IAM Architect - AM/CIAM (Remote in the US)

GuidePoint Security, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an IAM Architect to join their virtual team. This role involves providing advanced architecture and engineering support for identity access management, ensuring secure integrations, and driving the planning and execution of identity management roadmaps. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with identity technologies and a strong ability to mentor team members. This position offers the opportunity to work with leading solutions in a collaborative environment, making a significant impact on the organization's security posture.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in identity technology administration.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of identity technologies and concepts.
• Ability to mentor team members and enhance security capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced architecture and engineering support for identity access requirements.
• Design architecture for application authentication integrations with APIs and SDKs.
• Plan and implement secure solutions for customer directives.

Skills

Identity Technology Administration

Okta

Auth0

Ping Identity

Active Directory

SAML

OIDC

Federated Identities

Life Cycle Management Automation

Data Mapping and Transformation

Education

B.S. degree in computer science

Relevant vendor/industry certifications

Tools

Okta OIN

Okta Workflows

PingOne

PingOne DaVinci

SCIM connections

Job description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources, and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

GuidePoint Security is growing and hiring an IAM Architect, Access Management to join our virtual team on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

1. Provide advanced architecture and engineering support to automate and administer identity access requirements into all enterprise information systems for both authentication and authorization, including Workforce, Customer Identity solutions, and Life Cycle Management.
2. Design architecture for application authentication integrations with APIs, SDKs, and Widgets.
3. Drive planning and execution of identity management roadmaps and technology enhancements.
4. Create and maintain documentation related to identity design, processes, procedures, and infrastructure.
5. Assess current applications and architecture to ensure implementations align with industry guidelines, best practices, and standards.
6. Plan and implement secure solutions for customer directives with minimal disruption.
7. Assist implementation teams with design, implementation, and troubleshooting of identity technologies; provide guidance when no existing solution is available.

Requirements

1. Experience through college degrees and/or certifications in information systems, computer science, or system analysis, or equivalent experience.
2. At least 4 years of experience in identity technology administration or equivalent.
3. 1-3 years designing and implementing identity solutions.
4. Knowledge of identity technologies and concepts at an intermediate to advanced level.
5. Proficiency with Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, Active Directory, SSO, OIDC, SAML, and Federated Identities.
6. Experience with Life Cycle Management automations such as Okta OIN, Okta Workflows, PingOne integrations, PingOne DaVinci, and custom SCIM connections.
7. Understanding of data mapping and transformation.
8. Proven knowledge of identity frameworks, protocols, and deployment of identity models in enterprise settings.
9. Ability to mentor team members and enhance security team capabilities.
10. Ability to evaluate and plan security systems based on identity technologies and standards.
11. Experience in analyzing data and trends to prepare security reports.
12. Demonstrated initiative in adding value and exploring new opportunities.

Education / Certifications

• B.S. degree in computer science, management information systems, or equivalent experience. Relevant vendor/industry certifications are a plus.