Identity and Access Management (IAM) Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Peraton
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$104,000–$166,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
UNAVAILABLE
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior IAM specialist role supporting a federal agency (HHS-OIG), focused on architecting and governing enterprise identity services across a hybrid cloud environment. Day-to-day work spans overseeing Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, PAM, and federation technologies; setting technical standards and roadmaps; leading application onboarding into IAM platforms; and advising government leadership on Zero Trust and cybersecurity compliance. Suits a seasoned IAM architect comfortable operating as a principal technical authority.
Senior level · 8+ years · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
No work location is specified in the posting. Given the HHS-OIG client and federal government context, the role is likely in the Washington, DC metro area, but this is not confirmed — CBSA left blank.
The clearance requirement states 'ability to obtain and maintain the agency clearance' without specifying the level. Given the HHS-OIG federal civilian context, a Public Trust or Secret-level clearance is most likely; Secret is assumed here as a conservative estimate.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree and 8 years OR 12 years with a HS diploma/equivalent' — equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The title carries no seniority level word, so the title states no level; however, the scope (senior technical authority, SME, principal advisor) and the 8–12 year experience gate firmly support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily IAM architecture and governance (security analysis / policy), which maps to 15-1212, but the heavy enterprise architecture and technical design work could also support 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) as a runner-up.
CyberArk is listed in the required qualifications section but qualified with 'preferably' — treated as preferred rather than a hard gate.
NIST 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture framework) is captured under the Zero Trust Architecture skill rather than as a separate NIST document skill, as it is the same concept referenced throughout the posting.
Preferred certifications (CISSP, SC-300, SC-100, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CyberArk Defender/Sentry, CIAM, ITIL v4) are not emitted as skills per extraction rules — certifications are not named technologies or tools.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Zero Trust Architecture, Microsoft Entra Identity Governance.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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