IAM Engineering in Practice

About this video

This SkillsBuild video course shows the everyday work of an IAM engineer: integrating applications, running SSO and provisioning, and troubleshooting problems in production. It is the step from managing identities to engineering identity solutions. The focus is on the decisions and habits that keep identity services reliable.

What you'll learn

• How the directory, identity provider, governance platform and applications connect
• Hybrid identity basics with Active Directory, Entra Connect Sync and Cloud Sync
• Choosing between SAML, OIDC and SCIM for a given application
• Tracking certificates and client secrets before they expire
• Change control: testing, rollback plans and working with app owners
• Using sign-in and audit logs to find the cause of a problem
• Writing runbooks and handover notes other engineers can follow

What's included

• Walkthroughs of real engineering tasks in Microsoft Entra ID
• Troubleshooting scenarios followed from first report to fix
• Examples of runbooks and change notes, explained
• A small integration project you can add to your portfolio

Who it's for

• IAM analysts ready to move into engineering
• System administrators taking on identity responsibilities
• New IAM engineers who want to see how the job works in practice
• Specialists who want a wider view beyond one platform

By the end, you'll understand the practical side of IAM engineering and how to approach integration and troubleshooting work.