SailPoint Engineer

Job Title: SailPoint Engineer
Location: Chennai
Experience: 4–8 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Notice Period: Immediate Joiners or Up to 15 Days

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled SailPoint Engineer to join our Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) and/or SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC), identity governance, access certification, provisioning, and integration with enterprise applications. You will be responsible for implementing, managing, and enhancing identity lifecycle and access governance solutions to strengthen organizational security and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and support SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) and/or SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) solutions.
• Configure identity lifecycle management, user provisioning, de-provisioning, role management, and access governance.
• Develop and maintain connectors for Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD, SAP, databases, and enterprise applications.
• Build and customize workflows, lifecycle events, approval processes, and provisioning policies.
• Configure access certification campaigns, segregation of duties (SoD), and compliance reporting.
• Develop custom rules, plugins, forms, reports, and business processes using SailPoint best practices.
• Troubleshoot identity synchronization, provisioning failures, and connector issues.
• Integrate SailPoint with HR systems, cloud applications, and on-premises enterprise platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to implement IAM solutions.
• Perform upgrades, patches, performance tuning, and system maintenance.
• Participate in security audits and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Create technical documentation, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.

Technical Skills

Mandatory Skills

• SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ)
• SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) (Preferred)
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
• User Provisioning & De-provisioning
• Access Certification
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Segregation of Duties (SoD)
• Lifecycle Manager
• Active Directory (AD)
• Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID)
• LDAP
• REST APIs & Web Services
• Java
• BeanShell Scripting
• SQL
• XML
• Windows & Linux Administration

Good to Have

• Microsoft Entra ID
• Okta
• CyberArk
• Ping Identity
• OAuth 2.0
• SAML
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• SCIM
• Microsoft 365 Integration
• ServiceNow Integration
• SAP Connectors
• Oracle Identity Management knowledge
• PowerShell or Python scripting
• AWS or Azure Cloud IAM
• DevOps, CI/CD, and Git

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4–8 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Strong hands-on experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ and/or SailPoint Identity Security Cloud.
• Experience implementing user lifecycle management, provisioning, and access governance solutions.
• Good understanding of authentication, authorization, federation, and identity protocols.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications and directories with SailPoint.
• Knowledge of IAM best practices, compliance, and security frameworks.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• SailPoint Certified IdentityIQ Engineer
• SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Certification
• SailPoint IdentityIQ Administrator Certification
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
• Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Preferred)

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong documentation and process improvement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.