Senior Director, IAM & Cloud Governance

Data Direct Networks; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly Competitive Vacation Plans

Paid Holidays

Bonus Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision

Paid Leave Programs

Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Job summary

Data Direct Networks is seeking an experienced leader in identity and access management to own enterprise IAM strategy and governance. You will drive certification programs, role lifecycle, and secure access across on‑prem and cloud environments, including Salesforce, IdP/MFA, and cost optimization for global cloud estates.

The role requires 8+ years in IT with 5+ years in IAM leadership, deep hands‑on IAM expertise, and a strong SOX compliance background.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in information technology with a focus on identity and access management.
• 5+ years leading IAM teams at manager/director level.
• Proven experience owning enterprise IAM strategy and budgets.
• Deep hands-on IAM program expertise across on‑prem, colocation, and cloud.
• SOX compliance readiness and access automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Own identity governance strategy, operating model, and control standards.
• Lead access certification, role lifecycle, and segregation-of-duties programs.
• Architect and deploy a comprehensive IAM platform and IdP/MFA solutions.
• Manage public-cloud master accounts, cost, and least-privilege access.
• Lead governance forums, escalation paths, and policy exception resolution.
• Oversee IT architecture reviews and third-party risk management.
• Direct workflow, analytics, and reporting to surface access risk.

Skills

IAM strategy

Team leadership

Budget management

SOX compliance

Access governance

Hybrid/cloud IAM operations

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

IdP/MFA platform

Job description

We are on our way to being the first company to power 1 MILLION GPUs and want world-class talent to join our amazing team!

The world is moving faster than ever, and yet, it will never move this slowly again. We are at the forefront of an incredible technological revolution but, at its core, it is fueled by incredible people. People like you.

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For the past 20 years, our team has kept us at the forefront of storage technology and has provided the foundation for enabling researchers to push the limits of “what can be done.”
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Highly Competitive Vacation Plans Paid Holidays Bonus Programs Tuition Reimbursement Employee Referral Program Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Paid Leave Programs Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On‑site

Department G&A Business Technology Global Information Technology

• $240K – $285K

Roles and Responsibilities

Own the identity governance strategy, operating model, and control standards; lead access certification, role lifecycle, and segregation-of-duties programs with clear accountability for control coverage, exception handling, and decision ownership.

Develop the roadmap for SOX readiness and execute the plan to prepare the company for successful audit performance.

Architect and deploy a comprehensive IAM technology platform to automate access orchestration, manage privileged access, establish appropriate guardrails for enterprise AI, monitor and manage machine identities, and own a robust IdP/MFA platform.

Establish governance forums and escalation paths to resolve policy exceptions, toxic access combinations, and role‑design conflicts.

Chair the IT architecture review board, assessing technology design, cost, capabilities, and third‑party risk management.

Manage all public‑cloud master accounts and subscriptions; monitor, assess, and optimize cost, least‑privilege access, and access automation.

Direct workflow, analytics, and reporting to surface access risk, measure control effectiveness, and prioritize remediation based on exposure.

Manage risk exceptions and compensating controls when legacy systems, acquired businesses, or operational constraints prevent immediate compliance.

Lead the evaluation and modernization of the identity governance platform, processes, and data quality to improve scalability, automation, and evidence integrity.

Lead identity governance for M&A activities, managing environments where acquired technologies do not yet meet enterprise standards.

Job Requirements

8+ years of experience in information technology, with an emphasis on identity and access management, including 5+ years leading IAM teams at the manager, director, or higher level.

Proven experience owning enterprise IAM strategy, including capital and operating budgets.

Deep hands‑on expertise across all aspects of a comprehensive IAM program.

Experience managing hybrid environments that span on‑premises or colocation infrastructure and at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Deep knowledge of SOX compliance and a proven track record of building readiness programs that deliver successful outcomes.

Experience with access automation, configuration management, and modern operations practices.

Track record of building, leading, and retaining high‑performing technical teams.

Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Compensation Range: $240K - $285K

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