IAM Authentication Consultant

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Toronto seeks a Senior IAM Leader to evolve authentication from workforce MFA to enterprise app-level controls. You will guide strategy, roadmaps, and governance across security, risk, and business teams.

The role requires 7+ years in IAM, MFA expertise, Azure AD/Entra ID mastery, and strong executive communications to influence decisions. Regulatory alignment with NYDFS and NA privacy will be key.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IAM in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience designing and maturing enterprise authentication controls.
• Ability to lead strategy, roadmaps, and governance across stakeholders.
• Strong communication with senior leadership to influence decisions.
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure AD and identity protection capabilities.
• Familiarity with NYDFS and North American regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead evolution of enterprise authentication strategy across the organization.
• Assess landscape, identify gaps, risks, and opportunities across apps and users.
• Develop and maintain authentication roadmaps aligned with business and regulatory needs.
• Evaluate emerging authentication technologies and provide leadership recommendations.
• Partner with security, risk, and business teams to define standards and requirements.
• Drive MFA modernization, passwordless initiatives, and identity proofing.
• Ensure controls meet evolving regulatory obligations (NYDFS, NA privacy).
• Create executive-ready documentation and present recommended solutions.
• Serve as SME for authentication and identity assurance to project teams.

Skills

IAM strategy

MFA

Roadmap development

Strategic leadership

Azure AD / Entra ID

Passwordless / Passkeys

IGA

PAM

Regulatory compliance (NYDFS)

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Azure AD Conditional Access

Job description

Job Description

• Lead the evolution of the organization's enterprise authentication strategy, helping transition from a primarily workforce-focused MFA program to a broader application-level authentication program across the enterprise.
• Assess the current authentication landscape and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement across applications, platforms, and user populations.
• Develop and maintain authentication roadmaps that align with business priorities, cybersecurity objectives, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate emerging authentication technologies, industry trends, and security best practices, bringing thought leadership and recommendations to senior leadership teams.
• Partner closely with security, infrastructure, application, architecture, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders to define and implement authentication standards and requirements.
• Drive initiatives related to MFA modernization, passwordless authentication, passkey adoption, identity proofing, and other advanced authentication capabilities.
• Ensure authentication controls meet evolving regulatory and compliance obligations, including NYDFS and other North American privacy and security requirements.
• Conduct strategic reviews of existing authentication capabilities, identify control deficiencies, and build business cases for enhancements, new tooling, or process improvements.
• Create executive-ready documentation, presentations, and recommendations that clearly articulate risks, gaps, priorities, and proposed solutions.
• Act as the subject matter expert for authentication and identity assurance, providing guidance to project teams and influencing enterprise-wide identity security decisions.
• Collaborate with technology and business leaders to establish a long-term vision for authentication services, ensuring the organization remains secure, compliant, and aligned with industry-leading IAM practices.

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Skills and Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) within a large enterprise environment, with a strong focus on authentication, identity security, and access governance programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), including experience designing, implementing, and maturing enterprise authentication controls across complex organizations.
• Proven ability to provide thought leadership and strategic direction for authentication programs, including evaluating emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to strengthen security posture and user experience.
• Strong experience developing authentication roadmaps and long-term strategies, identifying capability gaps, assessing risks, and recommending solutions that align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Experience documenting processes, standards, and operating procedures, while effectively communicating recommendations, presenting to senior leadership, and influencing decisions across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including authentication policies, conditional access, identity protection, and MFA-related capabilities.
• Deep understanding of modern authentication technologies and frameworks, including:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Passkeys and passwordless authentication
  • Identity Proofing
  • Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Experience working within a large North American financial institution or insurance organization, with a strong understanding of security, risk, compliance, and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to identify control gaps, assess authentication risks, and communicate findings to executive leadership, helping drive prioritization and investment decisions.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements impacting authentication and identity security, including NYDFS regulations and industry mandates requiring MFA adoption across applications and critical systems.
• Knowledge of privacy, security, and authentication-related requirements across different jurisdictions within North America, ensuring authentication strategies align with regional compliance obligations.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance security, user experience, business objectives, and regulatory requirements when designing and evolving authentication controls.