Senior IAM Architect - Remote, Flexible Time Off

Francisco Partners

United States

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Holidays

Remote stipend

Tuition assistance

Home office stipend

Employee discounts

Job summary

Francisco Partners is seeking a Senior IAM Architect to design and evolve identity platforms across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will partner with security, HR, and compliance to balance strong controls with a great user experience.

You will lead MFA, identity lifecycle automation, and federation strategies, while producing runbooks and architecture diagrams for large‑scale deployments. Remote/hybrid work is supported with some travel.

Qualifications

7+ years in security or identity architecture with hands‑on enterprise IAM expertise.
Advanced skills in AD/Entra ID and Okta for hybrid environments.
Experience with directory synchronization and large‑scale IAM deployments.
Excellent communication across technical and non‑technical audiences.
Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Design and support hybrid identity architectures using AD, Entra ID, and Okta.
Apply least-privilege models (RBAC, ABAC) and role lifecycle management.
Design MFA, passwordless, conditional access, and adaptive authentication policies.
Automate joiner/mover/leaver (JML) workflows and identity lifecycle processes.
Integrate IAM platforms with HR systems, directories, and SaaS applications.
Support identity incident response—investigating access misuse and auth failures.
Produce architecture diagrams, standards, runbooks, and documentation.
Provide design reviews and best‑practice guidance to teams.