SailPoint Lead

Persistent Systems; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Higher education sponsorship

Health checkups

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Persistent Systems is seeking an experienced SailPoint Lead to drive design, implementation, and delivery of identity governance solutions using SailPoint IdentityIQ and IdentityNow. You will lead technical delivery teams, translate security requirements into scalable IAM architectures, and ensure successful lifecycle management, provisioning, and compliance initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 12–15 years in IAM/IGA, strong Java/REST/LDAP/SQL skills, and a track record of guiding enterprise IAM

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of IAM/IGA/enterprise Security experience.
• Hands-on with SailPoint IIQ and/or IdentityNow in large enterprises.
• Proven track record leading IGA transformation programs.
• Strong lifecycle management, provisioning, access reviews, RBAC.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of SailPoint IIQ/IdentityNow across enterprise environments.
• Define strategies for identity lifecycle, provisioning, access requests, role management, and certifications.
• Translate requirements into scalable identity governance architectures and roadmaps.
• Lead onboarding initiatives and define connectors/integration provisioning strategies.
• Oversee JML, access certifications, RBAC, and segregation of duties controls.
• Review workflows, rules, forms, provisioning configurations, and integration designs.
• Lead code reviews, release planning, deployment reviews, and QA activities.
• Guide troubleshooting of complex workflow, provisioning, and data quality issues.
• Establish development standards, governance, and reusable assets.
• Collaborate with architects, security teams, and stakeholders to align IAM with objectives.
• Support audit, governance, and risk management with strong identity controls.
• Drive platform optimization and innovation across SailPoint implementations.
• Mentor developers and IAM engineers throughout delivery lifecycle.

Skills

IAM

IGA

Security engineering

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Enterprise IAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

SailPoint IdentityIQ

SailPoint IdentityNow

Java

REST APIs

LDAP

SQL

Job description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies, 7 of the 10 top US banks, 9 of the 10 technology companies, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies, 7 of the 10 top US banks, 9 of the 10 technology companies, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 26 sequential quarters of growth with $487.6M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 7.8% Q-o-Q and 20.0% Y-o-Y. Our 29,500+ global team members, located in 21 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received five awards at the ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens™ Awards 2026 and, for the second year in a row, were awarded the Growth Honor of the Year at the Everest Group Elevate 2026.

About Position

We are seeking an experienced SailPoint Lead to drive the design, implementation, and delivery of enterprise identity governance solutions using SailPoint IdentityIQ and IdentityNow. This role is responsible for translating business and security requirements into scalable identity governance architectures, leading technical delivery teams, and ensuring successful implementation of identity lifecycle management, access governance, provisioning, and compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership while partnering with security, application, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver robust identity governance solutions.

• Role: SailPoint Lead
• Location: Pune
• Experience: Between 12 to 15 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You’ll Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of SailPoint IdentityIQ and IdentityNow solutions across enterprise environments.
• Define solution strategies for identity lifecycle management, provisioning, access requests, role management, certifications, and access governance.
• Translate business, security, audit, and compliance requirements into scalable identity governance architectures and implementation roadmaps.
• Lead application onboarding initiatives and define connector, integration, and provisioning strategies for enterprise applications.
• Design and oversee implementation of Joiner‑Mover‑Leaver (JML) processes, access certifications, role‑based access controls (RBAC), and segregation of duties controls.
• Review and approve workflows, rules, forms, customizations, provisioning configurations, and integration designs.
• Lead code reviews, technical assessments, release planning, deployment reviews, and quality assurance activities.
• Guide troubleshooting and resolution of complex workflow, reconciliation, provisioning, performance, and data‑quality issues.
• Establish development standards, governance frameworks, reusable assets, and implementation best practices.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security teams, application owners, and business stakeholders to align IAM initiatives with organizational objectives.
• Support audit, compliance, governance, and risk management activities through robust identity controls and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement, platform optimization, and innovation across SailPoint implementations.
• Mentor developers, engineers, and project teams while providing technical leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Expertise You’ll Bring

• 12‑15 years of experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Cybersecurity, or Enterprise Security Engineering.
• Deep hands‑on expertise with SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) and/or SailPoint IdentityNow implementations in large enterprise environments.
• Proven experience leading complex IGA transformation programs and enterprise identity governance initiatives.
• Strong expertise in identity lifecycle management, provisioning, reconciliation, role management, access requests, certifications, and governance processes.
• Extensive experience with Java, BeanShell, REST APIs, Web Services, XML, SQL, LDAP, and enterprise application integrations.
• Strong understanding of Identity Governance concepts including RBAC, ABAC, JML processes, access reviews, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements.
• Experience integrating SailPoint with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP, SAP, Oracle, Workday, ServiceNow, cloud platforms, and custom applications.
• Deep knowledge of authentication, authorization, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and federation technologies.
• Proven experience designing scalable connector strategies, onboarding frameworks, and enterprise provisioning models.
• Strong experience leading solution architecture reviews, technical governance, project planning, and delivery management activities.
• Understanding of regulatory and security frameworks including SOX, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and access governance requirements.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, documentation, presentation, and leadership abilities.
• Experience leading distributed engineering teams and mentoring SailPoint developers and IAM engineers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer, SailPoint IdentityNow Engineer, CISSP, CISM, or other IAM‑related certifications are highly desirable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company‑sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologiesEmployee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check‑ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values‑Driven, People‑Centric & Inclusive Work Environment

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility‑friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment.

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

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