Lead IAM Developer/Architect

• Define and deliver the enterprise IAM architecture for Agentic AI, establishing scalable identity patterns, reference architectures, and integration standards adopted across multiple platforms and teams.
  
• Drive implementation of a unified, enterprise-grade identity platform that improves access governance, reduces onboarding time for applications, and supports secure scaling of AI-driven and digital capabilities.
  
• Establish reusable IAM frameworks, design standards, and governance models that accelerate delivery across teams while ensuring consistency, security, and future-ready extensibility.
  
• Leads system and network architecture support for information and network security technologies; leads development and execution of risk assessment methodologies to fit business, regulatory, and technical environment considerations; leads the development of requirements, system architecture, and software design of security products and services; leads the development of strategies for discovery, evaluation and response to new networking attacks; develops security incident response plans and strategies. Provides trouble resolution and serves as point of technical escalation on complex problems.
  
• Creates presentations and seeks IT management approval and acceptance of significant replacements or reconfigurations of major security systems serving the Enterprise.
  
• Sets vendor strategy and direction.
  
• May be assigned to project teams for technical consultation to business partners and developers.
  
• Designs & engineers comprehensive access management and network security technical solutions based on business requirements and defined technology standards; works with architecture to update technology direction & strategy.
  
• Develops reports supporting strategy and direction for management.
  
• Capable of serving as technical merger & acquisition lead.
  
• Acts as a subject matter expert among peers, with manager and senior management.
  

• Expertise in architecting complex Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms and solutions
  
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring ecosystem, and microservices architecture
  
• Experience leading cloud migrations (On-Prem to AWS)
  
• Deep understanding of AWS services and cloud-native architectures
  
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Docker, and Kubernetes
  
• Experience with event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.)
  
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
  
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm)
  
• Familiarity with RBAC products and integrations (SailPoint, Workday)
  
• Experience facilitating cross-functional planning and requirements gathering
  
• Working knowledge of Python scripting and Unix/Linux environments
  
• Security Certifications: CISSP and other advanced technical security certifications (e.g. Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Security Engineering Professional, Certification and Accreditation Professional, or equivalent certifications) strongly preferred.
  

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact View email address on aplitrak.com for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act