IAM Leader: Strategy, Governance & Zero Trust

Kforce Inc; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA

401(k) plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Manhattan Beach, CA seeks an IAM Manager to lead and mature an enterprise IAM program, driving strategy, governance, architecture, and operations across workforce, privileged, non-human, and AI-enabled identities.

The role blends strong technical expertise with leadership to advance cybersecurity initiatives in a complex enterprise. You will lead a team of IAM professionals, develop an IAM roadmap, and report on metrics and risk reduction initiatives, partnering with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in IAM, cybersecurity, cloud security, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of people leadership or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of authentication, authorization, RBAC, least privilege, identity lifecycle management, and privileged access.
• Experience with IAM technologies such as Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, SSO, MFA, IGA, and PAM solutions.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture, cloud identity security, machine identities, and governance best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the IAM function, including engineering, governance, and architecture.
• Develop and execute IAM strategy, roadmap, and security standards.
• Oversee authentication, access management, privileged access, and identity governance programs.
• Drive initiatives around MFA, risk-based authentication, passkeys, PAM, and Zero Trust principles.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, operations, and business teams to enhance identity security controls.
• Support and guide platforms such as Okta, Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Manage IAM vendors, technology evaluations, implementations, and service delivery.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of IAM professionals.
• Define and report on IAM metrics, KPIs, and risk reduction initiatives.

Skills

IAM

Leadership

Strategy

Governance

Architecture

Identity security

Tools

Active Directory

Entra ID (Azure AD)

Okta

SSO

MFA

IGA

PAM

Job description

Kforce Inc. in Manhattan Beach, CA seeks an IAM Manager to lead and mature an enterprise IAM program, driving strategy, governance, architecture, and operations across workforce, privileged, non-human, and AI-enabled identities.

The role blends strong technical expertise with leadership to advance cybersecurity initiatives in a complex enterprise. You will lead a team of IAM professionals, develop an IAM roadmap, and report on metrics and risk reduction initiatives, partnering with