Hands-on Identity & Access Management Training

IAM Career Lab

A four-year progressive, hands-on enterprise training platform taking you from IT Help Desk to IAM Architect — with real labs, realistic tickets, and an AI instructor.

4
Career Years
44
Lab Phases
27
Tickets

Everything You Need to Master IAM

A complete enterprise training environment built for hands-on learning.

44 Progressive Phases

Four years of hands-on labs: Help Desk, IAM Analyst, IAM Engineer, and IAM Architect — each with 11 phases.

27 Realistic Tickets

Password resets, account lockouts, DNS failures, GPO issues, suspicious logins, and IAM investigations with hidden root causes.

Ollama AI Tutor

Local AI instructor with progressive hints, Socratic questioning, and scoring rubric. Coaches you — never just gives the answer.

Progress Tracking

Career gates unlock sequentially. Track your status, scores, and evidence across all four years with persistent progress.

Portfolio Generation

Generate employer-ready GitHub artifacts: READMEs, architecture docs, troubleshooting reports, and root-cause analysis.

Real VM Infrastructure

Ready-to-run PowerShell scripts for Hyper-V VMs: DC01 domain controller, HD01 client, and FS01 file server on an isolated network.

44 Phases · 4 Career Gates · Sequential Unlock

Your Four-Year Career Path

Progress sequentially through each role. Career gates unlock as you demonstrate competency, earn scores, and submit evidence.

1
Year 1

Help Desk / IT Support

Master the fundamentals of IT support — from Windows administration to networking, Active Directory, and ticketing.

11 phases· 15 tickets
WindowsNetworkingADGPOPowerShell
2
Year 2

IAM Analyst

Step into identity and access management — SSO, MFA, RBAC, lifecycle management, and access reviews.

11 phases· 12 tickets
SSOMFARBACLifecycleAccess Reviews
3
Year 3

IAM Engineer

Build and automate IAM systems — REST APIs, IGA platforms, privileged access management, and incident response.

11 phases
AutomationREST APIsIGAPAMIncident Response
4
Year 4

IAM Architect

Lead IAM strategy and governance — zero trust architecture, risk management, and enterprise leadership.

11 phases
Zero TrustGovernanceRiskArchitectureLeadership

Meet the Creator

Designed and built with passion for IAM education.

Erick OMARI

Erick OMARI

Creator & IAM Lab Architect

Erick built this four-year IAM Career Lab to provide a realistic, hands-on training platform for anyone pursuing a career in Identity and Access Management — from help desk fundamentals to enterprise architecture.

IAMActive DirectoryCybersecurityZero TrustAutomation

Download the Desktop App

Get the IAM Career Lab as a native Windows desktop application with auto-updates. The installer opens directly to the dashboard — no browser needed.

Windows 10/11 · Auto-updates from GitHub Releases · Open source