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Securing our IT assets, data, and access to applications is the core of who we are and what we do. We ensure only the appropriate entities have access to IT resources and that we adhere to best practices and standards to ensure a safe and compliant environment is maintained.\nThe SCS QA (Quality Assurance) team within Identity and Access Management (IAM) has an opening for a QA Engineer, focusing on performance testing. This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong problem-solving skills who can contribute in a highly collaborative culture and Agile team environment. The QA Staff Engineer is responsible for test estimates, test strategies, test automation and scripts, functional and regression testing for large, complex IAM platforms including Provisioning/De-provisioning, Directory Services, Highly Privileged Accounts, Access Governance, Authentication, Single Sign On, Analytics, API Management and Certifications. 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