Service Owner - Identity & Access Management (IAM)

HCLTech; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking a Service Owner for Identity & Access Management (IAM) to lead enterprise application security strategy, governance, and SDLC practices. You will collaborate with solution architects, developers, cybersecurity teams, and stakeholders to embed security across the application lifecycle.

The role focuses on establishing standards, testing practices, and a security-by-design mindset, while ensuring compliance with healthcare privacy and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in application security, cybersecurity, software engineering, or security architecture.
• Experience owning enterprise application security capabilities across multiple business domains.
• Experience supporting application portfolios within complex organizations (R&D, Commercial, Corporate).
• Strong understanding of secure SDLC practices, security architecture reviews, application security testing methodologies.
• Experience partnering with development teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in regulated environments; healthcare HIPAA knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise application security strategy, roadmap, and governance.
• Own secure SDLC practices across R&D, Commercial, and Corporate environments.
• Establish security governance for development, enhancement, and support activities.
• Own the security architecture review process and governance for design decisions.
• Partner with architects, owners, developers, and stakeholders to identify risks and controls.
• Define and govern application security testing practices, including security assessments, vulnerability testing, reviews, and pen tests.
• Establish standards, documentation, and reusable security patterns.
• Support application teams through design, development, implementation, and operations.
• Evaluate tools and drive improvements to security effectiveness and developer experience.
• Drive adoption of secure engineering and security-by-design principles.
• Define service KPIs, maturity objectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Align capabilities with regulatory requirements including HIPAA where applicable.

Skills

Secure SDLC

Security architecture

App security testing

Vulnerability mgmt

DevSecOps

Risk management

HIPAA knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Career Opportunities: Service Owner - Identity & Access Management (IAM) (162850)

Requisition ID162850-Posted11/03/2026

The Service Owner – Application Security, SDLC & Security Architecture is accountable for the strategy, governance, architecture alignment, and continuous improvement of enterprise application security capabilities across Research & Development, Commercial, and Corporate application portfolios. The role owns the application security roadmap, secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices, security architecture review processes, application security testing standards, and security support model. The Service Owner ensures applications are designed, developed, tested, and operated securely while enabling business teams to deliver secure solutions efficiently. The role partners with application development teams, solution architects, cybersecurity teams, business stakeholders, and technology teams to embed security throughout the application lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise application security strategy, roadmap, and future-state capability model.
• Own and continuously improve secure SDLC practices across R&D, Commercial, and Corporate application environments.
• Establish security governance processes for application development, enhancement, and support activities.
• Own the security architecture review process and provide governance for application security design decisions.
• Partner with solution architects, application owners, developers, and business stakeholders to identify security risks and recommend appropriate security controls.
• Define and govern application security testing practices, including:
  • Security assessments
  • Vulnerability testing
  • Application security reviews
  • Penetration testing coordination
  • Security validation activities
• Establish application security standards, documentation requirements, and reusable security patterns.
• Support application teams throughout the application lifecycle, including design, development, implementation, and ongoing support.
• Evaluate application security tools and recommend improvements to enhance security effectiveness and developer experience.
• Drive adoption of secure engineering practices and security-by-design principles.
• Define service KPIs, maturity objectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure application security capabilities align with regulatory, privacy, and healthcare requirements, including HIPAA where applicable.

Skill Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in application security, cybersecurity, software engineering, or security architecture.
• Experience owning enterprise application security capabilities across multiple business domains.
• Experience supporting application portfolios within complex organizations, including R&D, Commercial, and Corporate environments.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Secure SDLC practices
  • Security architecture reviews
  • Application security testing methodologies
  • Vulnerability management
  • DevSecOps principles
  • Application risk management
• Experience partnering with development teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Experience defining security standards, governance processes, and operating models.
• Experience working in regulated environments; healthcare experience and knowledge of HIPAA/security controls is preferred.

Other Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in application security, cybersecurity, software engineering, or security architecture.
• Experience owning enterprise application security capabilities across multiple business domains.
• Experience supporting application portfolios within complex organizations, including R&D, Commercial, and Corporate environments.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Secure SDLC practices
  • Security architecture reviews
  • Application security testing methodologies
  • Vulnerability management
  • DevSecOps principles
  • Application risk management
• Experience partnering with development teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
• Experience defining security standards, governance processes, and operating models.
• Experience working in regulated environments; healthcare experience and knowledge of HIPAA/security controls is preferred.