IAM Architect (Okta) | 1+year Contract | CST TimeZone | Remote

IndusGuru Network Partners; India; On-site; INR 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

IndusGuru Network Partners in India seeks an IAM Architect to strengthen and modernize our Identity and Access Management program. You will define target architectures and roadmaps, and lead hands-on design and implementation.

Key focus areas include Okta, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, PAM, RBAC, and ITSM/workflow integrations with HR systems and enterprise applications. You will collaborate across security, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable identity

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in IAM architecture, solution design, implementation, and modernization within enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Okta, including identity lifecycle management, SSO, MFA, workflows, and access-request capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory architecture, directory cleanup, group governance, and integration with cloud identity platforms.
• Expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, identity governance, privileged role management, and hybrid identity.
• Experience designing and implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, covering privileged-account discovery, credential vaulting, just-in-time access, session management, and service-account governance.
• Strong understanding of RBAC, entitlement management, access certifications and reviews, SoD, and audit/compliance requirements.
• Experience integrating IAM solutions and workflows with ITSM platforms, HR systems, and enterprise business applications.

Responsibilities

• Assess the existing IAM environment and identify gaps, risks, and modernization opportunities.
• Define target IAM architecture, operating model, and implementation roadmap.
• Design and implement Okta capabilities including lifecycle management, SSO, MFA, workflows, and access requests.
• Strengthen AD architecture, directory cleanup, group governance, and cloud identity platform integration.
• Enhance Entra ID capabilities, including Conditional Access, identity governance, and hybrid identity.
• Design and improve PAM, including privileged-account discovery, vaulting, just-in-time access, and session controls.
• Establish role and entitlement management, access reviews, SoD controls, and audit readiness.
• Integrate IAM workflows with ITSM, HR systems, and enterprise business apps.
• Provide hands-on architecture, technical design, and delivery support across IAM initiatives.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, cloud, application, and HR teams to drive scalable identity solutions.

Skills

IAM architecture

Okta

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

PAM

RBAC

ITSM integration

Stakeholder management

End-to-end delivery

Job description

We are looking for IAM Architect to strengthen and modernize our Identity and Access Management (IAM) program

Project Description

• Assess the existing Identity and Access Management (IAM) environment and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for modernization.
• Define the target IAM architecture, operating model, and implementation roadmap.
• Design and implement Okta capabilities, including identity lifecycle management, SSO, MFA, workflows, and access requests.
• Strengthen Active Directory architecture, directory cleanup, group governance, and integration with cloud identity platforms.
• Enhance Microsoft Entra ID capabilities, including Conditional Access, identity governance, privileged roles, and hybrid identity.
• Design and improve Privileged Access Management (PAM), covering privileged-account discovery, credential vaulting, just-in-time access, session controls, and service- account governance.
• Establish role and entitlement management, access reviews, segregation-of-duties controls, and audit readiness.
• Integrate IAM workflows with IT service management (ITSM) platforms, HR systems, and enterprise business applications.
• Provide hands-on architecture, technical design, implementation, and delivery support across IAM initiatives.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, cloud, application, and HR teams to drive secure, scalable, and efficient identity management solutions

Desired Profile

• Extensive experience in IAM architecture, solution design, implementation, and modernization within enterprise environments.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in Okta, including identity lifecycle management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA), workflows, and access‑request capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory architecture, directory cleanup, group governance, and integration with cloud identity platforms.
• Expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, identity governance, privileged role management, and hybrid identity.
• Experience designing and implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, covering privileged-account discovery, credential vaulting, just‑in‑time access, session management, and service-account governance.
• Strong understanding of role‑based access control (RBAC), entitlement management, access certifications and reviews, segregation of duties (SoD), and audit and compliance requirements.
• Experience integrating IAM solutions and workflows with IT service management (ITSM) platforms, HR systems, and enterprise business applications.
• Ability to assess existing IAM environments, identify gaps and risks, define target‑state architecture, and develop actionable implementation roadmaps.
• Proven ability to provide hands‑on technical leadership and drive end‑to‑end solution delivery beyond routine platform administration.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across security, infrastructure, cloud, application, and HR teams.