IAM AWS Architect

Cloud Hybrid Technologies, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Dallas is looking for an AWS IAM Consultant to design and implement identity and access management solutions. The role involves strategic guidance on access governance and collaboration with security teams. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS IAM, strong knowledge of identity management concepts, and proficiency in tools like Okta and CyberArk. Excellent communication skills and a problem-solving attitude are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in AWS IAM solutions for human/non-human identities.
• Strong knowledge of access controls, privileges, and authentication.
• Experience with security assessments and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement AWS IAM solutions.
• Provide strategic guidance on identity lifecycle management.
• Conduct audits and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Skills

AWS IAM solutions

Identity lifecycle management

Cloud security principles

Access governance

Problem resolution

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Okta

CyberArk

SailPoint

Job description

• · Design, architect, and implementAWS IAM solutions, including policies, roles, permissions, and federation.
• · Provide strategic guidance on identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, and access governance.
• · Collaborate with security, cloud, and application teams to ensure best practices in AWS security architecture.
• · Conduct security assessments, audits, and reviews of IAM configurations and entitlements.
• · Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA).
• · Define standards and frameworks for role-based access control (RBAC), least privilege, and Zero Trust principles.
• · Troubleshoot complex access management issues and recommend improvements
• · Assume ownership of Identity & Access Management system integration and work closely with teams to complete development and customization tasks
• · Prepare high level and low level design documents

Technical Skills

• · Excellent understanding of Identity and Access Management solutioning, consulting and configuration experience.
• · Hands-on experience in designing and implementing AWS IAM solutions for human and non-human identities
• · Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management concepts, including Identity Life cycle management, role definition, request processes, access reviews, access controls and privileges, authentication, authorization, MFA, SSO, federation, etc.
• · Expertise in cloud security and secure design principles.
• · Good understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools and framework.
• · Have worked on at least 2 AWS or other IAM deployments.
• · Strong Software Development Background.
• · Strong problem resolution capability & delivery focus.

Mandatory Skills / Tools

• · AWS IAM, authentication and access control to AWS, access governance within AWS.
• · Excellent domain and consulting knowledge of Identity and Access Management
• · Excellent working knowledge of at least one IDAM tool – Okta, CyberArk

Other Skills

• · Excellent Communication and documentation skills
• · Must be good at thinking and understanding end-to-end identity and access management business requirements and solutions
• · Other IDAM tools, such as, SailPoint, Okta and CyberArk will be added advantage

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