Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) Leader

Guidehouse Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. seeks an experienced Identity & Access Management (IAM) Leader to build and run a global enterprise IAM function. Reporting to the CISO, this role defines strategy, architecture, delivery, and operations for workforce, customer, and non-human identities.

The leader will drive IAM vision, vendor management, and a distributed team in a complex matrixed setting, aligning with risk and regulatory priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience with 8+ years in IAM.
• Proven experience building or maturing enterprise IAM in a global org.
• Strong leadership in matrixed environments and cross-functional partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise IAM strategy, operating model, and roadmap aligned to risk and regulatory priorities.
• Oversee IAM transformation initiatives, program execution, and budget accountability.
• Lead Identity Governance and Administration including lifecycle management and access controls.
• Drive Privileged Access Management strategy and tooling across human and machine identities.
• Lead authentication, SSO, MFA, federation, and modern identity patterns across multiple platforms.
• Drive cloud/workload identity standards across hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Align IAM capabilities with security, compliance, and audit requirements across frameworks.
• Lead the IAM organization and cultivate accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

IAM leadership

Identity governance

PAM

SSO & MFA

Zero Trust

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

SailPoint

Microsoft Entra ID Governance

Delinea

CyberArk

Job description

Job Family : IT Cyber Security Travel Required : Up to 10% Clearance Required : None

What You Wil Do:

We are seeking an experienced Identity & Access Management (IAM) Leader to build and lead our enterprise IAM function. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), this role is responsible for IAM strategy, architecture, delivery, and operations across workforce, customer, and non-human identities.

This leader will define the IAM vision and roadmap, oversee key identity transformation initiatives, manage vendors and delivery partners, and lead a globally distributed team in a complex, matrixed environment.

Strategy, Vision & Organizational Leadership

Define and lead the enterprise IAM strategy, operating model, and roadmap aligned to business, risk, and regulatory priorities. Build and scale the IAM organization to include team structure and hiring plans.

Partner across Cybersecurity, IT, HR, Legal, Privacy, Risk, Internal Audit, and business teams to deliver consistent identity outcomes.

Oversee major IAM transformation initiatives, including program execution and budget accountability.

Establish metrics and reporting to demonstrate program maturity, business value, and risk reduction.

Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)

Lead the design and maturity of Identity Governance and Administration capabilities, including lifecycle management, access requests, certifications, role management, and separation of duties.

Drive the strategy, implementation, and maturation of enterprise IGA capabilities using platforms such as SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, or similar solutions.

Advance least-privilege and Zero Trust principles across enterprise applications, platforms, and cloud environments.

Oversee identity lifecycle management for workforce, contractors, partners, and non-human identities.

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Lead the strategy and maturity of the firm's Privileged Access Management program, including vaulting, credential management, session controls, and privileged access governance.

Provide strategic leadership for PAM capabilities and related tooling, including platforms such as Delinea, CyberArk, or similar solutions.

Establish standards for privileged access, secrets management, and just-in-time elevation across human and machine identities.

Reduce standing privilege across hybrid environments and track progress through measurable controls.

Authentication, SSO & Federation

Lead enterprise authentication and access capabilities, including SSO, MFA, conditional access, federation, and modern authentication methods.

Support modern identity and access patterns through technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID and related federation and access governance capabilities.

Support secure identity patterns for employees, clients, partners, and external platforms as needed.

Cloud & Workload Identity

Drive identity standards for cloud and workload access across Guidehouse's hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to embed identity and access controls into platforms and delivery processes.

Establish guardrails and monitoring for entitlements and permissions across enterprise technology environments.

Risk, Compliance & Audit

Align IAM capabilities to security, compliance, and audit requirements across applicable regulatory and control frameworks.

Partner with compliance and audit stakeholders to support control evidence, remediation, and sustainable governance processes.

Support identity requirements for both internal operations and client-serving environments as needed.

People Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop a team spanning IAM architecture, engineering, operations, and governance.

Build a culture of accountability, service excellence, and continuous improvement.

Represent the IAM function with senior leadership and key stakeholders across the enterprise.

What You Will Need:

Bachelor's degree and minimum 12 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 8+ years focused on Identity & Access Management, and 7+ years in a people‑leadership capacity or 16 years of equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree.

Proven experience building or maturing an enterprise IAM function in a complex, global organization.

Demonstrated success leading in a matrixed environment and partnering across technology, security, and business teams.

Strong experience with modern IAM technologies and concepts, including IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, federation, and lifecycle management, with hands‑on experience leading or supporting platforms such as SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Delinea, CyberArk, and similar tools.

Experience leading complex, multi-year IAM transformation programs with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks relevant to IAM programs.

Experience supporting identity requirements in regulated environments, including pub