Security Architect

Volto Consulting; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Volto Consulting in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Security Architect with 8–10 years in IAM to lead design and implementation efforts. This onsite, full-time role focuses on shaping our IAM strategy and ensuring alignment with Zero Trust and security policies.

You will assess the current IAM landscape, define authentication and authorization patterns, and develop reusable security templates. Collaboration with security, risk, and engineering teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of IAM/security architecture experience.
• Experience assessing IAM landscape and gaps.
• Ability to design enterprise IAM architectures aligned to Zero Trust.

Responsibilities

• Discovery & assessment of IAM landscape including IGA, PAM, SSO, and governance.
• Gather requirements through workshops with business, security, risk, and compliance.
• Design enterprise IAM architectures with RBAC/ABAC and federation.
• Develop reusable IAM security patterns and reference architectures.
• Conduct architecture reviews and drive remediation of gaps.
• Create and maintain IAM standards, ADRs, and technical guidance.

Skills

IAM Architecture

IGA

PAM

SSO

RBAC/ABAC

Zero Trust

Job description

Security Architect - Need 8-10 years of experience candidates Only

Jersey City, NJ - Onsite

Full-time

Job Description

Security Architect

• Assess the organization's current IAM landscape, including:
  • Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Access Certification and Governance processes
  • Directory Services and Identity Stores

Key Responsibilities

1. Discovery & Assessment

Assess the organization's current IAM landscape, including: o Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) o Privileged Access Management (PAM) o Authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO) o Access Certification and Governance processes o Directory Services and Identity Stores Evaluate existing IAM security controls, architecture standards, and operational processes. Identify security, compliance, and operational gaps. Produce current-state architecture assessments and recommendations.

2. Requirements Gathering & Analysis

Conduct workshops and stakeholder interviews with business, security, risk, compliance, and application teams. Gather functional and non-functional IAM requirements. Translate business and regulatory requirements into IAM architecture principles. Document use cases and security requirements.

3. IAM Architecture Design

Define enterprise IAM architecture standards and frameworks. Design: o Authentication architectures o Authorization models o Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) o Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) o Federation and Single Sign-On architectures o Privileged Access Management frameworks Ensure architecture alignment with Zero Trust and cybersecurity policies.

4. IAM Security Pattern Development

Develop reusable IAM security patterns for common business scenarios. Establish standard design templates and implementation blueprints. Create approved reference architectures covering: o Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes o Application onboarding o Privileged access management o API and service account security o Federation and external identity integrations o MFA and passwordless authentication Maintain a catalog of approximately 160+ enterprise IAM patterns.

5. Security Architecture Reviews

Conduct architecture reviews for IAM solutions and integrations. Collaborate with Security, Risk, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams. Review technical designs against security standards and control requirements. Drive remediation of architecture and security control gaps.

6. Documentation & Standards Management

Develop and maintain: o IAM Architecture Frameworks o Security Standards o Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) o Technical Reference Architectures o Pattern Catalogs o Implementation Guidance Documents Ensure architecture artifacts remain current and accessible.