Cloud IGA Technical Architect
Northern Trust
- USA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead IGA implementation projects, from requirements gathering and design to deployment and ongoing maintenance.
- Provide planning, development, organization, monitoring, oversight and delivery of services and projects. Develops quality deliverables including codes, unit tests, and support documentation.
- Provide application architectural and big picture oversight for development of new or enhanced technology solutions.
- Assists architect in the technical design and other team members with their development efforts. Technical support through Development, Testing, and Deployment phases of projects
- Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities
- Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including application owners, security teams, and infrastructure teams.
- Develop and document IGA architecture and operational procedures.
- Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient IGA solutions on Azure Active Directory (AD)
- Ensure IGA solutions comply with relevant security standards and regulations (e.g., SOX, SOC 2).
- Stay abreast of emerging security threats and best practices.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in IAM/IGA design and implementation.
- Proven experience with cloud-based IGA solutions and Azure AD.
- Strong understanding of IAM concepts and best practices, experience in implementing IGA use cases like JML, Access request, Access certification, Approval workflows, Provisioning connectors
- Extensive knowledge of Azure AD features and functionality, including Azure AD Connect, Federation , Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Privileged Access and Conditional and Just in time Access. Ability to configure and manage Azure AD policies and security settings.
- Deep understanding of IGA concepts, including user provisioning, access governance, lifecycle management, and password management. Experience with cloud-based IGA platforms like Ping Identity, Okta, Windows Active Directory, Azure AD B2C, and SailPoint.
- Experience with multi-cloud identity management is a plus.
- Experience with Databases and Programming languages (e.g., Java/J2EE stack, Oracle, PowerShell)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills to work effectively within a team environment.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Project management and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Unit's goals, resources needed to assess and execute large complex project scope
- A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is required.
- On the job experience in Cyber Security domains
- Industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, Cisco, SANS, etc is preferred.