Enterprise IAM Architect: Zero‑Trust Identity Leader

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Insurance coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Incentive compensation

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Corporation seeks an Enterprise Identity & Identity Access Management Architect to define and drive the IAM strategy, architecture, standards, and governance across hybrid cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments. You will partner with cybersecurity, risk, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable identity capabilities that protect the firm while enabling growth.

The role sits within Security Architecture and focuses on establishing strategic direction, governance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, IAM, or related tech.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale IAM across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises.
• Deep understanding of Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), PAM, SSO, MFA, and federated identity tech.
• Experience with leading IAM platforms including Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint, Saviynt, CyberArk, Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, or equivalents.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, TOGAF, SABSA, SailPoint, CyberArk, or equivalent are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise IAM strategy, architecture, standards, and roadmap.
• Lead the design and governance of identity services including IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, and Federation.
• Develop secure identity architecture patterns for workforce, customer, third-party, and machine identities.
• Partner with engineering, cloud, application, and cybersecurity teams to embed identity controls into platforms and services.
• Drive Zero Trust adoption, strong authentication, least privilege, and secure-by-design governance for strategic initiatives.

Skills

Security architecture

IAM expertise

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Zero Trust

Influence enterprise-wide decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

SailPoint

Saviynt

CyberArk

Okta

Ping Identity

ForgeRock

Job description

State Street Corporation seeks an Enterprise Identity & Identity Access Management Architect to define and drive the IAM strategy, architecture, standards, and governance across hybrid cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments. You will partner with cybersecurity, risk, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable identity capabilities that protect the firm while enabling growth.

The role sits within Security Architecture and focuses on establishing strategic direction, governance, and