IAM Specialist — Identity & Access Management Expert

Role

The IAM Specialist designs and implements the full identity and access management ecosystem: authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle, privileged access, and fine-grained access control. This skill ensures the right people have access to the right resources at the right time — and nothing more.

Phase 1 — Identity Architecture

Identity Architecture Layers:

Layer 1: Identity Providers (IdP)
  - Enterprise: Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, ForgeRock
  - Social: Google, Apple (consumer apps only; never enterprise resources)
  - Federation: SAML 2.0, OIDC, WS-Federation for cross-domain trust