Full Job Description
This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers”.
Costco’s Identity and Access Management is responsible for the design and implementation of Identity Solutions that align with business goals and objectives. This is a Senior Technical role that is responsible for the design, implementation, and operational stability of identity systems in the Federation domain.
This role will be responsible for managing expectations with application stakeholders, designing, implementing, and troubleshooting solutions related to the integration with Identity Management Systems. This role will also be accountable for various aspects of infrastructure management including maintenance, performance and capacity planning, security, and support. The Identity Analyst will need to understand and interpret global technical and business requirements, including participation in the discovery, documentation, validation/refinement of solutions, deployments, and hypercare.
If you want to be a part of one of the BEST “to work for” companies in the world, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.
ROLE
Sets up Federated Authentication, Policy Management, and (MFA) multi-factor authentication platforms.
Understands and follows least privilege access principles while adhering to best practices in Identity Lifecycle Management.
Triages issues and provides technical direction to peers.
Plans, implements, and analyzes federation architectures in a Global Enterprise environment.
Provides leadership to large scale enterprise IT projects and applies structured lifecycles (Plan, Design, and Implement) that meet business units overall needs.
Participates in on call rotation for support of Production Identity Management infrastructure, coverage 24x7x365.
REQUIRED
5+ years’ experience supporting Federation Environment(s) and strong understanding of IdM protocols and standards.
5+ years’ hands-on technical experience planning, designing and implementing IAM technologies and services. 5+ years’ experience troubleshooting federation solutions and integrated applications.
Communicates effectively verbally and in writing.
Delivers tasks on time with quality.
Pivots to changing priorities and tasks.
Shows initiative and works independently.
Recommended
Strong knowledge in scripting languages (json, bash, javascript, shell, etc.).
Ability to think outside the box.
Required Documents
Cover Letter
Resume
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Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.