Senior Identity Architect: Zero Trust & IAM Roadmap

Kerry Search Partners; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Search Partners is seeking a Senior Enterprise Identity Architect for a global technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing. You will own the enterprise identity architecture, shaping IAM, security, and Zero Trust across a complex global environment, combining strategic ownership with hands-on technical work.

You will collaborate with IT leadership to define the roadmap, prototype modern solutions, and guide implementation across hybrid on-premise and cloud environments, balancing

Qualifications

• 8+ years in large enterprise identity environments.
• 5+ years designing enterprise-grade identity solutions.
• Experience with major IAM platforms: Okta, Ping Identity, Entra ID.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the enterprise identity architecture across IAM, IGA, PAM/PIM, SSO, Active Directory, Entra ID, cloud identity, and SaaS.
• Define enterprise identity standards, patterns, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.
• Lead the organization’s Zero Trust identity strategy and modernization of authentication and authorization.
• Assess the existing identity environment and identify opportunities to improve security, scalability, user experience, and operational efficiency.
• Design identity lifecycle and governance solutions covering provisioning, deprovisioning, role management, access certification, and least privilege.
• Architect and modernize privileged access management, including JIT access, privileged sessions, secure credential management, and administrative tiering.

Skills

Okta

Ping Identity

Entra ID

IGA platforms

SailPoint

Saviynt

PAM

BeyondTrust

Active Directory

Azure

SAML

OAuth

OIDC

MFA

Zero Trust

Job description

Kerry Search Partners is seeking a Senior Enterprise Identity Architect for a global technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing. You will own the enterprise identity architecture, shaping IAM, security, and Zero Trust across a complex global environment, combining strategic ownership with hands-on technical work.

You will collaborate with IT leadership to define the roadmap, prototype modern solutions, and guide implementation across hybrid on-premise and cloud environments, balancing