Senior Security Architect

Senior Security Architect, Identity and Access Management

The Identity & Access Management (IAM) Senior Security Architect is a hands-on role focused on security architecture in the IAM space supporting application joiner, mover, and leaver processes. The Senior IAM Security Architect's role is a technical position which will support the development of security strategies and architecture vision of HSS's IAM initiatives including Identity Governance. The IAM Security Architect will work with other IT partners to provide a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable and synchronized with the ever changing business needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Subject-matter expertise across all IAM topics as it relates to both cloud and on-premises enterprise technology, and the relationship between the architectures.
• Drive the adoption of Authentication and Authorization reference architectures for existing, new and emerging IAM technologies.
• Drive the adoption of creative solutions to address complex IAM problems.
• Participate in Identity and Access Management enterprise governance processes and drive IAM standards adoption.
• Develop effective architecture solutions that not only satisfy immediate project requirements but also deliver a coherent, reusable, reliable and phased architecture to help the business grow and change while aligning to strategic vision.
• Create, maintain and align the HSS's Information Security policies and standards with industry best practices and business needs in the adoption of cloud services and technologies.
• Represent Information Security on organizational project teams and ensure adherence to existing security policies and standards.
• Manage the successful technical delivery of Information Security projects and services for our customers by working directly with key business stakeholders, executives and project teams. Security architects are often the technical lead on initiatives and as such must drive the vision and alignment of the solution delivery. This is not a project manager role.
• Review and management of technical security roadmaps related to IAM and cloud security.
• Deliver technical security configuration architecture expertise in implementing cross-organizational information sharing.
• Develop solutions and recommendations for issues caused by process challenges, emerging threats and technology changes.

Skills and Attributes For Success

• The individual in this role must be well educated in general aspects of Information Security, namely
• Experience architecting IAM solutions with SailPoint.
• Intimately familiar with IAM related protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID and OAuth.
• Experience working with cloud security and governance tools, cloud access security brokers (CASBs), and server virtualization technologies.
• Excellent customer service and communication (oral / written) skills required.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills and ability to think "out of the box" required.
• Must be able to work independently or with a team, under minimum supervision.
• Consults to key customers and senior management on project design and development scope.
• Some knowledge of scripting languages (vbscript, powershell, perl, javascript, etc.).
• Assists customer organizations with planning and implementing complex architecture solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Assurance, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field of study.
• 8+ years of practical experience in the field of IT is required. 5+ years of direct Information Security experience.
• A security industry certification is required including but not limited to CISSP, SSCP, CISM, SANS GSEC, ECSA, ECSP, and Security+.