IGA Lead & Solution Architect

Accenture PLC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance and long-term-disab.

401(k) with bonus opportunities

Paid holidays and paid time off

Job summary

Accenture Security seeks an experienced IGA leader to drive target-state architecture and end-to-end identity governance implementations. You will own technical vision, guide design decisions, and coordinate delivery across onshore and offshore teams while ensuring security, compliance, and client satisfaction.

You will lead assessments, define deployment standards, and mentor consultants, collaborating with client leadership to shape roadmaps and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• The candidate has 5+ years implementing IGA products such as SailPoint IdentityIQ, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, or Saviynt IGA.
• They have 5+ years as solution architect and project delivery lead on end-to-end IGA implementations.
• They possess 5+ years with AD, LDAP, JDBC, and ServiceNow connectors and lifecycle management in IGA platforms.
• Proven Java development experience guiding rules, workflows, and customizations.
• Experience leading onshore and offshore teams and managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the IGA solution architect, owning target-state design and defending decisions with stakeholders.
• Lead project delivery, managing plan, scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk reporting.
• Shape IGA assessments and roadmaps aligned to business, security, and compliance.
• Define deployment methodology and standards with vendor best practices.
• Oversee installation, integration, configuration, and deployment of IGA solutions.
• Define onboarding strategy and oversee connector integrations across directories and cloud apps.
• Provide technical oversight of rules, workflows, and plugin development with code reviews.
• Own test strategy and lead integration testing, UAT, go-live and cutover activities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop onshore and offshore consultants and developers.
• Manage vendor relationships and escalations with product support.
• Ensure operational readiness with handover docs, training, and transition to ops.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders on identity governance and risk.
• Support business development with solution shaping, estimates, proposals, and SOWs.

Skills

IGA leadership

Solution architecture

Project delivery

Java development

Team leadership

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SailPoint IdentityIQ

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Saviynt IGA

AD/LDAP

ServiceNow connectors

Job description

Accenture Security seeks an experienced IGA leader to drive target-state architecture and end-to-end identity governance implementations. You will own technical vision, guide design decisions, and coordinate delivery across onshore and offshore teams while ensuring security, compliance, and client satisfaction.

You will lead assessments, define deployment standards, and mentor consultants, collaborating with client leadership to shape roadmaps and deliver measurable business outcomes.