Highest Paying Computer Science Jobs in Lexington, KY

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $60.00hr - $65.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Deep technical expertise in Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience designing and implementing IAM integrations, provisioning workflows, and access controls.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor technical engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of identity security principles and enterprise authentication models.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor technical engineering & product teams.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Design & customer experience: UX/UI design partnership (Mastery) and strong ability to translate user needs into product outcomes.
• 8+ years of experience in Technical leadership: Technical project/program management; strong planning, execution, and risk/issue management.
• 8+ years of experience in Analytics & decisioning: Data-driven problem solving, quantitative/competitive analysis, and use of insights to guide prioritization.

Responsibilities:

• Support high-impact transformation programs focused on modernizing the identity lifecycle, implementing Zero Trust architecture, and scaling secure access for diverse global business verticals and emerging technologies.
• Define and drive program management best practices, including objectives and key results OKRs and execution roadmaps, to ensure engineering delivery aligns with long-term product strategy.
• Develop and execute comprehensive communication and change management plans for major infrastructure transitions, ensuring stakeholders are informed and impact to the business is minimized.
• Lead the decommissioning of legacy tech debt while migrating users and systems to modern platforms.
• Manage the project lifecycle, from pre-kickoff to closure, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation plans, and project schedules to ensure successful project execution.
• Create project collateral and artifacts to build and support an effective project management practice.
• Coordinate with clients to understand their requirements, gather project information, and provide project updates.
• Lead and manage a team of technical resources, including engineers and consultants, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop contingency plans to ensure project success.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including product and support teams, to ensure alignment and effective communication.
• Ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with industry best practices, and that clients receive high-quality services.
• Conduct project post-implementation reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to improve future project delivery.
• Align business flows to technical design, testing, and cutover; lead workshops and secure signatures.

Nice to Have:

• Strong understanding of identity security principles and enterprise authentication models (SAML, OIDC, SCIM) and access control models like Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA).
• Experience with public sector child support/HHS modernization programs.
• Familiarity with Control-M, Azure SQL/AWS RDS, API Management/API Gateway.
• PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, CISM, or technical certifications in AWS, Azure, or DevOps.

Skills:

• Microsoft Active Directory.
• Microsoft Entra ID.
• IAM integrations.
• Zero Trust architecture.
• Jira.
• Azure DevOps.
• Confluence.
• SharePoint.
• Visio.
• Lucid.
• SQL tools.
• Postman.
• Control-M.
• Azure.
• AWS.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Qualification And Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.