IAM Solution Architect (Remote-Friendly)

Austin Community College; East Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan State University is seeking an Identity & Access Management Solution Architect to lead the design, development, and deployment of IAM solutions within MSU IT. The role focuses on authentication, authorization, and secure access across university resources, collaborating with stakeholders on medium to high complexity projects.

The position emphasizes security, interoperability, and continuous improvement, with remote-friendly work options and a strong emphasis on cross-team collaboration

Qualifications

• Familiarity with IAM standards and systems such as SAML, LDAP, Shibboleth, Okta, and SailPoint IdentityIQ.
• Experience with software development and operations best practices, project management, system integration, architecture, and business/technical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, implement, and support moderately to highly complex computer systems with emphasis on application security and proactive maintenance.
• Collaborate across teams to determine technology needs and integration solutions for medium to high complexity projects, including interface design, business functions, and database design.
• Lead project and operations management tasks including documentation, status reports, timelines, and presenting improvement proposals.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement through peer review, training, cross-training, and professional development.
• Participate in a 24/7 support rotation for critical system outages.

Skills

IAM standards

DevOps

Project management

System integration

Software architecture

Business analysis

Education

Four-year degree equivalent

Tools

Okta

SailPoint IdentityIQ

Shibboleth

SAML

LDAP

Job description

Michigan State University is seeking an Identity & Access Management Solution Architect to lead the design, development, and deployment of IAM solutions within MSU IT. The role focuses on authentication, authorization, and secure access across university resources, collaborating with stakeholders on medium to high complexity projects.

The position emphasizes security, interoperability, and continuous improvement, with remote-friendly work options and a strong emphasis on cross-team collaboration