Sr. Identity & Access Management (IAM) Consultant

About the Opportunity:
Our client is currently looking for an experienced workforce Identity & Access Management (IAM) consultant to assist in directing resources on behalf of the Identity & Access Management Senior Manager in the Information Security and Risk Management department in support of a large scale IAM Modernization Program. This is a 16-month remote project with some travel required.
Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support various Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions in the Identity Management System (IDMS) space.
• Conduct in depth technical IAM research, assessments, and performance analysis to support and design technical automated IAM strategies
• Lead scalability and performance planning for future IAM needs
• Review and adjust existing IAM processes (provisioning, de-provisioning, re-certifications, etc..) to ensure that they are aligned with industry best practices
• Lead technical project execution to identify and close gaps between proposed and implemented designs
• Serve as SME on Identity & Access Management within enterprise partnering with all lines of business to identify systems and identify repositories to be managed by identity and Access Management solutions
• Create role-based access policies & risk profiles for associated applications in IDMS
• Business analysis functions to make sure solution meets both the needs of the business and risk organization requirements
• Develop cost benefit and risk analysis models to assist with new development efforts
• Management of the Identity and Access Management services including IDMS
• Provide thought leadership in IT Strategy, operations and innovations as related to the Identity and Access Management service
• Manage the implementation of technologies to enable business value and adoption
• Drive successful delivery and implementation of key enterprise initiatives related to Identity Management technologies
• Interact with key business IT and stakeholders to proactively identify business problems and opportunities that can be addressed with innovative technology solutions
• Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks
• Train and share knowledge with IAM team

Required Skills:

• 5 - 10 Years' Experience in IAM.
• Ability to direct resources for technical engineering and implementation including prioritization.
  • Identity Management
  • o Access Management
  • o IDMS Engineering
  • o Access Management Engineering
  • o SOD Implementation
  • Access Management approval workflows
• 5-7 years' experience with the following:
  • Global Workforce IAM
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53

o NIST 800-63

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

o Experience developing and implementing IAM strategies and roadmaps o Experience with major IAM platforms including:

• Microsoft Active Directory
• One Identity Manager
• Ping Federate

• Ability to work as liaison between business and information security/information technology
• Ability to clearly explain IAM concepts to audiences of various levels.
• Broad and deep understanding of IAM-related capabilities, patterns, protocols, technologies, and solutions.
• Intimately familiar with IAM-related protocols such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, LDAP, SPML, XACML, SCIM, Kerberos, PKI (certs, CA's, digital signatures, etc.).
• Strong experience with directories, SSO, federation, MFA, RBA, delegated administration, API gateways, SOA services.
• Strong familiarity with adjacent technologies such as PingFederate/PingOne, IGA (e.g.: Aveksa, SailPoint or ForgeRock), virtual directory (e.g.: Radiant), API management (e.g.: Apigee, Mulesoft).
• Ability to write requirements
• Experience working in large global enterprise environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Supporting communication of IAM efforts to all levels of an organization including C-Level
• Ability to work in a global enterprise environment including for global time zones.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Quest One Identity Manager
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with strong spoken and written English
• Implementation experience
• Collaborative team worker

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security or similar or equivalent experience.

Preferred Education:

• Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, IDMS vendor certifications, etc.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.