Security Solutions Senior Director – Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Qualifications:

Experience & Background

• 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a sustained, deep focus on Identity and Access Management; must include substantial experience as both an IAM practitioner (implementing and operating enterprise IAM platforms) and a senior consulting leader (owning practice P&L, building books of business, managing teams of senior consultants)
• Demonstrated track record of building or leading a high-performing IAM or security consulting practice at a Big Four firm, major systems integrator, or equivalent professional services organization, with P&L ownership, revenue targets, and direct accountability for practice growth
• Proven record of developing and closing complex, multi-year advisory and implementation engagements at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clients; established relationships at CISO and C-suite levels across multiple industries
• Experience managing, mentoring, and developing senior consulting talent; track record of building teams and elevating practitioners to senior and principal-level roles

Technical Mastery

• Deep technical mastery across all IAM domains with hands-on implementation and advisory experience, including:
• IGA — SailPoint IdentityNow/IdentityIQ, Saviynt, Omada, or One Identity (role engineering, access certification, SoD policy, lifecycle management, connector architecture)
• PAM — CyberArk (Core PAS, EPM, Conjur), BeyondTrust (Password Safe, Privilege Management), or Delinea/Thycotic (vault design, session recording, just-in-time access)
• Access Management — Okta, Ping Identity (PingFederate, PingOne), Microsoft Entra ID, or ForgeRock (SSO, adaptive MFA, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM)
• Cloud Identity — AWS IAM/IAM Identity Center, Azure Entra ID, GCP IAM, CIEM tools (Wiz, Ermetic, Sonrai)
• Directory Services — Active Directory (design, tiered admin model, hardening), Azure AD Connect, LDAP, and virtual directory architectures
• Expert working knowledge of identity and security governance frameworks: NIST SP 800-53 (AC and IA families), NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust), ISO 27001/27002, MITRE ATT&CK, SOX ITGC, HIPAA Security Rule, PCI DSS, and DORA

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Assurance, or commensurate experience required; advanced degree (MBA, MS) a plus
• Advanced certifications demonstrating IAM program depth: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, or equivalent strongly preferred
• Vendor-specific certifications from SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Microsoft (SC-300, SC-400, AZ-500), or Saviynt are highly valued

Leadership & Consulting Competencies

• Executive presence: proven track record presenting to boards, C-suites, and investment committees with authority and composure; skilled at translating complex IAM risk and architecture concepts into board-ready business narratives
• Business development: demonstrated ability to identify, shape, and close complex professional services engagements; skilled at structuring SOWs, ROM estimates, leveraged team models, and multi-year managed service arrangements
• Practice leadership: experience setting and driving practice strategy, managing practice P&L, building go-to-market plans, and representing the practice in market-facing settings including industry conferences, partner events, and analyst briefings
• People leadership: skilled at hiring, developing, and retaining senior consulting talent; establishes clear performance standards and fosters a culture of accountability, growth, and delivery excellence
• Delivery governance: experience establishing engagement governance frameworks, quality standards, executive reporting cadences, and escalation protocols across a portfolio of concurrent engagements
• Mature consulting delivery: structured discovery and workshop facilitation, gap analysis and maturity scoring, roadmap development and initiative sizing, and consistent production of board-ready deliverables, assessments, maturity reports, executive roadmaps, and program plans

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