Job Description

Role Overview:
We are seeking energetic, forward-thinking professional to join our Cyber Security Engineering team. This technical role serves as an Engineer in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) space with Identity Management with SailPoint Identity Now, Federation Services, PingFederate, Ping Access, One Identity Password Manager, Multi-Factor Authentication, Delinea Secret Server and Azure.

What will you do in this role

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for global authentication services. 
• Translate business requirements into a technical solution and support the deployment of new / enhanced capabilities. 
• Provide guidance on authentication and API security and consult with business and other technology teams to address complex needs. 
• Be responsible for evaluating new solutions and developing the supporting elements required to incorporate new technologies in a safe and secure manner. 
• Produce architecture diagrams, blueprints and solution narratives to bring solutions to reality. 
• Active collaboration with project teams, consumers of IAM services, stakeholders and colleagues. 
• Coordination of managed service teams working on planned activities. 

What should you have

·       3+ years of experience in working on IT engineering type of work efforts. 

·       Self-driven with good time management to deliver within planned timelines. 

·       Functional knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory 

·       Willingness to learn about IAM and global enterprise environment. 

·       Understanding of software/system delivery lifecycle and accompanying technologies. 

·       Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to navigate cross-culturally with wide array of stakeholders, internally and externally. 

Preferred:

Experience with some / all the following: 

·       Identity and Access Management area in medium or large enterprise. 

·       Cybersecurity concepts including encryption, authentication, database security and information protection. 

·       Enterprise single-sign on, Federated SSO, web access management solutions such as PingFederate, PingAccess and Active Directory.

·       API security. 

·       AWS and Azure Identity Services (AWS Cognito, AWS SSO, AWS IAM, Microsoft Identity Platform, Azure hybrid identity, etc.) Certification in information security, application security, and/or cloud security. 

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

#HYDIT2025

 

Required Skills:

Application Security, Business Translations, Certificate Services, Cloud Security, Consultation, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Analytics, Cybersecurity Operations, Delivery of Security Applications, Design Applications, Identity Access Management (IAM), Information Security, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Engineering, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Operational Technology (OT) Security, SailPoint IdentityNow, SLA Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Web Hosting Management, Zero Trust Architecture

Preferred Skills:

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

07/20/2026

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