Remote Security Architecture Manager – IAM & Zero Trust

J.D. Power; California; Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement savings programs

Paid time off

Job summary

JD Power seeks a Manager of Security Architecture to define and drive identity, access, cloud, and Zero Trust initiatives. You will steer Auth0, Okta, and PAM programs, guide architecture reviews, and push security-by-design across the organization.

You will lead a team of architects, collaborate with Cloud Platform and Development teams on AWS, Azure, and GCP security postures, and ensure architecture standards scale globally. This is a remote-friendly, senior-level role with broad impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in security architecture, enterprise security leadership, or cloud security roles.
• Demonstrated success setting technical strategy and roadmaps across multiple domains (identity, cloud, network, or data security).
• Deep hands-on expertise in identity and access management (IAM, SSO, MFA, PAM, governance platforms).
• Strong multi-cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) with ability to design for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the IAM roadmap covering Auth0, Okta, PAM, and privilege access maturity.
• Lead Zero Trust maturity assessment, architecture design, and implementation planning across identity, network, and data domains.
• Conduct security architecture reviews for business unit initiatives and provide recommendations that balance security and velocity.
• Manage and mentor the Principal Security Architect; provide technical guidance and strategic direction to the architecture team.
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform, Infrastructure, and Development teams on AWS, Azure, and GCP security posture and roadmaps.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, design principles, and decision records that scale across the organization.
• Track and communicate architecture roadmap progress, dependencies, and risk to CTO and business stakeholders.
• Lead architecture proof-of-concepts for emerging technologies and validate solutions before enterprise deployment.

Skills

IAM & SSO

Multi-cloud security

Zero Trust

Security architecture

Tools

Auth0

Okta

PAM tools

Job description

JD Power seeks a Manager of Security Architecture to define and drive identity, access, cloud, and Zero Trust initiatives. You will steer Auth0, Okta, and PAM programs, guide architecture reviews, and push security-by-design across the organization.

You will lead a team of architects, collaborate with Cloud Platform and Development teams on AWS, Azure, and GCP security postures, and ensure architecture standards scale globally. This is a remote-friendly, senior-level role with broad impact.