Remote IAM Architect | Identity Resolution & Golden Record Lead

GovCIO; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Architect specializing in Identity Resolution and Person Matching to design and lead enterprise capabilities that create a single authoritative identity across systems. The role focuses on MPI architecture, deterministic/probabilistic matching, and secure identity lifecycle management.

This fully remote position within the United States requires senior expertise in ICAM and enterprise data governance, with a strong emphasis on auditability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 12+ years in identity and access management engineering/architecture.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity with IAM architecture focus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead enterprise identity resolution and person-matching capabilities.
• Design deterministic and probabilistic record-linkage strategies for identity resolution.
• Own Master Person Index/ Enterprise Identity Index architecture and survivorship logic.
• Architect identity lifecycle management and privileged access controls.
• Design and implement Zero Trust principles across boundaries.
• Lead federated identity, directory services, authentication, and SSO (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, AD/LDAP).
• Collaborate with data governance to define data-quality standards and audit requirements.
• Develop architecture diagrams, data flows, and documentation; brief stakeholders.
• Mentor IAM engineers and provide architectural oversight.
• Perform root-cause analysis of identity-matching errors and improve data pipelines.

Skills

Identity resolution

Person matching

SAML

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SCIM

Active Directory

Federated identity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/related

CISSP

Security+ CE

CASP+

Tools

SailPoint

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

Ping Identity

DigiCert

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Architect specializing in Identity Resolution and Person Matching to design and lead enterprise capabilities that create a single authoritative identity across systems. The role focuses on MPI architecture, deterministic/probabilistic matching, and secure identity lifecycle management.

This fully remote position within the United States requires senior expertise in ICAM and enterprise data governance, with a strong emphasis on auditability and continuous improvement.