Cybersecurity Architect - IAM

This is a hands-on security position within the Information Security group, working closely with the internal IT department. The Cybersecurity Architect will design and develop the capabilities of the identity and access management platform, including automation of application deployment pipelines. As a key leader in the security organisation, the role drives secure design principles, reference architectures, and security standards across a modern, SaaS-enabled, and cloud-first ecosystem, while securing complex identity flows, third-party integrations, APIs, and distributed systems.

The position also provides thought leadership on enterprise security and architecture across identity access and governance, in a fast-paced environment that adopts leading-edge cloud services.

• Maintain architectural diagrams and workflows of the identity access management platform
• Provide design, evaluation, and analysis of identity and access management programs to support the company’s strategy
• Develop standards and guidelines for access management across the company and department
• Understand user lifecycle management, including provisioning/de-provisioning, access requests, user entitlements, and audit & validations
• Collaborate with HRIS, IT service owners, service desk, and end-users to gather feedback and design identity-related workflows
• Present on design and vision that meets user and business needs
• Design overall structure for new and existing cloud and on-premise applications into the identity access management platform
• Create identity governance workflows with the concepts of attestation and auditing
• Ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and meet business needs
• Create documentation to support architectural decisions and workflows
• Review identity workflows and processes for lifecycle management, auditing, reporting, governance, and self-service
• Design a RESTful identity API to provide Identity as a Service to downstream services and directory owners
• Play an active role in CAA’s security incident response efforts, working to identify and mitigate information security threats

• A minimum of 7 years in Information Technology, ideally with a focus on information security
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in identity and access management Architecture or Engineering
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of work
• Experience architecting IAM projects from design through implementation
• Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Have designed and supported the implementation of Zero Trust Identity architecture
• Understanding of OAuth, SAML and OpenID frameworks
• An understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, networks, firewalls, cloud applications, and infrastructure
• Knowledge in automation and integration with SaaS applications
• Knowledge of lifecycle management and provisioning and de-provisioning
• Knowledge of different MFA and compensating controls for identity
• Knowledge of privilege identity management, privileged access management, and concepts of just in time provisioning, just enough access, and principle of least privilege
• Knowledge of scripting in at least one of the following languages:
  Power Shell, Python, Java Script

• Cross-team collaboration and vendor management
• Set up and integrations for Single Sign-On with various SaaS vendors
• Knowledge and experience of SCIM integration
• Account set-up and access management
• Application development and Dev Sec Ops  pipeline
• Building and using REST APIs
• Experience creating and supporting identity framework or IDaaS
• An understanding of the NIST framework and using a…