Senior Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) Architect

Company Description

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital®, SanDisk®, SanDisk® Professional, WD® and WD_BLACK™ brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Here’s how you can help.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities and Professional Attributes

• Architect, design, and implement IGA solutions that align with the organization's security policies, compliance requirements, and business objectives.
• Develop identity lifecycle management processes and procedures for managing the entire identity lifecycle, including provisioning, authentication, authorization, and de-provisioning.
• Define access control policies and enforce least privilege principles to ensure that users have appropriate access rights based on their roles and responsibilities.
• Responsible for overseeing identity and access governance operation and architecture design.
• Demonstrate ability to handle heavy multi-tasking and hands-on development and support.
• Tasks involve integration of identity management processes or methodologies to resolve total system problems or technology problems.
• Applies analytical and systematic approaches in the resolution of problems of workflow, organization, and planning and directs and assists junior engineers in the application of system engineering principles to the solution of secure systems design problems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to compile, analyze complex issues and recommend effective solutions.
• Work with teams to perform security assessments and tool evaluations on all application onboarding and integration requirements based on optimal enterprise architecture and design.
• Conducts workshops and integrates solutions for Identity Management platform as developed by IAM architect.
• Ability to work with leadership on IGA/IAM strategy and roadmap.
• Actively participates to improve procedures and standards.
• Escalates issues to management and other teams when appropriate; follows up on issues and the results of issue resolutions.
• Strength in communicating proactively and effectively.
• Reporting mechanisms to capture information on the status of the environment or assigned projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills to gather feedback from end users and collaborate with other groups in the business.
• Strong organizational, follow-up skills, time management skills.
• Clear ability to complete work with minimal oversight.

Qualifications

Technical Experience Required

• Identity and Access Management system architecture including RBAC and Single Sign-On Federation using SAML/OAuth 2.0 standards.
• Active Directory systems, Azure EntraID, Cloud applications / application access controls, delegated administration, API gateways, and SOA services.
• Product experience includes Saviynt Identity and Access Governance, Azure EntraID, Azure B2B/B2C, and Active Directory Federation Services.

• ERP application integration including SAP and Oracle.
• Integration with cloud authentication services.
• Experience with web and mobile technologies.
• External identities, such as B2B and B2C experience is preferred.
• In-depth understanding of identity lifecycle management concepts and processes including account management, access governance, and access control is a must-have.
• Experience in Governance, Risk, Compliance and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Audit support.

Programming + Tools

Java, ASP, VB/Java script, Shell script, .Net/C#, SQL

Career and Education Experience

• 12+ years of experience on IT or related field.
• 10+ years of experience directly related to Identity Lifecycle Management and application onboarding.
• 8+ years of experience directly related to Identity and Access Governance is highly desirable.
• BA or BS or equivalent in IT related degrees

Language Experience

• English proficiency in both speaking and writing.