IAM Engineer - Silverfort
ENH iSecure · Hyderabad · onsite · Posted 69d ago
Undisclosed1–5 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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As a Silverfort Administrator, responsible for demonstrating the capabilities of Silverfort features & products. Integrating the on-prem AD & secure the privileged access user accounts. Implementation of security policies to strengthen server access for diverged user base. Monitoring & troubleshooting the infrastructure and handling the authentication requests to improve security and reduce the blast radius.
1 Roles & Responsibilities:
1 Roles & Responsibilities:
1. Deploy the Silverfort infrastructure with Admin & nodes in load balancing and failover architecture.
2. Configure and maintain direct connections with Identity Providers (IdPs), including Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, & Okta.
3. Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) across non-standard interfaces such as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Command-Line interfaces (PowerShell, SSH), and SMB file shares.
4. Integrate 3 rd part MFA solutions like MS authenticator, Okta, Google Authenticator & Duo with Silverfort environment to extend the Silverfort capabilities with existing MFA solutions.
5. Oversee traffic interception parameters, ensure optimal performance of Silverfort nodes, and troubleshoot authentications.
6. Create, tune, and optimize risk-based access policies utilizing Silverforts AI-driven threat engine.
7. Discover, map, and secure machine-to-machine communications by creating behavioral baselines and automated protection policies.
8. Audit and adjust user Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to eliminate unnecessary excessive privileges across both cloud and hybrid setups.
9. Set up and configure triggers to detect modern lateral movement attacks, brute-force strategies, and credential-dumping attempts.
10. Evaluate Silverfort traffic logs to trace anomalies and generate operational risk metrics.
11. Ingesting Silverfort logs to SIEM solutions like Splunk, LogRhythm & Sentinel.
12. Document Silverfort platform deployments, runbooks, and exception-handling frameworks to maintain clean IT operational continuity.
13. Manage the daily operation, health monitoring, and system upgrades of the Silverfort admin console, nodes, and dependent services.
Requirements 1.1. Must have skills:
Requirements 1.1. Must have skills:
1. Understanding basic authentication flow mechanics and troubleshooting common clock-skew time sync errors.
2. Creating and updating A, AAAA, CNAME, PTR, and SRV locator records manually.
3. Monitoring policy replication health across DCs using Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) commands.
4. Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) zones, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) scopes, and IP Address Management (IPAM) structures.
5. Creating, managing, and rotating passwords for standard and Managed Service Accounts (MSAs).
6. Implementing different password complexity rules for specific high-risk user groups via password policies.
7. Configuring standard security and sharing tabs using inheritance and AGDLP (Account, Global, Universal, Domain Local, Permissions) best practices.
8. Knowing the five Flexible Single Master Operation roles and their placements across domain controllers.
9. Enabling security audit logs on OUs to trace which admin modified or moved a specific object.
10. Applying Group Policy Objects conditionally based on hardware traits like operating system version or laptop vs. desktop.
11. Mapping network printers, deploying registry changes, and configuring local shortcut files natively
12. Understanding about networking concepts LAN, MAN & WAN.
13. Knowledge of IP addressing and subnetting.
1.2. Good to have skills:
1.2. Good to have skills:
1. Strong analytical mindset with an ability to troubleshoot basic issues.
2. High willingness to learn, adapt, and grasp new technologies quickly.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
4. Understanding of networking & diagnosing system / vm related issues.
5. Understanding of cloud network architecture & administration techniques.
6. Exposure on AWS, Azure & GCP cloud platforms.