Senior CIAM Architect | Identity & Authentication Strategy

Citizens Bank

Phoenix (AZ)

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 210,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Citizens Bank seeks a Principal CIAM Architect to provide architectural direction for the customer identity and authentication platform. You will define target state architecture, standards, and integration patterns across CIAM technologies and enterprise teams.

The role focuses on strategic architecture rather than hands-on operations, partnering with Digital Identity, Security Engineering and Product Management to deliver scalable, secure identity services with high availability and

Qualifications

Extensive experience designing enterprise Identity and Access Management architectures.
Strong experience with customer identity platforms at enterprise scale.
Experience with major CIAM technologies (Ping, ForgeRock, Okta, Auth0, Entra).
Deep understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, FIDO2/WebAuthn.

Responsibilities

Define target state CIAM architecture and standards.
Provide architectural leadership across CIAM platforms and technologies.
Translate product strategy into scalable architecture and platform capabilities.
Lead integration patterns for digital applications and APIs.
Ensure CIAM architecture is highly available, scalable and secure.