Lead Architect (IGA/IAM) - Expert Services EMEA

Saviynt; Amsterdam (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Medium is seeking a Lead Architect to lead the design and delivery of advanced identity security solutions. The successful candidate will own the entire technical delivery process, ensuring best practices in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). This role requires strong consulting skills, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and proven experience with IGA platforms. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders, while driving innovation and mentoring teams in technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and delivering complex IGA implementations.
• Deep understanding of identity governance principles.
• Strong knowledge of identity systems and protocols such as LDAP, SAML, and OAuth.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical implementation of identity security solutions.
• Make architectural decisions and promote design standards.
• Manage stakeholder communication to ensure alignment.

Skills

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Technical leadership

Architectural decision-making

Consulting and advisory skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Technical presentation

SQL

Java/J2EE

REST and SOAP web services

Identity systems knowledge (LDAP, Active Directory)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

The primary objective of this role is to lead the design and delivery of complex identity security solutions, ensuring exceptional technical outcomes for customers within Saviynt’s Identity Security practice. This role focuses on designing scalable, secure, and high‑performing identity solutions while acting as a trusted technical authority for both customers and internal teams.

The Lead Architect will own end-to-end architecture and technical delivery of Saviynt’s Identity Security solutions, bridging business requirements with technical implementation, and ensuring best practices across Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and broader Identity Security domains.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end technical implementation of identity security solutions, ensuring successful delivery across requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and deployment phases to achieve rapid time to value.
• Lead solution design for complex Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) implementations, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and security best practices.
• Make and guide key architectural decisions, promoting design standards, integration patterns, and scalability across identity security solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across the full SDLC, including system analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Manage both technical and non-technical stakeholder communication, ensuring alignment and accountability across internal teams and customer/partner organisations.
• Proactively identify technical risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges, driving mitigation strategies in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Demonstrate thought leadership by conducting implementation reviews, performing comparative analysis of solution options, and delivering clear, strategic recommendations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and partners, supporting identity security strategy, roadmaps, and adoption of industry best practices.
• Drive innovation by introducing modern design principles, emerging methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives across implementations.
• Guide and mentor engineers and consultants, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing.
• Support integration of identity solutions with enterprise platforms such as ERP systems, HR systems, and ITSM tools.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience leading and delivering complex IGA implementations, with hands‑on expertise in one or more leading IGA platforms.
• Strong consulting and advisory skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Deep understanding of identity governance principles, processes, and best practices within enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication and technical presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high standards of quality and delivery.
• Strong experience in solution architecture, including microservices, integration patterns, and enterprise system design.
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills, with high attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and ability to write complex queries.
• Hands‑on experience with Java/J2EE, REST and SOAP web services, and system integration.
• Solid understanding of network fundamentals, cryptography, certificates, and Unix/Linux environments, including shell scripting.
• Strong knowledge of identity systems such as LDAP and Active Directory, and protocols including SAML, OAuth, and SCIM.
• Experience integrating with enterprise and cloud platforms such as SAP, ERP systems, Workday, and ServiceNow.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure is a plus.

Required for this role

• Complete security & privacy literacy and awareness training during onboarding and annually thereafter.
• Review (initially and annually thereafter), understand, and adhere to Information Security/Privacy Policies and Procedures such as:
  • Data Classification, Retention & Handling Policy
  • Incident Response Policy/Procedures
  • Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Policy/Procedures
  • Mobile Device Policy
  • Account Management Policy
  • Access Control Policy
  • Personnel Security Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Saviynt is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.