Lead Systems Architect - IAM

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Systems Architect for Access Provisioning that is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving enterprise access provisioning capabilities within the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain. This role provides architectural and technical leadership to ensure access is provisioned, modified, and removed in a secure, automated, scalable, and compliant manner across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments for both human and non‑human identities.

In this role, you will:

• Own the end‑to‑end architecture for access provisioning, including joiner, mover, leaver processes, entitlement lifecycle management, and access de‑provisioning.
• Define and maintain target‑state and transition architectures that drive automation, least‑privilege enforcement, and reduction of manual access processes.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails for access provisioning, entitlement modeling, and application onboarding.
• Design role‑based and attribute‑based access models aligned to business functions, risk tolerance, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with security engineering, access operations, application teams, and platform owners to ensure consistent implementation of provisioning architectures.
• Guide integration of identity governance, provisioning, and authorization capabilities with authoritative systems of record and downstream target systems.
• Ensure access provisioning architectures support segregation of duties, auditability, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Lead architecture reviews for new applications, platforms, cloud migrations, and major initiatives impacting access provisioning.
• Drive remediation strategies for access‑related audit findings, control gaps, and technical debt.
• Influence IAM roadmaps and investment decisions related to provisioning, automation, and access governance.
• Serve as a technical authority and thought leader within the IAM domain for access provisioning.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects, promoting consistent architectural practices across teams.
• Collaborate with governance and policy teams to translate policy and risk requirements into implementable technical controls.
• Work closely with operations teams to ensure architectures are operationally sustainable and scalable.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Deep experience designing and leading Identity and Access Management architectures, with strong focus on access provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of IAM principles including least privilege, segregation of duties, entitlement governance, and identity lifecycle controls.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise IAM, identity governance, and access provisioning platforms.
• Proven ability to design large‑scale, automated access solutions across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across security, technology, risk, and business teams.
• Excellent problem‑solving, systems thinking, and written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with SailPoint, Active Directory and/or HashiCorp Vault
• Experience supporting regulatory, audit, and risk management activities related to access controls.
• Background in modernizing legacy access provisioning models through automation and standardized architectures.
• Ability to balance security, compliance, operational efficiency, and user experience in architectural decision‑making.

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Salary Ranges:

• $119,000 - $187,000 - Charlotte, NC
• $119,000 - $187,000 - Chandler, AZ
• $119,000 - $187,000 - Irving, TX
• $131,000 - $206,000 - Minneapolis, MN

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. E