IAM/Security Infrastructure Architect

A financial firm is seeking an IAM/Security Infrastructure Architect in Charlotte, NC. This role involves collaborating with Information Security to integrate security requirements into infrastructure projects, standardizing security toolsets for efficiency, and ensuring architecture aligns with organizational goals. The architect will translate application needs into technical solutions, drive infrastructure security compliance, and document existing systems for improvements. Key responsibilities include working with identity infrastructure, authentication protocols, endpoint management, and monitoring tools.

Must Have

• Work with Information Security to develop and promote infrastructure requirements within security-related initiatives.
• Ensure security requirements are integrated into infrastructure projects.
• Increase operational and financial efficiencies through identification of opportunities to standardize security toolsets and practices.
• Ensure that the proposed and existing infrastructure architectures are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Architecture collaboration with other teams, translating application team needs into technical solutions and product requirements.
• Drive Infrastructure security and compliance requirements into the architecture framework.
• Facilitate documentation of existing systems architecture and technology portfolios and make recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives.
• Experience with identity infrastructure and synchronization technologies including Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP, SAML, SCIM, EID Connect, Cloud Synch, and MIM.
• Background in end-to-end identity provisioning/deprovisioning standards and best practices including HRIS to IdP relationships and attribute management.
• Familiar with authentication infrastructure, protocols, and access controls.
• Familiar with Microsoft native and competing security products such as Entra Identity Governance, Entitlement Management, Defender, and Purview.
• Understanding of endpoint management tools and standards including endpoint DLP, Defender for Cloud Apps, Intune endpoint management, and other policy frameworks.
• Monitoring and logging tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Cribl, Splunk, Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, and MS Log Analytics.
• Experience facilitating discussions with senior leadership regarding technical/architectural trade-offs, best practices, and risk mitigation.

A financial firm is looking for an IAM/Security Infrastructure Architect to join their team in Charlotte, NC.

_Compensation: $150-195k

US Citizen/GC Holders Only; No visa sponsorship

Candidates must be local; No relocation_

Responsibilities:

• Work with Information Security to develop and promote infrastructure requirements within security-related initiatives and ensure that security requirements are integrated into infrastructure projects
• Increase operational and financial efficiencies through identification of opportunities to standardize security toolsets and practices within a multi-company environment
• Ensure that the proposed and existing infrastructure architectures are aligned with organizational goals and objectives
• Architecture collaboration with other teams, translating application team needs into technical solutions and product requirements
• Drive Infrastructure security and compliance requirements into the architecture framework
• Facilitate documentation of existing systems architecture and technology portfolios and make recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives

Qualifications:

• Experience with identity infrastructure and synchronization technologies including Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP, SAML, SCIM, EID Connect, Cloud Synch, and MIM
• Background in end-to-end identity provisioning/deprovisioning standards and best practices including HRIS to IdP relationships and attribute management
• Familiar with authentication infrastructure, protocols, and access controls
• Familiar with Microsoft native and competing security products such as Entra Identity Governance, Entitlement Management, Defender, and Purview
• Understanding of endpoint management tools and standards including endpoint DLP, Defender for Cloud Apps, Intune endpoint management, and other policy frameworks
• Monitoring and logging tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Cribl, Splunk, Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, and MS Log Analytics
• Experience facilitating discussions with senior leadership regarding technical/architectural trade-offs, best practices, and risk mitigation