Senior Secret cleared IAM Security Architect to develop target-state IAM architecture and Zero Trust identity Job Victoria British Columbia

Location: Victoria

Our banking client is seeking an Senior Secret cleared IAM Security Architect to develop target-state IAM architecture and Zero Trust identity capabilities using Microsoft Entra , SailPoint, Cyber Ark, and Azure Key Vault

Join a cyber resilience transformation initiative within a highly regulated banking environment. This role provides senior IAM architecture, governance, and advisory services supporting enterprise identity, privileged access, and Zero Trust initiatives. The consultant will help shape strategic IAM roadmaps, non-human identity approaches, and AI agent identity governance across enterprise platforms and services. The engagement offers visibility across cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, application, and enterprise architecture teams.

Contract, Ottawa, Remote,

Working Hours:

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Must Haves

5+ years in information technology
, IAM
, or cyber security

3+ years as an IAM architect or identity security consultant within regulated environments

Microsoft Entra ,
Sail Point ,
Cyber Ark
, Azure Key Vault
, and Zero Trust identity architecture

IAM governance
, privileged access management
, authentication
, authorization
, and identity governance controls

University Degree or College Diploma in computer science, information security, engineering, or a related field

Nice to Have

Financial sector or highly regulated environment experience

TOGAF, SABSA, or comparable enterprise architecture frameworks

CISSP, CISM, Microsoft, SailPoint, Cyber Ark, TOGAF, or SABSA certifications

Responsibilities

Provide IAM guidance, advisory, and architecture services supporting cyber resilience initiatives

Develop IAM strategic direction, target-state architecture, and roadmaps

Lead Zero Trust identity initiatives across users, workloads, applications, devices, services, and AI-enabled solutions

Establish IAM standards and design patterns for identity governance, lifecycle management, and privileged access

Develop approaches for non-human identities including service accounts, workload identities, APIs, secrets, certificates, and machine-to-machine access

Review solution designs, implementation approaches, and technical deliverables from project teams and service providers

Produce architecture deliverables, governance artifacts, standards, roadmaps, and executive recommendations