Bread Financial

Job Description :

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Job Summary :

As a Bread Financial Security Architecture Team member, you will perform the necessary leadership, facilitation, planning, analysis, and design tasks related to developing an overall IAM security architecture for Bread Financial.

The Sr. IAM Architect will partner closely with peer technology architects and key strategic vendors and service providers.

The Sr. IAM Architect will plan, design, and challenge the security of the IAM solution approaches that support cross-functional business needs and align with long-term industry best practices and Bread Financial technology roadmaps.

Individuals within this role will specialize in the IAM architecture discipline and drive the company's vision for IAM.

Essential Job Functions :

- Establish a long-term vision and drive standards and architecture to establish a go-forward strategy at the enterprise level.

- Define enterprise processes to manage the lifecycle of user accounts and identities.

- Coordinate, gather and influence key stakeholders around IAM topics.

- Drive planning and execution of identity management roadmaps and technology enhancements. (40%).

- Govern and lead identity and access management (IAM) at Bread Financial.

- Design IAM tools and mechanisms, drive the roadmap, and ensure compliance.

- Automate identity administration across enterprise systems.

- Establish and maintain standards, processes, and documentation for identity infrastructure and procedures.

- Provide advanced architectural support to meet identity and compliance needs. (30%).

- Partner with external and vendor resources in supporting the IAM program and ensure relationship with external parties with the support of sourcing and legal teams.

- Works with engineering teams to assess current applications and architecture to ensure current implementations align with industry guidelines, best practices, and management-approved standards. (15%).

- Assists various Technology departments with designing, implementing, and troubleshooting security technologies.

- Provide security guidance and requirements for IAM to technology teams when no solution is currently available. (15%).

Minimum Qualifications :

- Bachelors Degree in computer science, networking, information technology, or relevant field of study.

- 10+ years of demonstrated experience as an architect with a strong focus in the IAM discipline; demonstrated experience designing, implementing, administering, and supporting IAM technologies; desmontrated experience in cloud security with a focus on IAM.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Two or more relevant professional technical certifications (examples : CISA, CISSP, GIAC, CEH, etc.)

Skills :

- Identity and Access Management (IAM) Operations.

- IAM Tools.

- Technology Leadership.

- Cloud Security Architecture.

- Threat Management.

- Automation Technology.

Reports To : Senior Manager and above.

Direct Reports : 0.

Work Environment : Normal office environment, hybrid.

Other Duties :

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job.

Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

About Bread Financial :

At Bread Financial, youll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture.

Weve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and were proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilledboth personally and professionally.

Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.

Bread Financial (NYSE : BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions to millions of U.S consumers.

Our payment solutions, including Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and savings products, empower our customers and their passions for a better life.

Additionally, we deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, jewelry and specialty apparel through our private label and co-brand credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of credit and background checks. Bread Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Family : Information Technology.

Job Type : Regular.