Principal Architect SME - SailPoint

Jazz Solutions Inc; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jazz Solutions Inc. seeks a SailPoint IdentityIQ Architect to lead the design, integration, and operation of enterprise IAM in a large federal environment. This hybrid role requires a deep expertise in identity governance, lifecycle management, and secure cloud integration.

You will collaborate with ICAM, cybersecurity, and application teams, provide Tier 3 engineering support, and mentor SailPoint engineers while coordinating with federal stakeholders. Some travel to the DC area is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IAM/ICAM experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ engineering/architecture.
• Expert knowledge of SailPoint IdentityIQ architecture, lifecycle workflows, provisioning, certifications/recertifications, roles/entitlements, connectors, reporting, and integrations.
• Experience architecting SailPoint in large federal or comparable enterprise environments with complex sources and connectors.
• Experience with Active Directory/Azure, APIs/integration patterns, ServiceNow/ITSM, cloud-hosted federal systems, FISMA/RMF, and high-availability operations.
• Ability to travel 20-40% to the DC area based on client meetings and project engagement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior SailPoint IdentityIQ architect providing direction, governance, and Tier 3 engineering support.
• Develop and maintain SailPoint architecture for a large federal environment with proper data governance.
• Architect and oversee IdentityIQ workflows, provisioning, governance, recertification, reporting, and connectors.
• Lead integrations with HRConnect, USAccess, ITM, MuleSoft, WebTA, Concur, Active Directory/Azure, ServiceNow, and agency sources.
• Ensure DHS CDM Master User Record elements and audit data are maintained.

Skills

SailPoint IdentityIQ

IAM/ICAM

Architecture

AWS GovCloud

Active Directory/Azure

Security Compliance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

MuleSoft

CyberArk

Splunk

Active Directory

Job description

About the Organization JSL delivers customer-centric IT solutions for Federal, State and local governments. We offer our customers three distinct advantages: expertise in our service offerings, leadership that drives innovation, and a culture focused on customer satisfaction. Our mission is to cultivate relationships, responsibility and results through people, purpose and process.

Description

Hybrid Role - Ability to travel 20-40%, on average, to the DC area based on frequency of client meetings and level of project engagement required.

Position Description: The SailPoint Senior Architect / Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) SME will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for the architecture, design, integration, enhancement, and operation of enterprise SailPoint IdentityIQ capabilities supporting a large federal customer.

The Senior Architect will provide technical leadership for SailPoint-based credential and identity lifecycle management services operating within an AWS GovCloud / FedRAMP High environment, including identity aggregation and correlation, provisioning, access governance, entitlement certification, application integration, authoritative-source integration, and DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) reporting.

The individual will work closely with ICAM, PAM/CyberArk, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, application, and operations teams to ensure the SailPoint environment is secure, scalable, highly available, auditable, and capable of meeting federal operational and security requirements.

Specific Duties to Perform / General Position Description:

• Serve as a senior SailPoint IdentityIQ architect and IGA SME, providing architecture direction, solution design, technical governance, and Tier 3 engineering support.
• Develop and maintain SailPoint architecture for a large, complex, multi-bureau federal environment, including appropriate separation and governance of bureau identity and entitlement data.
• Architect and oversee SailPoint IdentityIQ workflows, identity lifecycle, provisioning, entitlement governance, recertification, correlation, reporting, and connector health.
• Lead integrations with products such as HRConnect, USAccess, ITM, MuleSoft, WebTA, Concur, Active Directory, Azure, WC2-H, bureau applications, ServiceNow, and agency-specific authoritative/application sources.
• Ensure continuous population and quality of DHS CDM Master User Record elements including TRUST, CRED, BEHAVE, and PRIV and support required audit/reporting data.
• Provide architecture leadership for approval metadata, entitlements, NPE/service-account workflows, data integrity/correlation, reporting jobs, and application connectors.
• Design for 99.9% availability, resilient operations, backup/restore, DR, patching, monitoring, and secure operation in AWS GovCloud FedRAMP High.
• Coordinate SailPoint integration with CyberArk for privileged identity data and with Splunk/CloudWatch, ITSM, and agency security/monitoring services.
• Lead Tier 3 troubleshooting, RCA, connector remediation, architecture reviews, technical documentation, runbooks/SOPs, and Federal workforce knowledge transfer.
• Support cybersecurity and authorization activities including NIST 800-53/RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP High, vulnerability remediation, POA&M remediation, audit inquiries, and ATO maintenance.
• Collaborating with client stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to gather requirements, translate business needs into technical solutions, and manage scope, timelines, dependencies, and delivery quality.
• Provide technical leadership, code/configuration reviews, and mentoring to SailPoint engineers, developers, and administrators.
• Support structured knowledge transfer to Federal personnel, including architecture, integrations, workflows, escalation procedures, and operational processes.

Position Qualifications/Experience/Education:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; 10+ years of IAM/ICAM experience with 7+ years of deep SailPoint IdentityIQ engineering/architecture experience.
• Expert knowledge of SailPoint IdentityIQ architecture, lifecycle workflows, provisioning, certifications/recertifications, roles/entitlements, connectors, correlation, reporting, and integrations.
• Experience architecting SailPoint in large federal or comparable enterprise managed-service environments with complex authoritative sources and application connectors.
• Experience with Active Directory/Azure, APIs/integration patterns, ServiceNow/ITSM, cloud-hosted federal systems, FISMA/RMF, and high-availability operations.
• Ability to lead complex troubleshooting, connector design, data-quality remediation, technical reviews, and mentoring/knowledge transfer.
• SailPoint IdentityIQ technical certification(s) appropriate to senior architecture/engineering responsibilities required or strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel 20-40%, on average, to the DC area based on frequency of client meetings and level of project engagement required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Recent federal delivery experience integrating SailPoint IdentityIQ in a managed-service environment.
• Experience with large SailPoint IIQ deployments.
• Experience with DHS CDM/MUR requirements, AWS GovCloud, Splunk/CloudWatch, MuleSoft, and CyberArk integration.
• CISSP, CCSP, or AWS certification.
• Experience applying AI-assisted coding workflows or Model Context Protocol technologies within SailPoint implementations.

Competencies:

• Strong communicator able to work effectively with agency stakeholders, bureau teams, technical teams, and vendors.
• Highly organized and outcome-focused; able to manage competing priorities in a 24x7 managed-service environment.
• Proactive problem-solver who can operate with limited direction and drive issues through resolution.
• Comfortable in Agile/Scrum/Kanban and ITIL-aligned environments with disciplined change, incident, and problem management.
• Adaptable to changing BPA Call priorities, security requirements, and SLA-driven delivery.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams.

EOE Statement In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Jazz Solutions Inc., please call 410-905-5084 or e-mail [e-mail]. Jazz Solutions Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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