Lead Architect, Identity and Access Management
Circle Internet Financial
- Indiana Seattle, WA
- $145,000-192,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Gather, share and coach industry best-practices regarding implementation of customer identity and access in both frontend and backend implementations
- Develop and execute a continuous support and review of developer's use of JWOT along with other access tokens across Circle solutions which surfaces risk, influences roadmaps, and resolves issues prior to impacting customers
- Collaborate on an IAM architecture that defines a vision state for all aspects of IAM (toxic roles, insider abuse, privileges management, shared accounts, etc.) that is actionable today, results in measured risk reduction across Circle, and marches towards that vision
- Conduct a review of the current privilege access management space with a specific focus on the unique position of Circle resulting in the organizational buy-in for the right solution at the right time for Circle
- Work closely with Security team to identify broader security controls to reduce risk for the enterprise.
- Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
- Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.
- Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals.
- High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards. You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.
- 5+ years of experience as an identity architect with 7+ years of implementing identity and access systems in various coding languages.
- Enthusiasm for scalable, reproducible security management.
- Self-motivated and creative problem-solver able to work independently with minimal guidance.
- Strong ability to work collaboratively across teams during high-stress situations.
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and use good judgment to establish order of priorities on the fly.
- Understanding of IAM protocols and concepts such as SAML, OIDC, OAuth, and PAM.
- Experience with IAM technologies from Okta, Ping, Sailpoint, Savant or Microsoft.
- Familiarity with standards such as ISO 27001/27002 or the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is desirable.
- Experience working in financial services or financial technology desired.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity or related field; equivalent experience also accepted.
- Experience working in an AWS environment required.
- Software development skills in languages such as Python, Golang, or similar.
- This position is eligible for day-one PERM sponsorship for qualified candidates.