Senior Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect – Identity & Access Management
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Responsible for defining and maintaining cyber security architecture and technology plans, with a focus on driving modernization for, and improving automation and maintainability of, Truist’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Defines target architecture, sets strategy, partners with solutions architects to craft solutions architectures, and researches emerging technology/ best practices, with an emphasis on applying technology to enable business solutions. Educates and evangelizes IAM solutions for the Enterprise. Ensures that Corporate Cyber Security (CCS) solutions and infrastructure are reliable and support business initiatives and future growth, through coordination with the IAM engineering team, the Truist architectural community, cybersecurity engineering, the Cloud Platform Team, application development, and other stakeholders.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
- Guides the transformation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) ecosystem architecture for the enterprise, with an understanding of how to balance business agility, maintainability, and security to meet business objectives.
- Cultivates trusted partnerships with key Subject Matter Experts and technology stakeholders by demonstrating credibility, empathy and expertise in both business and technical domains. Facilitates alignment through clear communication, collaborative problem-solving, and persuades others in the definition, adoption and implementation of architecture solutions.
- Applies sound judgement and pragmatic decision-making to determine when to purse new/ target capabilities versus extending existing services, with a focus on achieving measurable business outcomes.
- Serves as the enterprise expert on a variety of IAM areas, including Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Microsoft Active Directory (AD), identity federation (SAML, OAuth, OpenID), Single Sign On (SSO), Role Based Access Control (RBAC), and Software as a Service (SaaS) access control integration.
- Demonstrates strong knowledge of architecture (not only for IAM) in at least one Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), either Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure. Builds skills and expertise in multiple CSPs over time.
- Drives innovation and operational excellence by architecting automated solutions such as code automation pipelines (CICD), and integration of DevSecOps and governance principles into deployed solutions.
- Serves as a thought leader, mentor, and educator in new technology innovation, particularly in IAM.
- Builds roadmap and target patterns for acquiring, integrating, and implementing high-value IAM technology and processes. Oversees efforts (e.g. proof of concepts) to measure and prove new technology value.
- Leverages Truist policies and standards, and incorporates industry best practices, to define baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.
- Evaluates existing and emerging technologies, considering factors such as cost, security, compatibility and usability, and ensures security product lifecycles are managed proactively.
- Demonstrates comprehensive experience and skill in Information Security (InfoSec) and cyber security technology and practices necessary to guide technology direction on security principles and tenets s
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