IAM Architect & Strategy Leader — Cloud & Zero Trust

Crowe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 104,500 - 213,800; Full time

Job summary

Crowe seeks an Identity and Access Management Architect to define and drive IAM strategy across complex environments. You will lead architecture and hands-on design, partnering with client stakeholders and Crowe leadership to secure identities and enable business goals.

Responsibilities include governance, implementation across cloud and on-prem, and collaboration with security, cloud, and DevOps teams. Strong communication to C-suite is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in IAM, cybersecurity architecture, or related roles (consulting or industry).
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise IAM solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of authentication and federation standards (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, LDAP).
• Experience with identity governance, privileged access management, and identity lifecycle processes.
• Hands-on experience with leading IAM tools such as Entra ID (Azure AD), SailPoint, Saviynt, CyberArk, Ping Identity, Okta, or similar.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and modern identity security approaches (MFA, passwordless, RBAC/ABAC).
• Experience with API-based integrations and identity data flows (REST APIs, JSON, or similar patterns).
• Familiarity with scripting or automation (Python, SQL, or similar) to support identity integrations or data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead IAM strategy development, roadmap creation, and reference architecture design aligned to client business objectives.
• Define and deliver enterprise IAM architecture, including authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle management, and privileged access management.
• Advise clients on Zero Trust principles and identity-centric security strategies.
• Present IAM strategies, architectures, and findings to technical and executive stakeholders, including C-suite leadership.
• Design and implement IAM solutions across cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), on-premises, and hybrid environments.
• Architect and integrate IAM platforms with enterprise applications, directories, APIs, and DevOps pipelines.
• Provide guidance on modern authentication and authorization approaches (SSO, MFA, passwordless, RBAC, ABAC).
• Lead or support implementation of modern identity and authorization platforms, including fine-grained authorization and entitlement visibility solutions.
• Design and guide API-driven integrations between IAM platforms and enterprise systems, leveraging REST-based services and identity data flows.

Skills

IAM architecture

Cloud & hybrid

Zero Trust

Stakeholder mgmt

Automation scripting

API integrations

Authentication standards

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Entra ID (Azure AD)

SailPoint

Saviynt

CyberArk

Ping Identity

Okta

Job description

Crowe seeks an Identity and Access Management Architect to define and drive IAM strategy across complex environments. You will lead architecture and hands-on design, partnering with client stakeholders and Crowe leadership to secure identities and enable business goals.

Responsibilities include governance, implementation across cloud and on-prem, and collaboration with security, cloud, and DevOps teams. Strong communication to C-suite is essential.