SailPoint Architect

Excellent opportunity for SailPoint Architect to be part of our Security services practice. Cognizant Security services practice. – Provides services for clients across industry verticals, including both Consulting/Professional and Managed Services.

Role requires 3 days working from office.

• Lead Identity Governance and Administration initiatives across Asset & Wealth Management platforms.
• Migrate SailPoint Identity IQ (IIQ) to SailPoint Identity Now (ISC) environments to support enterprise identity lifecycle management.
• Drive onboarding and governance of applications, directories, cloud platforms, and business-critical systems into SailPoint ISC.
• Define and implement access governance processes including access requests, approvals, Transformations, Identity rules, connector rules ,certifications, segregation of duties (SoD), and privileged access controls.
• Collaborate with business, security, compliance, and technology teams to ensure secure access to sensitive client and financial data.
• Design and optimize identity lifecycle workflows including Joiner, Mover, and Leaver processes.
• Establish role management, access models, entitlement governance, and policy-based controls.
• Lead remediation activities related to audit findings, compliance gaps, and identity-related risks.
• Provide governance oversight for identity integrations, connectors, provisioning workflows, and access certification campaigns.
• Support regulatory compliance requirements including SOX, SEC, FINRA, GDPR, and internal security policies.
• Drive operational excellence through process improvements, automation, reporting, search queries and service maturity initiatives.
• Mentor technical teams and provide guidance on SailPoint best practices, architecture, and implementation standards.
• Partner with stakeholders to define IAM roadmaps, governance standards, and strategic identity initiatives.
• Support production operations, incident management, troubleshooting, and continuous service improvement efforts.

Primary

Skills:

SailPoint Identity Now, IGA, Transformations, API, Rule (Connector/Cloud), Access Certification, Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

Secondary

Skills:

SailPoint Identity IQ , IDNOW/ISC IAM Architecture, MFA, Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra , Compliance & Audit, API Integrations, Cloud Identity, Risk & Governance.

• SailPoint IIQ and Identity Now Governance & implementation Framework.
• Identity Lifecycle Management (JML) Process Documentation.
• Application Onboarding and Access Governance Standards.
• Access Certification, Role Management, and SoD Governance Framework.
• IAM Policies, Procedures, and Compliance Documentation.
• Identity Integration Architecture and Connector Design Documentation.
• Audit Remediation Plans and Compliance Support Artifacts.
• Access Governance Dashboards and Executive Reporting Metrics.
• Identity Risk Assessment and Mitigation Recommendations.
• Operational Runbooks, Knowledge Transfer Materials, and Support Documentation.
• IAM Roadmap and Continuous Improvement Recommendations.
• Production Support, Service Maturity, and Operational Governance Reports.