Solution Architect – IAM, ForgeRock

Finance Professionals Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking an experienced Solution Architect specializing in IAM to collaborate with various teams. The role involves designing authentication solutions, working with the ForgeRock platform, and ensuring alignment with industry standards. Candidates should have significant experience in IAM and CIAM, with a proven track record in architecture roles. Offering competitive compensation and an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IAM with 3+ in an Architect Role.
• 5+ years of experience in CIAM space (ForgeRock, Okta, Ping).
• 3+ years with ForgeRock platform (SaaS or On-Prem).
• Experience implementing authentication strategies.
• Hands-on experience with different MFA technologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design IAM solutions aligning with business needs.
• Review business requirements and provide architectural designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Design IAM features based on industry standards.

Skills

IAM Architecture

CIAM expertise

ForgeRock platform

Authentication management

MFA technologies

Tools

ForgeRock

Okta

Ping Identity

Job description

Overview

Our client, a leading financial institution in Toronto, is looking for a Solution Architect – IAM, ForgeRock, to closely collaborate with IAM Engineering partners in all aspects of the design and ensure alignment and synergy regarding the proposed solution. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Responsibilities

• The Identify Access Management (IAM) Architect will work with business channels and product teams to understand the challenges facing them, provide solutions to these challenges and recommend architecture and design to bring modern capabilities to various IAM platforms.
• Responsible for the architecture and design of new features/capabilities the team is looking to introduce into the IAM platform (ForgeRock / Ping).
• Review the business requirements (the “what”) provided by the IAM Product team and provide the overall architectural design (the “how”) to the IAM Engineering team to build into the IAM service.
• Provide required design artifacts to key stakeholders which clearly outlines the solution, components involved, key decisions, and time and cost estimates.
• Evaluate new authentication capabilities introduced into the ever-changing IAM landscape and account for what is applicable into proposed designs (short-term and long-term).
• Partner with various cross functional architect teams (IAM, security, business channel, fraud) to solidify design approach which aligns with best practices and strategic direction of the platform.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Bank – technology, security architecture, security advisory, fraud, compliance and business channel teams – to provide enterprise-grade solutions which meet the business and security requirements.
• Represent the CIAM Architecture team on various governance boards by providing both expertise and the required artifacts necessary to ensure stakeholder approval.
• Design based on strong CIAM expertise that aligns with industry standards (FIDO, OIDC, OAUTH), best practices (MFA, NIST 800-63B) and a forward-looking mentality (Passkeys, VCs, DIDs).

Must-Have Skills

• 10+ years in IAM space with 3+ years in an Architect Role
• 5+ years of experience working within CIAM space (ForgeRock, Okta, Ping Identity etc.)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with ForgeRock platform (SaaS or On-Prem)
• 3+ years’ experience with designing and implementing authentication and credential management flows based on channel requirements
• 3+ years’ experience working with different MFA technologies

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Knowledge of project finance or previous experience working within Banking Sector
• Experience of preparation of presentation decks and presenting to senior leadership
• Experience with cloud-based platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS) in relation to deployment of IAM services

Soft Skills Required

• Great communication skills to be able to communicate, design and propose solutions to various architects and receive buy-in

Education

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.