Principal Enterprise Architect for Identity and Access Management

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Join a digital-first bank thats powered by people. Our technology team builds innovative digital solutions rapidly and at scale to deliver the next generation of banking services for our customers around the world. Help shape the future of digital-first banking for our customers.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Principal Enterprise Architect for Identity and Access Management.

Youll partner with management across Technology to define the IAM strategy that will define the future technology state to enable our business strategy. Youll manage the IAM Architects to deliver the strategy fostering an inclusive culture of collaboration innovation and excellence; whilst improving the customer experience.

Youll be responsible and accountable for directing the operation of the global architecture practice for IAM including design choices and business strategy satisfying all relevant regulatory and operational risk controls.

Youll manage the Enterprise IAM (EIAM) and Customer IAM (CIAM) foundational areas including Authentication (MFA Passwordless) Authorization Privileged Access Management (PAM) identity and access governance identity federation secrets management role-based access etc.

Job Requirements

• Impact on the Business/Function

• • Define maintain and own the IAM architecture strategy and roadmap incorporating ZeroTrust as appropriate ensuring alignment to other HSBC technology strategies and providing Design Authority sponsorship for major IAM initiatives across the Group.
  • Provide assurance of the solutions designs produced within Cybersecurity and support the Engineering teams in the production of execution plans in executing the Strategies.
  • Introduce new practices processes operating model techniques products services technologies and standards where needed.

• Customers / Stakeholders

• • Create a customer-centric culture building sustainable customer strategies based on customer insight and regional markets.
  • Build and maintain strategic stakeholder relationships at all levels: across Global Businesses and Technology and key strategic partnerships with third parties.
  • Influential across both HSBCs business and technology executives to drive the realisation of our Technology strategy

• Leadership & Teamwork

• • Enable the Cybersecurity Architecture organisation to achieve business outcomes by empowering developers with world-class technology and practices.
  • Co-manage the Cybersecurity Architecture hiring strategy to ensure we are attracting diverse high-performing talent.
  • Create an architecture culture that fosters experimentation and learning and on financial discipline

• Operational Effectiveness & Control

• • Ensure adherence to and manage effectively against HSBCs Operational Risk Management Framework HSBCs Controls Functional Instruction Manual (FIM) and external regulatory requirements.
  • Ensures Architecture adheres to ethical behaviour / HSBCs values.
  • Manage architecture and product reviews through the appropriate governance mechanisms ensuring peer review of all activities.

Qualification and Skills

• Provide expert knowledge & expertise in design of the following key capabilities:-

• • Identity and Credential Management
  • Authentication
  • AuthZ / Access Control
  • Accounting
  • User Behaviour and Biometrics Analytics
  • Fraud Detection & Prevention
  • Access Governance
  • Secrets Management
  • Privileged Access Management
  • IAM Tooling including Privilege Access Management Monitoring

• Significant expertise in: APIs; Cloud computing (GCP and AWS); Event Streaming (Kafka); AI / Machine Learning / GenAI; Platform Engineering; and DevSecOps.
• Experience of applying modern architecture: APIs micro services data foundation advanced analytics / Machine Learning and directing Cloud provider capabilities.
• Hands-on expertise of multiple coding languages e.g. Java Python Rust; & software development frameworks.
• Extensive experience in senior Architecture / Cybersecurity leadership roles within large scale complex and international organisations.
• Recognised expertise through Industry qualifications (such as CISSP CISM ISSAP CCSP etc.). Contributions in the scientific community speaking experience or presence in the open-source community.
• Demonstrate knowledge of financial services with a particular focus on the implications of IAM for HSBCs three global businesses and supporting functions.
• Experience in planning and managing significant expenditure in a complex organisation with deep financial and commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of the external environment and drivers - regulatory political competitor and market.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities with a track record of driving innovative technical solutions and continuous improvement.
• Experience of managing people within a complex matrix environment globally across cultures.
• Provide technical thought leadership in evaluation of new technologies

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve.

At HSBC were dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender ethnicity disability religion sexual orientation or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.

We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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