Senior IAM Entra Architect

Charles Schwab; Southlake (TX); Presencial; USD 170.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off & sabbatical program

Parental leave and family building

Descripción de la vacante

Charles Schwab invites experienced security professionals to shape our enterprise identity environment. As Senior IAM Entra Architect, you will define target-state architectures, guardrails, reference patterns, and modernization roadmaps across Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity services.

You will guide authentication modernization, zero-trust deployments, privileged access, and identity governance while balancing security, regulatory requirements, and operational

Formación

• > 10 years in IAM architecture or engineering.
• Deep experience with Entra ID and hybrid identity.
• Experience with Conditional Access, Identity Protection, MFA, passwordless, identity governance, and privileged access.
• Experience designing secure authentication and SSO using OAuth2/OIDC/SAML/WS-Federation.
• Experience securing hybrid identity environments using Entra Connect and federation services.
• Terraform IaC resources, reusable modules, and CI/CD guardrails for identity services.
• Apply Access Control Management, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, and Decision Making skills to identity solutions.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to influence stakeholders.
• Preferred certifications: SC-300, SC-100, AZ-305.

Responsabilidades

• > Define target-state architectures, guardrails, reference patterns, and modernization roadmaps across Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity services.
• Guid e authentication modernization, identity governance, privileged access, and Zero Trust principles.
• Collaborate with Security Engineering, Cloud Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, and application teams to translate identity challenges into actionable solutions.
• Develop Terraform IaC resources, reusable modules, and automated CI/CD guardrails for identity services.
• Balance security with regulatory requirements, operational resilience, scalability, and user experience.

Conocimientos

IAM architecture

Entra ID design

Hybrid identity

Zero Trust

OAuth/OpenID/SAML

Terraform IaC

CI/CD guardrails

Cross-functional leadership

Security governance

Threat modeling

Herramientas

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Terraform

SailPoint

CyberArk

Okta

Federation services

Descripción del empleo

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

As a Senior IAM Entra Architect, you will help shape the security, resilience, and future of Schwab’s enterprise identity environment. Serving as a technical design authority, you will define target-state architectures, security guardrails, reference patterns, and modernization roadmaps across Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity services.

You will guide complex architectural decisions involving authentication modernization, identity governance, application migration, privileged access, and Zero Trust principles. Your problem-solving and decision-making skills will help teams balance security, regulatory requirements, operational resilience, scalability, and user experience.

Working across Security Engineering, Cloud Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, and application teams, you will turn complex identity challenges into actionable solutions. Your collaboration, communication, and adaptability will help accelerate secure modernization while strengthening identity controls across Schwab’s technology environment.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management architecture or engineering.
• Deep experience designing enterprise identity solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity technologies.
• Experience with Conditional Access, Identity Protection, multifactor authentication, passwordless authentication, identity governance, and privileged access.
• Experience designing secure authentication and single sign-on solutions using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, or WS-Federation.
• Experience securing hybrid identity environments using Entra Connect, federation services, lifecycle automation, and cloud-based identity patterns.
• Experience developing Terraform infrastructure-as-code resources, reusable modules, and automated CI/CD guardrails for identity services.
• Ability to apply Access Control Management, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, and Decision Making skills to produce secure, scalable, auditable identity solutions.
• Demonstrated Problem Solving, Communication, and Cross-Functional Collaboration skills when guiding complex architecture and security decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft SC-300, SC-100, AZ-305, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Privileged Access Workstations, Microsoft Identity Manager, SailPoint, CyberArk, or Okta.
• Experience supporting enterprise identity consolidation, domain migration, or legacy authentication modernization initiatives.
• Experience with threat modeling, penetration testing, security architecture, regulatory requirements, or identity-related audit controls.
• Experience creating scalable automation through scripting, APIs, low-code/no-code platforms, programming languages, or AI technologies.
• Adaptability and Continuous Learning demonstrated by evaluating emerging identity threats, platform capabilities, and technology changes.
• Strategic Thinking and Stakeholder Management skills used to establish roadmaps, influence technical direction, and convert complex identity concepts into actionable guidance.
• Experience mentoring engineers or establishing identity architecture standards and best practices.

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance