of five or more years of experience in engineering and supporting solutions in a heterogeneous enterprise IT environment. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Additional qualifications that may make a person even more effective in the role, but are not required for consideration) • Modern Workplace/Automation: Defines and completes project tasks, including scripting, related to workplace automation, leveraging Intune, SharePoint (including migrations), Viva, PowerApps, Power Automate, Microsoft Power Platform, etc. • Strong experience with Okta tenant configuration and core components (policies, claims, scopes, access policies) beyond day-to-day administration. • Experience partnering with application developers and using Okta APIs to automate integrations and workflows. • Experience with log management and reporting tools (e.g., Varonis, Okta reporting) for monitoring and investigation. #LI-DNI
Related Guides
Related Categories
Related Job Pages
More Systems Engineer Jobs
Trainer for multi-week CompTIA A+ training
GFN GmbHGFN – Empowering you - to empower others. Als einer der größten deutschen Bildungsanbieter im digitalen Bereich und Marktführer für IT-Umschulungen nehmen wir unsere gesellschaftliche Verantwortung ernst. Seit fast 30 Jahren ermöglichen wir nicht nur berufliche Perspektiven, sondern begleiten unsere Teilnehmenden individuell mit Umschulungen, IT-Weiterbildungen und individuellen Coachings in einen zukunftssicheren Job. Remote, digital und an Standorten in ganz Deutschland. Bei GFN machst du damit einen echten Unterschied.
Role Description Für den freiberuflichen Einsatz oder in Festanstellung suchen wir Trainer (m/w/x) für mehrwöchigen Onlineunterricht im geförderten Bildungsbereich. - IT-Trainings in unseren CompTIA A+ Schulungen mit folgenden Schwerpunkten: - IT-Support - Installation, Konfiguration und Wartung von Hardware - Kenntnisse in Betriebssystemen (Linux, Windows, macOS) - Netzwerk- und Sicherheitsgrundlagen - Virtualisierung- und Cloudkonzepte - Prüfungsvorbereitung Qualifications - Unterrichtserfahrung in der Erwachsenenbildung, idealerweise im geförderten Bildungsbereich (Nachweis erforderlich) - Ausbildereignung IHK (AEVO) oder die Bereitschaft, diese zu erlangen - Abgeschlossene IT-Ausbildung/Informatikstudium oder vergleichbar - Aktuelle CompTIA A+ Zertifizierung, weitere CompTIA-Zertifizierungen sind von Vorteil - Keine Scheu vor heterogenen Gruppen - Bereitschaft zur kontinuierlichen Weiterbildung Benefits - Frühzeitige Auftragsplanung und Möglichkeit zur langfristigen Zusammenarbeit - Schulungsmöglichkeiten Online und/oder in Präsenz - Faire Honorare - Unterrichtsinhalte- und Unterlagen werden bereitgestellt - Unterstützung bei fachlichen und methodisch-didaktischen Fragen Company Description GFN – Empowering you - to empower others. - Als einer der größten deutschen Bildungsanbieter im digitalen Bereich und Marktführer für IT-Umschulungen nehmen wir unsere gesellschaftliche Verantwortung ernst. - Seit fast 30 Jahren ermöglichen wir nicht nur berufliche Perspektiven, sondern begleiten unsere Teilnehmenden individuell mit Umschulungen, IT-Weiterbildungen und individuellen Coachings in einen zukunftssicheren Job. - Remote, digital und an Standorten in ganz Deutschland. - Empowering you - to empower others.
