Identity Security Operations Leader – Hybrid (Seattle)

Nordstrom, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Merchandise discount

Job summary

You will set the operating model, multi-year roadmap, and appropriate governance, ensuring reliable, scalable identity services with strong security posture and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in identity and access management or information security operations.
• Significant senior leadership experience in identity security operations.
• Operational ownership of enterprise identity platforms at scale - IdP, directory services, IGA, and PAM.
• Technical command of SSO, MFA, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Conditional Access, and identity lifecycle management.
• Experience owning budget, headcount planning, and vendor/managed-service relationships.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the organization.
• Own strategy, operating model, staffing plan, and budget for the Identity Security Operations & Maintenance function.
• Build and retain a high-performing team across onshore, offshore, and managed-service delivery.
• Modernize and automate identity operations.
• Own the multi-year operational roadmap and drive automation and toil-reduction.
• Keep operations excellent during platform migrations and consolidations.
• Run operations at enterprise scale with measurable SLAs and KPIs.
• Represent identity operations with executive leadership and audit/compliance engagements.

Skills

IAM leadership

Senior leadership

Identity platforms

SSO MFA SAML

Budget planning

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Okta

SailPoint

BeyondTrust

Job description

You will set the operating model, multi-year roadmap, and appropriate governance, ensuring reliable, scalable identity services with strong security posture and executive reporting.