Director, Identity & Access Management
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Job Location:
Kansas City, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 96000 - 152000
Posted on:
23 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department:
Information Security Administration-----
Information Security Engineering and OperationsPosition Title:
Director Identity & Access ManagementJob Family Group:
Professional StaffJob Description Summary:
The One KU Director Identity & Access Management (IAM) provides strategic vision operational leadership and technical direction for enterprise-wide identity and access management systems across the University of Kansas system. This role guides the design implementation integration and ongoing operations of IAM services ensuring robust security efficiency and user experience. The Director oversees the IAM teams at both KU Lawrence and KU Medical Center aligning initiatives to enterprise goals while fostering collaboration across campuses.Job Description:
Job Responsibilities:
Strategic and Technical Leadership
- Lead and evolve a comprehensive IAM strategy across OneKU ensuring alignment with security policies regulatory requirements and enterprise objectives.
- Oversee the architecture design implementation and maintenance of IAM platforms including directories provisioning systems SSO MFA and identity governance.
- Evaluate and implement emerging IAM technologies and frameworks to meet university needs.
Operations and Engineering Oversight
- Provide day-to-day oversight of IAM operations across all environments ensuring high availability integrity and performance of identity services.
- Monitor and resolve operational issues related to account lifecycle management provisioning/deprovisioning and authentication.
- Ensure consistency documentation and adherence to standards in IAM-related development and system changes.
Project Management and Implementation
- Direct multiple complex IAM projects including integrations with enterprise applications and cloud platforms.
- Collect and define technical and functional requirements supervise development lifecycles and ensure timely delivery.
- Promote Agile practices change management protocols and project tracking tools.
Team Leadership and Collaboration
- Lead and develop IAM teams across campuses including mentoring hiring performance management and fostering innovation.
- Promote cross-functional collaboration with cybersecurity application development HR and academic units.
- Build a shared culture of technical excellence and code review/knowledge transfer.
- Develop organizational staffing plans and ensure that employees with the appropriate experience and skills are hired onboarded trained supervised have individual goals and development plans; Conducts annual performance evaluations and where necessary implement appropriate employee discipline.
Policy Compliance and Risk Management
- Develop and maintain IAM-related policies standards and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA FERPA NIST and other regulatory requirements.
- Support audits and risk assessments by providing documentation and technical expertise.
- Ensure area employees conduct activities in a professional and ethical manner and in accordance with KUMC Policies and applicable local state and federal laws and regulations.
- Ensure all work performed by employees in the area is done in a safe and secure manner.
- Direct coordination of area work with other areas of KUMC to ensure integration and support of KUMC goals and objectives.
- Maintain personal level of subject matter expertise necessary to ensure the area activities are carried out on a best practices basis.
- Participate in and/or lead appropriate committees task force or other similar activities assuring optimal resource utilization.
- Ensure that necessary electronic data collection storage and retrieval systems are implemented and used by area personnel in an appropriate fashion.
- Ensure that the area maintains any certifications desired by KUMC to further promote quality education and research.
- Ensure the confidentiality of medical center employee and patient information. Handle sensitive data with discretion and in accordance with KUMC policies and legal requirements.
- Maintain the highest standards of integrity respect professional conduct and ethical standards.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities tasks duties and assignments. Furthermore job duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience:
- Four years of experience in computer science information systems information security or related field. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- Ten (10) years of progressive IT experience.
- Five (5) years in identity and access management.
- Three (3) years in a supervisory role.
- Expertise in IAM protocols and tools (e.g. LDAP SAML OAuth NetIQ Okta Azure AD) as demonstrated by application materials.
- Experience in software development (e.g. Java C# or similar) databases (SQL) and web technologies.
- Experience managing complex projects and distributed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Masters degree in a technical discipline.
Work Experience:
- Experience in a higher education or academic medical center environment.
- Experience with identity governance automation and IAM lifecycle tooling.
- Experience with Oracle Linux/UNIX systems and middleware technologies.
- Experience in conducting facilitated technical sessions and producing architectural documentation.
Skills
- Project management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Organization
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Analytical skills
Required Documentation
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
If selected as a final candidate for this position you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health dental and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance long-term disability insurance and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off including vacation and sick begins accruing upon hire plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment and paid time off for bereavement jury duty military service and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. Type: Regular Compensation Statement: The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to education experience and training qualifications relative to the requirements of the position and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range taking into account the combination of factors listed above. Minimum Midpoint MaximumTime Type:
Full timeRate Type:
SalaryPay Range:
$96000.00 - $152000.00
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
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About Company
The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), a campus of the University of Kansas located in Kansas City, Kansas, offers educational programs and clinical training through its schools of Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Graduate Studies.
