Senior Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect- Remote

Senior Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. NTT DATA's client is currently seeking a Senior IAM Architect- Remote to join our team in Phoenix, Arizona (US-AZ), United States (US).

Job Summary

NTT Data is seeking an experienced IAM specialist to design, implement, and govern the client Identity and Access Management infrastructure. This role will focus heavily on the Ping Identity platform suite to ensure secure authentication, single sign-on (SSO), and strict adherence to the Principle of Least Privilege. The ideal candidate will orchestrate periodic user access reviews and certification campaigns to maintain our security posture and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Access Review & Governance: Design and execute routine user access reviews, identity audits, and lifecycle management workflows across all enterprise applications.
• Policy Management: Create and configure role-based, attribute-based, and policy-based access controls (RBAC/ABAC) using PingAccess and PingFederate.
• Platform Administration: Administer the Ping Identity platform (PingOne, PingFederate, PingAccess, PingID).
• Application Integration: Support onboarding and integrating new enterprise applications with PingOne using protocols like OAuth, OIDC, and SAML.
• Incident & Run Support: Troubleshoot access-related issues, MFA failures, and authentication flows while maintaining knowledge bases and SOPs.
• Compliance & Reporting: Generate audit-ready compliance reports for SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR by verifying user entitlements and resolving access outliers.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: 15+ years of hands-on experience deploying and administering Ping Identity Suite (PingFederate, PingAccess, PingOne, PingID).
• IAM Protocols: Strong understanding of federated identity, SSO, OAuth, OIDC, SAML 2.0, and LDAP.
• Governance Skills: Proven experience driving access certification campaigns, segregating duties (SoD), and managing identity governance.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving, excellent cross-functional collaboration, and effective communication for working with IT and auditing teams.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.

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