Title:  IAM Access and Privileged Access Architect

Job Summary

The IAM Access and Privileged Access Architect 4 provides technical and strategic technology and security guidance for Identity, Access, and Privileged Access technologies across all NetApp Business Units and Products. This role involves engaging with a team of talented engineers to deliver high-quality solutions that meet security and business needs. The architect will gather and understand engineering demand requirements, review support requests and project progress, ensure solutions are properly documented and deployed, and work closely with various teams to drive complex cross-platform tasks and solutions.

Job Requirements

•    Participate in the development of policies, standards, and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation, and use of enterprise Identity, Access and Privileged Access technologies.
•    Implement and maintain IAM technologies and standards, ensuring compliance with policies and regulatory requirements
•    Collaborate with stakeholders to understand IAM requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
•    Provide technical leadership for the integration of IAM systems with various applications and services
•    Develop and maintain documentation for IAM processes, procedures, and associated systems
•    Stay current with the latest IAM technologies and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
•    Participate in IAM enterprise governance processes and drive IAM standards adoption
•    Communicate IAM-related information to the Enterprise Architecture team and other teams, including the product development and business teams 

•    Strong knowledge of Identity, Access, and Privileged Access industry standards and trends, especially in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI)
•    Strong understanding of audit and compliance requirements (SOX, ISO 27001, SOC, NIST, CIS, GDPR, FedRAMP, and others).
•    +5 years technical, hands-on experience with identity and access solutions (preferred Oracle Identity, Azure AD/Entra ID, Azure B2C, and/or cloud identity management such as AWS IAM).
•    Solid knowledge of access policies, RBAC/ABAC, and identity lifecycle of joiners, movers, and leavers.
•    Experience with application access via SAML, OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, and SCIM user provisioning.
•    Experience with privileged access management solutions such as CyberArk and Conjur.
•    Ability to effectively explain complex technical concepts and apply them to business problems – effectively communicating with stakeholders, peers, and leadership to drive results and action.
•    Ability to work independently – defining goals and timelines, aligning within the team, interfacing and influencing other teams to facilitate efforts.
•    Excellent aptitude for learning new technologies and understanding how to utilize them in a customer-facing environment.
•    Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Education

•    Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field
•    +10 years experience with +5 years in identity, access, and/or privileged access management roles
•    3-5 years of people management and team management experience leading high-performance engineering teams.
•    Project Management certifications (such as PMP, CSM, PRICNE2) will be preferred.
•    CISSP preferred. Identity, Access or Privileged Access certifications preferred (AWS, Azure, CyberArk, etc).