Job Specifications
Date: Sep 23, 2025
Location:
AUSTIN, TX
Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.
Functional Title: IAM Developer
Job Title: Programmer V
Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
Department: Identity/Access Mgmt Sol DSHS
Posting Number: 9574
Closing Date: 03/24/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Computer and Mathematical
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-28
Salary Range: $7,716.66 - $10,062.00
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework: Not Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 10%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Facility Location:
Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST
Other Locations:
MOS Codes: 0673,2652,8846,8848,16KX,181X,182X,255A,255S,25B,26B,62E,681X,682X,781X,782X,8K000,CT,CTR,CWT,CYB10
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Brief Job Description
The Identity and Access Management Programmer V position reports to the DSHS Identity and Access Management (IAM) manager. HHS is seeking a skilled IAM Developer specializing in SailPoint and Okta to join our dynamic Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in designing, developing, and maintaining our IAM platforms, ensuring compliance with industry standards, enhancing operational efficiency and continuous improvement of overall functionality. Requirements for this position include expert knowledge of the software development lifecycle and extensive work experience in information technology frameworks, including IAM industry standards.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs)
Integration Processes and IAM Management
Create, implement, and maintain integration processes within SailPoint and Okta to streamline identity lifecycle management and access controls. This includes planning, system design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and providing production support for IAM software systems. Drive design, delivery, and integration for interfaces, system connectivity, and batch processes for existing IAM applications. (30%)
Collaboration And Requirements Gathering
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including security, compliance, and IT operations, to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Implement these requirements by coordinating staff, tasks, and schedules to develop and/or modify IAM software applications. (30%)
Mentorship And Oversight
Provide oversight and mentorship to vendor and junior technical staff, guiding their professional development and contributions to projects. Implement specialized programs to support applications and define the test processes to validate performance and stability. (10%)
Risk Management And Compliance
Identify and address critical success factors and risks and meet with customers to ensure software products comply with established business requirements and function as specified in complex integrated environments. (10%)
Standard Operating Procedures
Draft and maintain comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs) for application development, based on industry best practices, to ensure clarity and consistency. Assist and coordinate with development staff to ensure adherence to standards and procedures for implementing business policies, procedures, and standards. (10%)
Communication And Conflict Resolution
Perform negotiations, resolve conflicts, make presentations, and communicate technical information to all levels of management, customers, and both technical and non-technical staff. (5%)
Additional Duties
Other duties as assigned, including serving in a supporting role to meet the agency's obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. (5%)
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge of IAM Frameworks with a strong understanding of identity governance, access management, and compliance frameworks, particularly with SailPoint and Okta.
Knowledge of programming principles with computer programming principles, practices, and systems analysis techniques.
Knowledgeable about the phases of the software development lifecycle, including scope and proposal, analysis, design, construction, and industry best practices for IAM.
Knowledge of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, along with non-automated system design techniques and information technology equipment.
Knowledge of cloud-based architectural patterns and enterprise-lev