Associate Vice President, Trust & Identity Platforms and Service

Internet2

Associate Vice President, Trust & Identity Platforms and Service Delivery - Remote

Job Description:

Internet2 is a non-profit, member-driven advanced research and education (R&E) technology organization. Founded in 1996, we provide high-performance infrastructure and integrated cloud solutions, a secure trust fabric, and collaborative forums that allow U.S. higher education and research institutions to drive the next generation of scientific and academic discovery through National High-Performance Infrastructure, Seamless Global Access, Community-Powered Cloud Solutions, Advanced Identity & Security and Community-Driven Innovation.

Read our 2025 Annual Report and visit our website (www.internet
2.edu) to learn more about us.

Position Summary:

Internet2 is seeking a strategic and technically accomplished leader to share responsibility for the technology and product strategy of its Trust & Identity services while providing primary leadership for platform strategy, architecture, and engineering. This role is responsible for translating strategic objectives into the technology platforms that support the InCommon Federation, Federation Manager, eduroam for the United States, identity and access management (IAM) services, and certificate services relied upon by participating institutions.

This position will drive the evolution of Internet2’s Trust & Identity ecosystem, including the transition to cloud-native federation and IAM services, while ensuring the reliability, security, scalability, and long-term sustainability of existing platforms. Working closely with organizational leadership, technical teams, community stakeholders, and external partners, this individual will guide software and open-source strategy, foster innovation, support data integration and analytics initiatives, build relationships across the trust and identity community, and provide oversight of vendor partnerships, service management practices, and budget planning.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Define and execute the platform strategy, architecture, and lifecycle for the Trust and Identity portfolio, balancing new capabilities with service reliability, including evaluation of platform capabilities and build-versus-buy technology decisions.

• Lead next-generation federation initiatives, including OpenID Connect, OpenID Federation, IAM-as-a-service, quantum-resistant cryptography, and emerging AI-driven trust architectures, while maintaining existing SAML services and supporting participant migration strategies.

• Direct software development and platform engineering efforts, establishing engineering standards, CI/CD practices, and secure development processes.

• Drive open-source strategy, platform sourcing decisions, and the evolution of Trust and Identity products and services.

• Ensure reliable delivery of mission-critical services through effective service management, incident response, change management, and support operations.

• Oversee the security posture of platforms, including threat modeling, security governance, risk management, and post-quantum readiness.

• Lead engagement with community technical leaders, governance groups, and standards initiatives across the research and education ecosystem, including participation in community governance related to technology, standards, and security.

• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, peer organizations, suppliers, and strategic partners.

• Provide stewardship for Data Integration and Data Analytics initiatives during organizational…