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Identity & Access Management (IAM) Security Architect
Job Location:
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
4 August 2026 (22 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
1 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Role Description
- Design Identity-centric Workforce Security solutions for secure authentication authorization and access management.
- Develop identity architectures aligned with security frameworks and regulatory standards.
- Provide architecture guidance for hybrid and cloud identity solutions.
- Act as a subject matter expert for Identity Authentication Authorization (IAA) and Identity Governance.
- Design secure identity solutions following Zero Trust and least-privilege principles.
- Support modern identity architectures cloud security and agentic identity solutions.
Must-Have Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in:
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Authentication & Authorization
- Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
- Workforce Identity
- Experience designing identity solutions aligned with:
- NIST CSF
- COBIT
- SOC
- GDPR
- Strong understanding of:
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Least Privilege
- Defense-in-Depth
- Modern access patterns
- Expertise in:
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Conditional Access
- Passwordless Authentication
- Device-based Authentication
- Identity Federation
- Hands-on experience with:
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Microsoft EPM
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft 365 Security
- AWS Security Services
- Knowledge of:
- Okta
- PingFederate
- CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management)
- Entitlement Management solutions
- Strong understanding of:
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- SAML
- LDAP
- Kerberos
- Identity Federation
- Experience securing:
- Java-based Microservices
- React-based web applications
- Android applications
- iOS applications
- Strong knowledge of:
- Secrets Management
- Certificate Management
- Token handling
- Session management
- Credential vaulting
- Cryptography
- Authorization patterns
- Cloud-native security
- Experience with:
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Just-in-Time (JIT) Access
- VPN solutions
- Desktop virtualization
- Network segmentation
- Data protection solutions
- Understanding of:
- Threat Modeling
- Cybersecurity Risk Management
- Supply Chain Risk
- Third-party Risk Assessment
- Security Governance and Compliance
Roles & Responsibilities
- Design secure Identity and Access Management architectures for enterprise environments.
- Develop authentication and authorization solutions for hybrid and cloud platforms.
- Review and provide architectural guidance for IAM-related security solutions.
- Advise stakeholders and IT leadership on identity and security best practices.
- Design secure access controls using Zero Trust and least-privilege principles.
- Implement and govern:
- SSO
- MFA
- Conditional Access
- Passwordless Authentication
- Identity Federation
- Architect solutions for:
- Entra ID
- Azure
- AWS
- Microsoft 365
- Okta
- PingFederate
- Design secure identity integrations for cloud-native web and mobile applications.
- Provide guidance on:
- Secrets management
- Certificate management
- OAuth/OIDC flows
- Session management
- Token security
- Design IAM roadmaps aligned with security frameworks and audit requirements.
- Evaluate and improve cloud entitlement management (CIEM) and overall security posture.
- Perform threat modeling and security architecture reviews.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure enterprise solutions.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.
Generic Managerial Skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder and executive management capabilities.
- Ability to influence architectural and security decisions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience leading cross-functional security initiatives.
- Ability to mentor architects and engineering teams.
- Strong collaboration across security infrastructure application and business teams.
- High level of ownership accountability and strategic thinking.
- Ability to balance business requirements with security and compliance objectives.
