Practice Architect II-IAM

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The IAM Practice Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the execution and delivery of enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. This role balances leadership and hands-on technical execution, requiring the ability to define strategy, lead cross‑functional teams, and actively contribute to architecture and implementation efforts. The successful candidate remains close to the work while driving alignment, decision‑making, and successful delivery across complex IAM programs.

Own delivery and architectural outcomes for IAM engagements from strategy through implementation and operational transition

Lead cross‑functional teams of engineers, analysts, and delivery stakeholders

Make and defend key architectural and technical decisions

Ensure alignment between business objectives, security requirements, and technical solutions

Maintain accountability for delivery success across scope, quality, and risk

Lead IAM programs across multiple work streams, ensuring alignment across business, security, and IT stakeholders

Drive delivery outcomes by coordinating architecture, engineering, and implementation efforts

Facilitate decision‑making and resolve technical and stakeholder challenges

Identify delivery risks and proactively drive mitigation strategies

Serve as a primary escalation point for both technical and delivery issues

Lead and contribute to the design of IAM solutions across IGA, PAM, Access Management, Federation, and CIAM platforms

Remain actively engaged in solution design, technical problem‑solving, and implementation guidance as prescribed in a SOW

Work directly with engineers and analysts to ensure designs are executable and aligned to requirements

Make architectural decisions and recommendations based on system constraints, integration patterns, and business needs

Evaluate and recommend IAM platforms and technologies

Define and apply architecture standards, patterns, and best practices

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on IAM strategy, governance, and transformation initiatives

Translate business requirements into actionable IAM architectures and delivery roadmaps

Lead discovery sessions, architecture assessments, and technical workshops

Present and defend architecture decisions to both technical and executive stakeholders

Align IAM solutions to enterprise security strategies

Mentor engineers and analysts to improve technical depth and delivery capability

Promote collaboration and shared ownership across teams

Ensure architecture decisions are clearly documented and understood

Contribute to reusable patterns, standards, and practice development

1520+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management with strong architecture and solution design experience

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