IAM Advisor & Policy Architect

University of Alaska; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement options

Annual leave

12 paid holidays per year

Tuition waivers for employees and for+

Affordable medical, dental and vision

Job summary

The University of Alaska seeks an IAM Advisor & Policy Architect to bridge technical infrastructure and institutional policy across its three-university system. You will guide identity modernization for students, faculty, researchers, and staff, aligning FERPA/HIPAA/GLBA with NIST standards while enabling open access.

As the primary liaison between IT and governance, you’ll craft identity standards, manage a multi-role community, and strengthen statewide authentication alongside admins and

Qualifications

• Master's degree and 6+ years in IAM, IT/security policy, or governance, risk & compliance.
• Preference for higher-education IAM and IT policy development experience.
• Education may be substituted by professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Bridge technical infrastructure and institutional policy and standards across UA system.
• Serve as liaison between technical teams and governance, risk & compliance functions.
• Create identity and access standards with partners across academic and admin offices.
• Architect identity management for a multi-role community and strengthen authentication controls statewide.

Skills

Identity & access management

Policy development

Governance, risk & compliance

Security architecture

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Public Administration, or related field

Job description

As our IAM Advisor & Policy Architect, you will bridge technical infrastructure and institutional policy and standards at the University of Alaska, the state's only public university system, spanning three universities. You'll help guide the modernization of our identity landscape toward a unified, seamless, and secure experience for every student, faculty member, researcher, and staff member. This work directly enables UA's mission. As federal regulations evolve, identity and access management becomes a strategic enabler of the university's mission, not just an IT function, positioning UA as a trusted partner while keeping academic resources open and frictionless. While identity is the heart of this role, we'll also look to you as a broader advisor on security policy, governance, risk, and compliance.

As the primary liaison between our technical teams and governance, risk and compliance, you'll be a collaborative strategist in a policy and architecture framework that respects academic freedom while meeting the highest security and compliance standards. Expect varied, high-impact work: creating identity and access standards with partners across academic and administrative offices, architecting how we manage a complex and multi-role community, advancing secure collaboration with peer institutions, and strengthening authentication and access controls statewide.

To thrive in this role, you will bring a blend of policy fluency and technical credibility. You have experience turning enterprise data sources into modern identity services, ideally in a multi-institution or system environment, and you treat privacy, security, and compliance requirements such as FERPA, HIPAA, and GLBA, NIST 800-171 and CMMC as frameworks for protecting our community rather than roadblocks. You've helped strengthen authentication and access across a device-diverse, geographically dispersed population, and while your focus is policy and architecture, you can hold your own in a technical conversation with engineers. You will build trust through transparency and active listening, and are viewed as a collaborator among IT, academic departments, and administration to find the optimal path for robust security and open access. You'll help shape not only the identity foundation but the broader security and governance direction of our statewide university system at a pivotal moment of modernization.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Public Administration, or a related field, and 6 years of progressively responsible experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, in identity and access management, IT/security policy, or governance, risk, and compliance. Preference given to auditable evidence of expertise in higher-education IAM and IT policy development and to higher-level degrees. Education may be substituted by professional experience.

Position Details:

This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package.

UA provides a generous compensation package that includes:

• retirement options
• annual leave
• 12 paid holidays per year
• tuition waivers for employees and family members
• affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage

New hires will be placed on UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 83, based on education and experience.

Application review will begin on September 28, 2026. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration; however, the recruitment will remain open until filled.

The University of Alaska (UA) requires employees to work on-site based on operational and business needs. Hybrid and remote work arrangements may be considered only for positions specifically designated and advertised as eligible for hybrid or remote work. Any approved arrangement will be based on the position’s duties, operational needs, and the employee’s ability to effectively perform the work remotely.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Sarah Randazzo, Signers' Business Office HR Coordinator, at [e-mail].

To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at [e-mail].

The University of Alaska (UA) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.*

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA:(Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension)Online:https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person:UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or [e-mail]/907-786-1214 or [e-mail].

UAF:(Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus)Online:https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person:UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or [e-mail].

UAS:(Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus)Online:https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person:Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing [e-mail].