[Remote] Identity and Access Management Architect Job Details | Deloitte

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Deloitte Global is a leader in developing and leading global initiatives across various disciplines. They are seeking a Senior Manager-level IAM Architect to define and drive the technical strategy and architecture for Identity and Access Management (IAM) across the organization.


Responsibilities

  • Partner with Senior IAM leadership team to define and own the enterprise IAM architecture, strategy, reference patterns, and roadmaps across authentication, authorization, identity lifecycle, privileged access, and account protection
  • Engage in executive level leadership conversations, translate business goals into IAM requirements, coordinate with IAM product owners on technical feasibility to ensure solutions scale and interoperate across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Partner with IAM product technical leads to assist with technical design and implementation for authentication (e.g. MFA, SSO, etc), authorization models (e.g. RBAC, ABAC, etc), identity provisioning, lifecycle management, and privileged access controls
  • Champion innovation with Identity and Access Management tools, evaluate and provide recommendations to product owners for consideration and integration with the existing platform, while balancing security, privacy, and usability
  • Architect secure integrations between IAM platforms and applications, directories, cloud services, and CI/CD pipelines, set standards and reusable patterns for developers
  • Partner with IAM Sr. Leadership team and IAM product technical leads to address IAM risk assessments, threat modeling, and remediation strategies, partner with security, risk, and compliance teams to implement controls and measure risk reduction
  • Partner with IAM product technical leads to oversee incident response activities as they relate to identity compromise, and lead post-incident root-cause analysis and remediation
  • Drive adoption: create technical guidance, architecture diagrams, and executive-level briefings, mentor architects and senior engineers on IAM best practices
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and business leaders to prioritize roadmap items, measure outcomes (security posture, access-related incidents, time-to-provision), and demonstrate business value
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies, support audits and attestations related to identity and access controls
  • On Call 24x7 responsibilities

Skills

  • 10+ years of IAM experience with progressive technical leadership
  • Proven track record designing, delivering, and operating enterprise-scale IAM solutions across cloud and on-prem environments
  • Deep technical knowledge of authentication/authorization protocols and standards (OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, SCIM, LDAP) and modern IAM architectures
  • Hands-on experience with at least two major IAM technologies (e.g., Entra ID/Azure AD, Microsoft AD, CyberArk, SailPoint, Ping Identity)
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to present technical concepts to executive audiences and translate business needs into technical requirements
  • Experience leading vendors, technical teams, and cross-functional workstreams to successful outcomes
  • Experience with zero-trust identity models, identity governance, privileged access management, and modern authentication modalities (passwordless, biometrics, adaptive MFA)
  • Balance strategic thinking with the ability to roll up sleeves and deliver technically where needed
  • Identity Providers / Directories: Entra ID/Azure AD, Microsoft AD
  • Identity Governance and PAM: SailPoint, CyberArk
  • Authentication & Federation: Ping Identity, OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, SCIM
  • Cloud & DevOps integration: AWS/Azure/GCP identity services, CI/CD tooling
  • On Call 24x7 responsibilities
  • Experience in a consulting or large enterprise environment preferred
  • Advanced degree (MS) or certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF, vendor-specific IAM certs)
  • Prior experience building IAM programs or working in high-regulation industries (finance, healthcare, government)
  • Limited immigration sponsorship may be available in some locations

Company Overview

  • Deloitte is a business consulting company that offers audit, consulting, financial advisory, and tax services. It was founded in 1845, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

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