Cybersecurity Engineer - IAM

Job Description

Who We Are
​Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy.  Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.  The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

Summary

This is a hands-on security position working within the Information Security group and with the internal IT department at large.   We are looking for candidates who   have a   passion   for   cyber security,   identity   management,   and   threat   response. You   will provide domain   expertise   to design and develop the capabilities of the identity and access   management   platform and the automation of application deployment pipelines to the platform.

The Role

In this role, you will be an essential partner and technical specialist for identity and access platform development and provide thought leadership on overall security and authentication across   various workflows .   You   will be a key part of our   efforts to   enable   the   business   needs   in   a   highly collaborative organization . The environment is fast-paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud services   along with   the challenges of integrating those services into our security practice.

Responsibilities

- Provide design, evaluation, analysis, testing, debugging and implementation of identity and access management programs to support the company’s strategy

- M aintain configuration, updates, and overall administration of the identity access management platform

- H ave a deep understanding of user lifecycle management; including provisioning/de-provisioning, access requests, user   entitlements   and audit & validations

- Maintain standards for access management across the company and department

- Collaborate with HRIS, IT service owners, and service desk to troubleshoot and fulfill identity related workflows

- Knowledge of identity governance workflows with the concepts of attestation and auditing.

- Integrate new applications into the identity access management platform through   RESTful APIs, JDBC, flat file, or built-in connectors and configure   aggregation, provisioning, and entitlements

- Automate identity workflows   and processes for lifecycle management, auditing, reporting,   governance   and self-service

- Provide and   maintain   a RESTful identity API to downstream services

- Play an active role in CAA’s security incident response efforts, working to   identify   and mitigate information security threats

Required Capabilities

- A   minimum of   4   years in Information Technology, ideally with a focus on   information security

- A   minimum of   2   years’ experience in   identity and access management   or   CyberSecurity

- A   Bachelor’s or Master’s   Degree in a relevant field of work

- E xperience scripting in at least one of the following languages:  PowerShell, Python, JavaScript

- Experience with the   deploy ment   and suppor t of   Zero Trust Identity   architecture and   infastructure

- A   strong understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, networks ,   firewalls,   cloud applications ,   and infrastructure

- Experience in a utomation and integration   with SaaS applications

- Understanding   of OAuth , SAML   and   OpenID   frameworks

- Experience in lifecycle management and p rovisioning and   d e- p rovisioning

- Knowledge of   different   MFA and compensating controls   for identity

- Knowledge of   privilege   identity management,   privileged   access management,   and concepts of   just in time   provisioning , just enough access , and principal of least privilege

Desired Capabilities

- Set   up   and integrated   Single Sign-On   with various SaaS vendors

- Accoun t set-up and access management

- Using and coding against   REST APIs

- Knowledge and experience of SCIM provisioning and integration

- Worked closely with human resources and help desk support staff

- Experience supporting   and following   identity framework or   IDaaS

- A n understanding of the NIST framework and using a continuous improvement loop

Desired Skills

Azure AD, Active Directory, AD Connect, Azure Automation, Power Automate, SAML, OpenID, WS-Fed, SSO, SCIM, OAuth, Programming (java, python), PowerShell, RESTful APIs, MSSQL, OGNL,   GraphQL , Workday, SailPoint, Okta, Ping Federate,   PingID , Splunk, RBAC

Location

This role is based in our Nashville office.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $122,000 - $153,000 in Nashville. This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Environment

CAA has a   service oriented   collaborative environment where we help our   colleagues   then focus on our own work.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.