SailPoint IdentityIQ Onboarding Lead

Job Description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

We are seeking an experienced SailPoint Identity IQ Application Onboarding Lead to lead application onboarding, integration, and identity governance initiatives within a large-scale IAM environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in SailPoint Identity IQ (IIQ), application onboarding, workflow development, access governance, and team leadership. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, application owners, security teams, and technical teams to deliver secure and scalable identity management solutions.

• Role:
  SailPoint Identity IQ Application Onboarding Lead
• Location:
  Iselin, New Jersey, USA
• Experience: 8 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Lead and manage application onboarding initiatives within the SailPoint Identity IQ platform.
• Coordinate and guide team members to ensure successful delivery of onboarding and integration activities.
• Design, develop, configure, and implement SailPoint IIQ solutions aligned with business and security requirements.
• Build and customize Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) workflows, provisioning workflows, and approval processes.
• Develop and implement SailPoint connectors and integration solutions for enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with application owners and stakeholders to gather requirements and define onboarding strategies.
• Provide end-to-end support including design, development, testing, implementation, and post-production support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve access management issues, including P1 and P2 incidents.
• Conduct root cause analysis and lead post-incident reviews to improve platform stability and performance.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, onboarding guides, process documents, and operational runbooks.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor team members on SailPoint Identity IQ best practices.
• Partner with audit, compliance, and security teams to ensure adherence to IAM governance standards and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvements in access governance, role management, and identity lifecycle management processes.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 8-12 years of overall IT experience with strong expertise in Identity and Access Management.
• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on experience in SailPoint Identity IQ application onboarding and development.
• Strong experience configuring, customizing, and supporting SailPoint Identity IQ solutions.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing SailPoint connectors and integrations.
• Experience building custom workflows, JML workflows, provisioning workflows, and approval processes.
• Strong understanding of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), access certification, provisioning, and identity lifecycle management.
• Experience onboarding enterprise applications including HRMS systems such as Oracle HCM and related platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with experience handling critical production incidents and operational support activities.
• Experience creating test plans, executing testing activities, and producing detailed test reports.
• Ability to lead teams, coordinate project activities, and manage stakeholder expectations effectively.
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