Sr. IAM Architect

Job Title: Sr. IAM Architect

We are seeking a Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) / Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Architect to join our dynamic IT Services team in a leading biotech organization. This role is pivotal in designing implementing and maintaining secure scalable and compliant identity solutions that support our mission to advance life sciences and biotechnology innovation.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Architect and lead IAM/IGA solutions across the enterprise ensuring alignment with security policies regulatory requirements (e.g. HIPAA SOX GDPR) and business goals.
• Design and implement identity lifecycle management including provisioning de-provisioning role-based access control (RBAC) and privileged access management (PAM).
• Lead integration efforts between IAM platforms and enterprise applications (e.g. ERP LIMS HRIS cloud services).
• Evaluate and select IAM/IGA technologies including vendor assessments proof-of-concepts and roadmap development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Security Infrastructure Compliance HR R&D) to ensure seamless identity governance.
• Develop and enforce IAM policies and standards including authentication protocols (SAML OAuth OpenID Connect) federation and multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Monitor and optimize IAM performance ensuring high availability scalability and resilience.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
• 8 years of experience in IAM/IGA architecture preferably in biotech pharma or regulated industries.
• Deep expertise in IAM platforms (e.g. SailPoint Saviynt Okta Azure AD ForgeRock).
• Strong understanding of identity protocols directory services and cloud identity models.
• Experience with compliance frameworks and audit processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications such as CISSP CISM or vendor-specific IAM credentials are a plus.