Business System Analyst About the Team: One key ingredient to Akamai's success has been an exceptional level of customer service and customization throughout a customer's life cycle–-initial contacts, pre-sales consultation, contracting and integration, upgrades, event support, and strategic consultation. About the Job: As Business Analyst, you will work in a global environment and provide significant individual contribution to the Enterprise application integration efforts. You will own the responsibilities of business analysis end to end. You will come up with innovative solutions for business problems and will coordinate with the development team to implement them successfully. The successful candidate will demonstrate a highly collaborative and detail-oriented approach, coupled with analytical, communication, and Agile delivery expertise. As a Business System Analyst you will be responsible for: - Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business processes, needs, and goals related to the Product Master application. Act as a liaison between business units and IT to ensure successful solution delivery. - Gather, document, and validate functional and non-functional requirements for product catalog and configuration features on the Product Master application. - Manage and maintain the product roadmap for the Product Master application, ensuring alignment with business priorities, project timelines, and resource availability. - Create detailed user stories, process flows and functional specifications. - Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, QA, UX, Operations) to ensure successful execution and delivery of roadmap items. - Support user acceptance testing (UAT) by developing test cases and coordinating testing efforts. To be successful in this role you will: - Bachelors / Masters degree in Computer science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. - 2-4 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst / Business Analyst or similar role, preferably in IT (with product catalog systems). - Experience with product catalog, product configuration, or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems is a must. - Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile/Scrum methodologies. - Proven experience in managing multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously, with strong prioritization skills. - Proficiency with tools like Jira, Confluence, Visio. - Demonstrates skilled use of Microsoft Office presentation, analysis and reporting tools, particularly PowerPoint, Word and Excel - Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills. Work in a way that works for you We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone. We are happy to discuss flexible working options in this role, please discuss your requirements with the recruiter when you apply. Working with us At Akamai, we’re curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you’ll thrive here. Working for you At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: - Your health - Your finances - Your family - Your time at work - Your time pursuing other endeavors
• Lead all technical aspects of a sales cycle with the customer, from the initial RFIs, through to RFPs & RFQs when required. • Have the ability to listen and to understand the technical requirements of the customer. • Be the primary technical point of contact for the customer(s) and partners in close collaboration with your sales partner. • Continuously strive to improve knowledge around the Fortinet products and solutions. • Have a strong ability to position Fortinet solutions to the customer, whether this be remotely or in person. • Manage your time effectively when working on multiple deals simultaneously. • Maintain accurate activity, contact, and account technical information of all customers and prospects in our CRM (Salesforce).
Senior PHP - WordPress Developer Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Job Description: Position: Sr PHP/WordPress Developer Position Type: Full time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy) Reports To: Sr Director, Digital Platforms & Delivery Location: Remote within Toronto, ON The Company: Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team. The Opportunity: The Senior PHP/WordPress Developer is a high-impact technical role responsible for the architecture, development, and stability of our enterprise-scale WordPress VIP (WPVIP) ecosystem. We are looking for a "developer's developer"—someone who views high-quality code as a baseline and sees automated testing and continuous delivery as essential to the craft. This individual acts as a technical anchor and servant leader, utilizing Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), ATDD (Acceptance Test-Driven Development) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure quality and reliability. You will be the "tide that raises all ships," proactively mentoring others in engineering best practices while taking full initiative over the delivery lifecycle. Why This Role Matters: You provide the technical rigour that allows our team to move fast without breaking things. By embedding testing and automation into the heart of our workflow, you enable the organization to scale confidently while mentoring the next generation of engineers. What you’ll do: WPVIP, PHP & Engineering Excellence - Architect bespoke, high-performance WordPress themes, plugins and solutions optimized for the WPVIP platform. - Write clean, modular PHP (8.x) using OOP and SOLID principles to ensure code is maintainable and VIP-standard compliant. Testing & Continuous Delivery - BDD Implementation: Drive collaboration efforts with stakeholders using BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) to create a shared understanding. - Test-First Mindset: Implement and advocate for ATDD (Acceptance Test-Driven Development) and TDD (Test-Driven Development) practices to ensure an executable understanding of the intended behavior that will drive development. - CD Pipeline Stewardship: Own and optimize Continuous Delivery pipelines using VIP-CLI and GitHub Actions, ensuring every commit is "deploy-ready" through automated linting, unit testing, and integration tests. Agile Collaboration & Servant Leadership - Act as a servant leader by removing technical blockers and facilitating pair programming to socialize testing best practices across the team. - Proactively identify technical debt and platform risks, taking the initiative to refactor code for better testability and performance. Who you are: - 7+ years of professional PHP experience, with deep expertise in the WordPress VIP ecosystem. - Testing Mastery: Proven experience with testing frameworks (e.g., PHPUnit, Playwright, Behat, or Cypress) and a commitment to TDD/BDD workflows. - CI/CD Proficiency: Expert knowledge of modern Continuous Delivery practices and WPVIP-specific deployment constraints. - Full-Stack Skills: Strong command of React (Gutenberg), ES6+, and REST/GraphQL API integration. - Performance & Security Tooling: Extensive experience with tools such as PHPCS, New Relic, Query Monitor, WPScan and K6/WebPageTest. - Engineering Excellence: BDD, ATDD, TDD and CI/CD. - Technical Stewardship: WPVIP architecture and high-scale PHP. - Servant Leadership: Empowering others through mentorship and knowledge sharing. - Proactive Initiative: A self-starter who defines "done" as tested, documented, and deployed. Compensation: Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location. Base Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please. Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Job Details Pay Type Salary
