IAM Architect

Title :: IAM Architect

Fortmill SC

1. Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive IAM strategy that aligns with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Provide visionary leadership to drive innovation and improvements in IAM governance processes.
• Define and communicate the strategic direction for IAM initiatives across the organization.

2. Technical Expertise

• Serve as a technical expert across multiple products and be able to provide direction to development and implementation teams.
• Lead product evaluation initiatives for key capabilities such as Authentication Identity Governance Dynamic Authorization Mult-factor Authentication etc.
• Provide technical leadership in support of key IAM initiatives.

3. Subject Matter Expertise

• Establish and maintain subject matter expertise across the entire IAM domain including cloud-based applications and development.
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in IAM and Cybersecurity
• Drive adoption of best practices and emerging technologies in IAM

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Fort Mill SC or be willing to relocate to these areas.
• Minimum of 15 years in IT or cybersecurity with at least 10 years in a technical leadership role focused on Identity and Access Management.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with mutlipel IAM solutions such as SailPoint ForgeRock Ping AD/Azure CyberArk Microsoft Entra etc.
• Demonstrated mastery of multiple Identity and Access Management capabilities such as authentication authorization Active Directory IGA MFA SSO RBAC ABAC PBAC privilege access AWS
• Clear understanding and working knowledge of IAM regulatory standards such as NIST FINRA NYDFS.
• Experience with software development methodology and practices and large-scale system implementations and deployments.
• Deep understanding of SAML OIDC OAuth 2.0 SCIM
• Will be responsible driving the strategic architecture across the IDM teams that take client and technical requirements into account being informed by industry trends and best practices
• Will also work with all parts of the Authentication and Identity Management team other departments in the Technology division to define and evaluate policies standards and solutions for enterprise and business use
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with application owners IT operations and DevOps teams to integrate IAM solutions seamlessly across hybrid and cloud environments
• Manage the design development test launch and continuous improvement of the company identity solutions
• Provide subject matter expertise in Identity and Access management
• Develops the architecture design and standards of Identity Management
• Interacts with diverse technical staff and resources in multiple projects through all architecture life-cycle phases in accordance with established direction and standards maintains a high level of client trust and confidence in the groups knowledge of and concern for business needs
• Lead discussions on IAM architecture process and governance development & support in requirements gathering and use case development
• Following programming languages: Java BeanShell/JavaScript JSP/Servlets Angular Groovy
• Following web technologies: XML SPML/SOAP SCIM 2.0 Web Service HTML.
• Communicate to clients and partners aspects of both the product and the implementation at the technical and functional level appropriate for the situation such as: vendor product support to open troubleshoot & resolve issues
• Perform validation activities including functional integration and performance testing to ensure a high-quality deliverable.
• Follow ITIL process incident management problem management release management and request management & Agile ceremonies

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in SailPoint/ ForgeRock IAM ForgeRock Auth and CyberArk PAM
• RBAC & ABAC concepts
• Databases (Oracle Sybase MSSQL MySQL) & Directories (LDAP AD)
• Troubleshooting experience of SSO SAML OpenID OAUTH ADFS AD Connect Issues
• Extraordinary Planning Project Management Coordination and Analytical skill
• Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment
• Experience working on AWS/Entra/Azure