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IAMUAM Lead #3421

Genius Road


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 27 October 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 24 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

IAM/UAM Lead
Location: Austin TX (ONSITE 4 days/week - candidates must already reside in the Austin area)
Contract Duration: 12 months

We are seeking an experienced Identity and User Access Management (IAM/UAM) Lead to oversee enterprise identity services access governance operational performance and security compliance. This role provides technical and operational leadership for identity lifecycle management application integrations authentication services audit readiness and continuous improvement while leading staff and collaborating with cybersecurity infrastructure application business and audit teams.

Requirements
  • Bachelors degree in IT cybersecurity computer science or a related field.
  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP CISM Security Microsoft identity certifications SailPoint ITIL and/or PMP.
  • 8 years of experience in IT cybersecurity enterprise infrastructure or technology service delivery.
  • 5 years of direct experience in IAM/UAM identity governance or enterprise access management.
  • 3 years of experience leading technical teams supervising staff or directing cross-functional initiatives.
  • 3 years of experience with enterprise identity technologies such as Active Directory Microsoft Entra ID SSO MFA RBAC or privileged access management.
  • 2 years of experience with identity governance provisioning and deprovisioning access reviews role management or application onboarding.
  • 2 years of experience supporting audits compliance security controls risk remediation or access certifications.
  • Strong knowledge of identity lifecycle management authentication authorization least privilege access governance and separation of duties.
  • Experience with service management incident resolution escalation management performance metrics and process improvement.
  • Strong leadership communication analytical documentation and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Experience in a regulated public-sector or critical-infrastructure environment is highly preferable.
  • Familiarity with SailPoint Ping Identity Microsoft Entra ID ServiceNow or comparable IAM platforms.

Duties
  • Lead IAM/UAM operations projects modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Establish identity-management standards operating procedures service ownership escalation paths and control requirements.
  • Oversee identity lifecycle processes including onboarding transfers access changes periodic reviews and offboarding.
  • Ensure access is properly authorized and aligned with least privilege role-based access and separation-of-duties requirements.
  • Oversee identity platforms and capabilities including Active Directory Microsoft Entra ID SSO MFA identity governance and privileged access.
  • Coordinate application onboarding authentication design role mapping access workflows testing and operational support.
  • Manage service requests incidents escalations backlogs service levels and operational performance.
  • Support audits access reviews security assessments evidence collection and remediation of control gaps.
  • Lead and mentor IAM/UAM staff and coordinate with cybersecurity infrastructure application business audit and vendor teams.
  • Develop performance reporting and identify opportunities to automate workflows reduce manual effort and improve service quality.
  • Communicate operational risks project status resource needs and recommended improvements to leadership.

Genius Road LLC is proud to be a Certified Womens Business Enterprise and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and all employment decisions are made based on qualifications merit and business need.

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Genius Road is a certified women-owned, boutique technical, telecom and executive recruiting firm based in Dallas, Texas.

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