Senior IAM Architect - Remote, Multi-Cloud, M&A, ZSP

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking an experienced Identity and Access Management (IAM) Senior Engineer to lead enterprise IAM initiatives. You will architect and scale secure identities for 50,000+ global employees, contractors, and distribution operations, spanning on-prem AD/ADFS, Entra ID, Okta, and SailPoint integrations.

This role emphasizes M&A integration, cross-domain federation, Zero Standing Privilege, and Just-In-Time access, with a strong focus on SOX, HIPAA, and GDPR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, or a related field.
• 10+ years in Information Security and Identity Management, with leadership experience.
• Deep knowledge of modern IAM technologies (SSO, IGA, PAM, CIEM).

Responsibilities

• Architect repeatable identity blueprints for M&A initiatives.
• Lead cross-domain identity consolidation (Okta, Entra ID, Ping).
• Design cross-cloud federation and tenant boundary governance.
• Drive IAM strategy for SSO, IGA, and directory services.
• Architect ZSP and JIT access patterns using PAM and CIEM.

Skills

OAuth 2.0 / OIDC

SAML 2.0

SCIM 2.0

FIDO2/WebAuthn

Kerberos

Entra ID / Okta

IAM architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Information Security or related field

Tools

PAM (CyberArk)

HashiCorp Vault

SailPoint IdentityIQ / Identity Security Cloud

Active Directory / ADFS

GCP / AWS / Azure IAM

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking an experienced Identity and Access Management (IAM) Senior Engineer to lead enterprise IAM initiatives. You will architect and scale secure identities for 50,000+ global employees, contractors, and distribution operations, spanning on-prem AD/ADFS, Entra ID, Okta, and SailPoint integrations.

This role emphasizes M&A integration, cross-domain federation, Zero Standing Privilege, and Just-In-Time access, with a strong focus on SOX, HIPAA, and GDPR.