Lead IAM Architect
Education: Have a 4 year degree in computer science or related field, accelerated degree preferred
Experience:
Have 5 years' experience in designing, implementing, and supporting Identity & Access management products and frameworks
Have experience in Identity & Access Management best practices
Have experience in designing role based access control frameworks
Experience with web technologies from various frameworks (.NET/Java)
Expertise in IAM-related standards such as SAML, WS-Federation, SOAP, WS-Security, WS-Trust, LDAP, XACML
Strong interpersonal skills to build/ maintain ongoing technical and business relationships
Comprehensive understanding of the IT risk management and security fields
Familiar with compliance regulations and IT and security frameworks and standards
Ability to communicate in both verbal and written forms
Proven leadership ability and good negotiation skills
Ability to work independently and meet multiple deadlines and ability to prioritize and organize
Excellent interpersonal skills
Well-developed organizational skillsThis position is for a lead IAM Architect in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Group, a part of the Network Security Organization. The IAM Program is one of the Network Organization's most significant IT projects with visibility to the CTO. It is a very complex program that will have broad scope and impact in managing the digital identities and ensuring access governance for Verizon Wireless Network Department employees, contractors, and vendors requiring access to VZW Network resources. The Program's line of sight is 3 to 5 years.
The Lead Identity and Access Management (IAM) Architect will be responsible for the security architecture, strategy, and technical roadmap of the Verizon Wireless Network Organization's Identity Management solutions. The candidate will provide subject matter expertise in the following technologies from leading IAM vendors:
- Identity federation and Single Sign on (SSO), and Web Access Management (WAM) solutions
- Provisioning and user management
- Role and entitlement management
- Access certification and compliance management
- Directory services including X.509, Meta and Virtual directory technologies
- Experience developing and executing proof-of-concepts based on IAM requirements
- Experience performing IAM vendor analysis/product selection including vendor solicitations using RFI/RFP process
- Experience leading IAM project and programs in enterprise environments with overall technical and management responsibility of end-to-end solutions
The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of the Network Organization's operations and business processes as a technical expert in an all areas deemed critical to the IAM Program. Operating with broad guidance from the IAM Manager, the candidate will have technical responsibilities to deliver projects under the IAM Program. The candidate will work independently to ensure that assigned projects provide reliable and automated solutions to fulfill complex IAM requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop detail level designs for integration of Network Organization's logical and physical resources into the IAM LACS and PACS platforms.
Lead the effort to assess departmental provisioning and access processes within the Network Department. Work with stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) to bring all IAM practices under the central IAM program. This will result in seamless onboarding and off boarding, reduction of security violations and compliance with audit findings.
Drive strategic IAM projects and initiatives for business applications yielding benefits to those applications and teams in the forms of: improved application security, access management, and quality of application access audit information, increased workflow and escalation automation.
Research best practices, interact with IT IAM team and Network IAM system integrators to develop future-state IAM architectures improving business efficiency and mitigating reoccurring audit points.
Build/leverage the informal network of security and risk professionals in all Verizon business units to plan for the future of Network department's Identity management needs and ease implementation processes across the board.
Meet with technical specialists from NSS, CDS, Maintenance Engineering, Database, server, firewalls and network security teams to integrate their provisioning and access processes resulting in business efficiency and compliance to corporate IAM standards.
Analyze business owner strategic priorities and concerns surrounding Identity and Access Management and Access Governance and incorporate them into the IAM Architecture to drive Business Process Improvement (BPI) and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).
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