IAM Architect

Taylor, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texass electrical grid the Texas Interconnection which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the states electric load. Our client is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America. Our client works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid. Our client is a membership-based 501(c) nonprofit corporation and its members include consumers electric cooperatives generators power marketers retail electric providers investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers) and municipally owned electric utilities.

Job Title: IAM Architect

Location: Taylor TX 76574

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

SUMMARY -

Develops and executes design of resilient mission-critical enterprise systems.
Aligns architectural designs to coincide with Business and Technology strategies and is very influential in gaining commitment from Operations Development and Service Delivery teams.
Partners with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure technical feasibility of strategies and drives towards excellence.
The IT Architect demonstrates collaboration and inclusiveness through clear verbal and written communications targeting multiple levels of the organization.
Functions with integrity and has an architectural backbone but listens to and addresses stakeholder needs.
The IT Architect has a close attention to detail but will also be able to see the larger picture and mitigate impact on technologies and systems that support mission.
Provides design recommendations. Develops enterprise level applications and custom integration solutions including major enhancements interfaces functions and features.

DUTIES

Lead and coordinate IAM modernization program including six identified sub-projects.
Partner with internal teams and stakeholders to align project timelines deliverables and compliance requirements (NERC SOX security policies).
Provide subject matter expertise on IAM platforms role/attribute-based access MFA enforcement privileged access and lifecycle management.
Drive integration of SaaS IAM with on-prem and cloud (Azure AD Okta CyberArk etc.).
Document standards procedures and transition plans.
Mentor internal staff to ensure sustainable operations post-contract.
Broadly applies principles theories and concepts related to the profession.
A seasoned experienced professional with an in-depth/full understanding of area of specialization.
May provide recommendations regarding issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices.
Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Wide latitude for decisions within assignments programs and projects; impact is generally limited to the project or department.
Acts as a resource to advise and may at times lead the work of lower level professional and/or support employees.
Generally represents the department on projects and may perform in a project leadership role.
Advises recommends and justifies critical architecture decisions to management and senior staff
Directs the development implementation and continual use of IT standards by leading the EA Working Group
Seeks out and builds beneficial working relationships to influence technology decisions within IT and with key stakeholders
Serves as a Subject Matter Expert in one or more domains and provides guidance to others
May schedule work train mentor and/or coach other employees
Conveys team goals effectively through strong written and verbal communication skills
Works on complex issues where analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Provides expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business
Develops end-to-end solutions to include people process and technology
Acts as an internal consultant advocate mentor and change agent

EXPERIENCE

Requires minimum 8 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements
Requires experience developing and delivering on Architecture and designs for Identity solutions
Preferred experience working with Oracle Identity Management suite
Requires experience working with Active Directory Single-Sign On (SSO) Identity as a Service (IDaaS) Azure AD and Federated Identities
Preferred experience with Identity governance Delegated administration PKI Infrastructure Certification Authorities Digital Signatures and API gateways
Requires Intermediate knowledge of development and scripting concepts
Preferred experience in using a metamodel-based architecture tool (Sparx EA Orbus iServer MEGA Hopex Rational System Architect)
Required previous experience delivering multiple end-to-end solutions and has provided oversight for these solutions through the entire lifecycle inception planning design implementation operational turnover patch/maintenance decommissioning

PREFERRED SKILLS

Strong understanding of IAM concepts including authentication authorization identity governance and privileged access management.
Experience with various IAM technologies and platforms (e.g. Okta SailPoint CyberArk Microsoft Entra).
Proficiency in directory services (e.g. Active Directory Azure AD).
Knowledge of single sign-on (SSO) multi-factor authentication (MFA) and conditional access.
Experience with cloud IAM solutions.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

CERTIFICATIONS

TOGAF (preferred)
CISSP (preferred)

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree: Computer Science MIS or related field (Required)
Masters Degree: Computer Science MIS or related field (Preferred)
or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texass electrical grid the Texas Interconnection which supplies power to more ...