Identity Engineering Director

Company Details

Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. With key locations in Urbandale, IA and Wilmington, DE, BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to the majority of WRBC’s 60+ operating units across the globe. BTS’s wide reach ensures that ideas and opinions are considered at every level of the organization to guarantee we find the best solutions possible.

Driven by a commitment to collaboration, BTS acts as consultants to our customers and Operating Units by providing comprehensive solutions that not only address the challenge at hand, but proactively plan for the “What’s Next” in our industry and beyond. With a culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, BTS stands as a community of technology leaders with eyes toward the future -- leaders who truly care about growing not only their team members, but themselves, and take pride in their employees who shine.

BTS offers endless ways to get involved and have the chance to grow your career into a wide range of roles you’d never known existed. Come join us as we push forward into the future of industry leading technological solutions. Berkley Technology Services:
Right Team, Right Technology, Simple and Secure.

Director, Identity & Access Management is responsible for leading the architecture, design, development, and ongoing support of Berkley’s identity environments. The position will interact directly with the other shared services teams, applications teams, and business units to meet project goals. The position is also responsible for managing the staff responsible for all aspects of Identity, design, and implementation. The position will collaborate with the IT Security team on initiatives to drive compliance and security for Berkley’s environment.

• Responsible for the implementation and operations of Identity and Access Management solutions.
• Ensure the gathering and documenting of functional requirements, technical designs, and manages cross functional IT team to implement IAM product integrations as well as configuration within the IAM software platform(s).
• Responsible for managing identity and access management operational processes and interaction with technical and business resources.
• Responsible for implementing, integrating, and providing support for computer systems in a multi-tiered and multi-platform environment.
• Assists in system configuration management, vendor management, problem mitigation, change management, and critical situation management to mission-critical systems.
• Communicates with the appropriate architecture groups to ensure that a unified direction is in place and being followed.
• Determines appropriate systems for environment based on organization’s architectural needs.
• Investigates new developments and makes recommendations on additions or replacements.
• Oversees multiple system projects which include the implementation of computer systems, the creation of frameworks, and other development.
• Staff management responsibilities including sourcing talent, motivation, performance management, communications, goals alignment, and skills development.
• Responsible for Budget and Operating finances. Create and justify capital and operating expense items for budget purposes and track purchases.
• Responsible for Team Project and Resource Management
• Provide mentoring and coaching to peers and subordinate team members.
• Collaborate with technical staff, including project managers.
• Has performance management responsibility for the team; set team direction and goals; coach and counsel staff to accomplish goals.
• Provides project management and technical consulting on authentication and identity management projects and initiatives.
• Provides reporting on project and initiative progress of the IAM team.
• Manages license compliance, budgets and purchasing/legal review process related to IAM products and tools.
• Defines and implements policies for Identity and Access Management in an enterprise setting in close collaboration with the Information Security and Risk Management team.
• Leads the…