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Senior IAM Engineer with 8+ years of experience in healthcare, tech, and oil & gas, specializing in identity lifecycle management, SSO/Federation, PAM, IGA tools, and cloud IAM controls (AWS, Azure, GCP). Proven ability to resolve real-world IAM issues such as access failures, privilege escalations, joiner/leaver processes, and audit remediation. Hands-on expertise with Okta, SailPoint, ForgeRock, CyberArk, Azure AD, LDAP, SCIM, SAML, and OAuth2. Combines IAM expertise with security operations, DevOps automation mindset, and engineering mindset.

  • Name: Solomon Ajaezi
  • Address: Houston, Texas, United States
  • Email: me@solomonajaezi.com
  • LinkedIn: Solomon Ajaezi

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Education

2012

Industrial Engineering Management

University of Texas

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Management

2008

Mechanical Engineering

University of Benin

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Certifications

2022

Architect Associate

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Developer Associate

Professional Experience

July 2022 - Present

Cloud IAM Engineer | Sacramento, CA

Luxer One
  • Provision and de-provision users across hybrid environment using SCIM between Azure AD, Okta, and internal HRIS
  • Configure and manage SAML SSO integrations for enterprise apps including Salesforce, Workday, and Jira
  • Enforced RBAC via Azure AD and Conditional Access; handled MFA rollout including FIDO2 device testing
  • Conducted access reviews and user certification campaigns through SailPoint and submitted SoD exceptions for review
  • Supported PAM workflows in CyberArk: password vault onboarding, privileged session monitoring, and break-glass account access
  • Automated provisioning pipelines using Terraform to define IAM roles and policies across dev, test, and prod environments
  • Leveraged Ansible for role-based configuration enforcement and repeatable deployment of access
Dec 2019 - July 2022

IAM Engineer | Austin, TX

Cisco
  • Managed IAM tickets related to on-boarding, off-boarding, and entitlement changes across 20+ SaaS applications
  • Integrated 10+ applications with Okta using SAML and OIDC protocols, working closely with application teams
  • Automated user access provisioning using Okta Workflows and integrated SCIM connectors
  • Participated in LDAP integration between ForgeRock and backend databases to support internal legacy apps
  • Used Docker and Kubernetes RBAC to control IAM roles for internal services and API interactions
  • Integrated GitLab CI with IAM systems to enforce secure deployment pipelines and rotate secrets via environment variables
  • Designed and enforced Conditional Access and MFA policies in Azure AD and Okta, aligned with Zero Trust Architecture principles (least privilege, verified trust, and continuous evaluation.)
  • Partnered with audit/compliance teams to support quarterly access certifications and remediation via SailPoint
April 2018 - Dec 2019

Cloud Security Engineer (IAM Focus) | Waukesha, WI

Elevance Health
  • Worked across DevSecOps and IAM to harden identity security posture within Azure and AWS environments
  • Created and maintained RBAC policies in Azure AD to enforce least privilege access across engineering teams
  • Deployed Conditional Access policies blocking legacy protocols and enforcing MFA for privileged users
  • Supported PAM deployments using Delinea Secret Server; managed onboarding of local/admin accounts
  • Handled high-volume ServiceNow tickets related to terminated employees with lingering access or orphaned accounts
  • Assisted in PKI rollout to enforce certificate-based authentication for developers accessing CI/CD pipelines
  • Contributed to access automation using GitHub Actions for joiner/mover/leaver workflows and service account governance
  • Leveraged Splunk dashboards to audit IAM events (login failures, PIM activations, access reviews) and respond to ServiceNow security tickets in compliance with SLA timelines
Sep 2013 - Aug 2017

Reliability Engineer | Abu Dhabi, UAE

Shell Oil
  • Led disaster recovery strategy development and implemented resilient cloud backup workflow
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams to define secure provisioning patterns for oilfield tech infrastructure
  • Introduced incident response SOPs and root-cause tracking for field equipment anomalies
  • Acted as liaison between field users and IT security to triage mobile access issues, helping align device access trust policies and identity compliance requirements for secure operational app access
  • Collaborated with IT to document authentication flows for refinery monitoring systems, mapping Okta SSO integrations with on-prem LDAP and Active Directory for seamless access control
  • Managed a cross-functional team of 8 to solve complex reliability issues, utilizing strong leadership and communication skills to drive problem-solving across departments

Skills

  • Identity Lifecycle & Federation: Joiner/Leaver/Transfer, SCIM, SSO (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2), MFA, Conditional Access
  • IAM & Access Control: Azure AD, Okta, ForgeRock, SailPoint IIQ, Auth0, RBAC, PIM, PKI
  • Privileged Access & PAM: CyberArk, Delinea, Just-in-Time Access, Session Monitoring
  • Cloud & Directory Services: AWS IAM, Azure IAM, GCP IAM, Active Directory, LDAP
  • Infrastructure & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Azure CLI, AWS CLI, Okta Workflows
  • DevOps & Secrets Management: Git, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault
  • Security Monitoring & Frameworks: Splunk, ServiceNow, Audit Logs, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)

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