IAM Architect

Location: Southlake, or Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Duration: 18 months

• Establish architecture and strategies to securely manage the identity lifecycle including user authentication and authorization for on premise and cloud solutions
• Define and maintain documentation of reference architecture and technology standards, processes, and policies related to core solutions.
• Effectively integrate solutions into the existing infrastructure.
• Provide leadership and direction for technical infrastructure support; on-call support and support for escalated trouble tickets. Lead the resolution of key implementation and system integration issues.
• Federation concepts and technologies particularly with solutions from ADFS and Ping Identity with deep understanding of SAML & OAuth/OIDC.
• Experience architecting or engineering IAM solutions within Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and, preferably, other cloud providers
• Experience in leading POCs (Proof of Concepts) and illustrating tactical & Strategic solution roadmaps.
• Experience in working with product vendors and internal governance teams and demonstrating application solutions to all stakeholders.
• Provide direction on Active Directory infrastructure deployments with respect to best practices, security architecture, vulnerabilities and resiliency.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or related field
• 10 + years of experience in information security with at least five years focused on IAM
• 3 + years in an enterprise level architecture role, specifically with IAM technologies and strategy.
• Preferred Cyber Security certifications like CISSP, CCSP, CISM.
• Deep knowledge of IAM domains including but not limited to authentication and authorization, Single Sign On (SSO), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Directory Services, Federation Services, and Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Experience with implementing Zero Trust and Just-In-Time-Access is desirable
• Proven ability to define IAM architecture and road maps.
• Strong background in aligning IAM strategy with enterprise security policies and business objectives.