Digital & Cyber – Cyber Security and Digital Trust – Identity and Access Management Architect

PwC Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Riyadh is seeking a Cyber Security & Digital Trust Consultant. This role involves working under cyber security leadership, focusing on Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Candidates should have 8+ years of IT experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. The position offers opportunities to work on transformative projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive IT experience with at least 5+ years as IAM engineer delivering enterprise solutions.
• Experience in designing and implementation of IAM capabilities.
• Strong understanding of Information Security topics, especially in IAM Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop IAM architecture solutions for business problems.
• Research and evaluate new IAM security solutions.
• Plan and deploy IAM turnkey solutions for clients.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Identity and Access Management

Technical writing

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer, Information Systems or Engineering

Tools

SailPoint

ForgeRock

Oracle

Active Directory

Job description

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Why PwC

At PwC, your growth is our priority. We fuel potential through coaching, feedback, and challenging work that helps you build a career path as unique as you are. You’re not just joining a team—you’re becoming part of a movement that’s shaping the future. Here, you can be yourself, work with purpose and boldness, and collaborate with talented people to deliver solutions that create real impact for clients and communities. Powered by inclusive teams, cutting‑edge technology, and truly meaningful work, you’ll find endless opportunities to grow, lead, and go further.
Together, we set the future in motion.

Consulting LoS

At PwC Consulting, we lead with insight and deliver with purpose. You’ll work alongside experts across industries to design and deliver forward‑looking solutions in areas such as strategy and enterprise transformation, operational excellence, digital innovation, cyber resilience, and risk management. Our reimagined operating model brings together sector‑aligned, solution‑led teams empowered to move fast, think boldly, and create real impact. Whether transforming finance, enabling digital change, or shaping national visions, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward‑thinking community—built to grow with you and the world around us.

BU Description

The Digital & Cyber Business Unit brings together deep technology expertise and bold thinking to help organizations thrive in a connected, data‑driven world. We support clients in reimagining how they operate, serve, and grow—by harnessing the power of digital products, emerging tech, cloud, data, and cyber resilience.

Whether shaping enterprise‑wide transformation or enabling targeted innovation, we work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and trust—delivering scalable solutions that empower clients to move faster, think smarter, and lead with confidence.

Job Summary

A career in our Cyber Security & Digital Trust technology services will allow you to work under the supervision of cyber security leadership within the Digital & Cyber Consulting practice. Use strategic business consulting skills to work with clients through all stages of strategy‑based transformation projects. Provide support on client assignments that help to develop a strategy and then refocus an organization on making that strategy a reality. We are a growing team and looking for dynamic, flexible, proactive and hardworking consultants who have a passion for shaping cyber security positively in the GCC over the coming years. We have a strong pipeline of large, transformational opportunities with our clients which will provide great opportunities for all our people to step up and play significant and rewarding roles in an entrepreneurial and innovation driven environment.

Roles & Responsibilities

You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Develop IAM architecture (integrated processes, applications, data and technology) solutions to business problems in alignment with PwC reference IAM frameworks
• Research and evaluate new IAM security solutions, including lab tests, proof of concepts and pilots. Make operational and technology recommendations which influence IAM operations
• Develop solutions and recommendations for technical and process challenges, emerging threats and technology changes
• Planning and live deployment of IAM turnkey solutions including onboarding of client applications
• Provide level 2 support for clients and coordinate as needed with the technology vendors for L3 support
• Producing IAM technical documentation such IAM detailed design, configuration guides etc.
• Support on business development (bids) including defining scope of work and interacting with clients and the vendors as required during the proposal development.

Skills and Competencies

• To qualify, candidates must have a real passion for Cybersecurity in general and particularly for Identity and Access Management. A focused state of mind to understand how technology can assist and support to actively hunt and protect from the cyber threats we face today. We are looking for an IAM practitioner with capability and experience in some of the following areas:
• Experience in designing and implementation of the following IAM capabilities:
• Access Management
• Identity Governance
• Directory Services
• Identity Provisioning
• Identity Management
• Identity Management as a Service
• In-depth knowledge in user provisioning, directory services, authentication, authorization, public key infrastructure, and identity federation.
• In-depth knowledge of authentication, authorization and Federation standards such as SAML, OAuth, OpenID, XACML and others
• Deployment and configuring common IAM products (including but not limited to SailPoint, ForgeRock, Alert Enterprise, Oracle, RSA…), and Enterprise Directory solutions including Active Directory
• A strong understanding of Information Security Architecture and ecosystem technologies and concepts required: Firewalls, intrusion detection, monitoring tools, encryption, certificate authority, reverse proxy, etc.
• Good understanding and knowledge of the following security areas:
• Information risk, privacy, and strategy (i.e. security and privacy policies, or risk assessments, or security and privacy compliance);
• Application security; (i.e. application security testing or security integrations with Systems Development Lifecycle (SDL) )
• Infrastructure security; (i.e.- securing networks and servers or security monitoring)
• Data security or encryption
• A strong understanding of broad Information Security topics and in particular a deep knowledge of Identity and Access Management Architecture is required
• Technical writing skills including functional and technical specifications
• Software development background
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Cyber Incident Response

Educational Qualifications & Certifications

Education: Must have a Bachelor degree in Computer, Information Systems or Engineering related field preferred
Minimum years of experience: 8+ years of progressive IT experience with at least 5+ years as IAM engineer delivering enterprise solutions in the technology domain.

Tagged as: Advisory - Other, Consulting, Manager