Remote IAM Architect: Identity Resolution & Zero Trust

GovCIO; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Corporate discounts

Certification preparation content

Training, education and certification助

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Architect focusing on identity resolution and person matching to establish a single authoritative identity across mission systems. You will lead MPI design, deterministic and probabilistic matching, and Zero Trust integration in a fully remote U.S. role.

Responsibilities include architecture leadership, data governance collaboration, and mentoring IAM engineers, with the work contingent on contract award.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field.
• 15 years of engineering/architecture experience.
• 12+ years IAM engineering/architecture experience.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity with IAM focus.
• Hands-on identity matching/identity resolution experience.
• Fed identity protocols: SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM, AD/LDAP.
• Know NIST 800-63 and 800-207.
• Certs: CISSP, Security+ CE, CASP+ or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead enterprise identity resolution and person-matching capabilities.
• Design deterministic and probabilistic record-linkage strategies.
• Own MPI/Enterprise Identity Index architecture, rules, survivorship.
• Architect identity lifecycle management and privileged access controls.
• Design Zero Trust identity principles across boundaries.
• Lead federated identity, directory services, and SSO architecture.
• Collaborate with governance to define data-quality standards and auditability.
• Develop architecture diagrams, data flows, and compliance artifacts.
• Mentor IAM engineers and provide architectural reviews.

Skills

IAM engineering/architecture

15 years experience

12+ years IAM

8+ years cybersecurity with IAM

Identity matching / resolution

Federated identity protocols

NIST 800-63/800-207

IAM certifications (CISSP/S+ CE/CASP+)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/related

Master's degree in a related technical field

Tools

SailPoint

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

Ping Identity

DigiCert

Active Directory/LDAP

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Architect focusing on identity resolution and person matching to establish a single authoritative identity across mission systems. You will lead MPI design, deterministic and probabilistic matching, and Zero Trust integration in a fully remote U.S. role.

Responsibilities include architecture leadership, data governance collaboration, and mentoring IAM engineers, with the work contingent on contract award.