AI Identity Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Family Support

Insurance Options

Commuter Benefits

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking an experienced Information Security professional in Chicago with deep IAM expertise to design and guide identity and access management architectures across enterprise systems. The role emphasizes secure authentication, access management, and collaboration with client and IT teams.

The position requires extensive experience in information security and IAM, with strong knowledge of cloud security, Azure/AWS, and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Fifteen years of experience in the Information Security role.
• Seven years of experience as an IAM Architect
• Experience in information security or equivalent education and work experience.
• Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture with multiple system technologies.
• Excellent consultative and communication skills with clients, partners, and IT management.

Responsibilities

• Design Identity centric Workforce Security solutions aligned with industry frameworks and standards (NIST CSF, COBIT, SOC, GDPR).
• Guide architectural development of identity solutions, access patterns, and modern security protocols.
• Review and provide feedback on Identity, Authentication and Access management security solutions.
• Participate as cybersecurity expert spanning end user computing, MFA, SSO, device-based authentication, VPN, and related areas.
• Understand and apply threat modeling concepts and cloud security considerations.
• Develop target architectures and roadmaps around IAM security controls and audit requirements.

Skills

Information security

Solution architecture

Consultative communication

IAM Architect experience

Collaboration

Cloud security

Entra ID/Azure/AWS security

JWT and API security

OAuth/OIDC/SAML/SSO

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

Azure

AWS Security

Okta

Job description

• Experience in information security, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually having experience with multiple system technologies.
• Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with client, partner, and IT management and staff.
• Fifteen years of experience in the Information Security role. Seven years of experience as an IAM Architect
• Strong collaboration skills and a analytical ability

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Experience in information security, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually having experience with multiple system technologies.
• Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with client, partner, and IT management and staff.
• Fifteen years of experience in the Information Security role. Seven years of experience as an IAM Architect
• Strong collaboration skills and a analytical ability

Good to have

• CISSP, CSSP, or Cloud security certification preferred
• Certifications on Azure, AWS security will be preferred
  
  

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design Identity centric Workforce Security solutions to ensure secure and efficient authentication and access management aligned with the industry frameworks and standards (NIST CSF, COBIT, SOC, GDPR etc.)
• Well versed with agentic architectures and identity concerns
• Guides the architectural development of identity solutions, access patterns, modern security protocols, practicing Zero trust, least privileged, defense in depth principles
• Review and provide feedback on Identity, Authentication and Access management related security solutions proposed by stakeholders and can provide consultation to the partners and IT Management
• Acts as cybersecurity expert to participate in solutions from IAA perspective spanning end user computing, proxy solutions, MFA, SSO, conditional accesses, device based authentication, VPN solutions, Desktop virtualization solutions, Passwordless, Yubikey, bio-metric solutions, identity and governance scenarios, network segmentations, Secrets Management, Certificates Management, Automation, role based access control, Privileged identity management, end user computing, Just in time accesses, data protection solutions etc.
• Thoroughly understands and provides solutions considering Security technology choices, such as design, protocols support, secrets management, data security, client server communication, token handling, Session management, credential vaulting, OIDC/ OAuth flows, authorization patterns, identity federation, cloud architectures, cryptography, cloud native services, cloud security etc.
• Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management solution (CIEM) to ensure continuous improvement in Security Posture by providing consultations to application teams
• Design target architectures and roadmaps considering IAM security control frameworks and audit requirements
• Awareness of Cyber Security Risk management principles and frameworks, supply chain risk and third party risk assessment controls
• Understanding and application of threat modeling concepts and methodologies
• Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective under information security, liaising with other towers and business to help improve Security centric designs
• In-depth knowledge and experience on Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, M365, AWS Security
• Knowledge on Okta, PingFederate, Entitlement management solutions
• In-depth knowledge of various cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and identity governance and administration
• Strong knowledge on Identities management o n Azure AD with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SSO, MFA, Conditional access policies, MFA, Kerberos, LDAP, Identity Federations etc.
• Experience in providing security solutions for Java based Micro services, React based frontends and Android/iOS based mobile applications on the Azure
• Hands-of experience in JWT, session handling, Code signing, Certificate authentication, TLS/SSL, API Security, Application registration, application integration scenarios etc.
• Exposure to API Management, Firewalls, DLP, VPNs, DNS, Azure Defender, MCAS, Sentinel, WAFs, Application Gateways, NSGs, App Proxy, Radius clusters, CDN etc.
• Deeper understanding of Applications security, OWASP standards, security best practices, browser compatibilities/storages/cookies
• Deeper understanding on Cloud Security areas such as Policies, RBAC, activities, identities, privileged access management etc.
• Authentication/Authorization/Auditing/Accounting frameworks and hands-on experience, Privilege Identity/access management on the cloud
• Ability to support operations in troubleshooting complex identity scenarios with hands-on experience on Sentinel/KQL/Audit logs etc.
• Understanding of IaC, CI/CD pipeline, automation, and vulnerability scanning tools, Terraform, PowerShell, bash script, Azure CLI
• Very good understanding of concepts related to docker Security, container orchestrations/Kubernetes, mTLS, Dapper, Service Mesh and security scenarios

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000 a year

Qualifications: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE