Identity Architect

Role: Architect IGA
Primary skill: IDNow/Oracle Identity Manager Expertise
Location: Bangalore

We are currently seeking an Identity Management Practice Lead to support our Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) practice based out of our Bangalore office. This position will be part of our Center of Excellence and work directly with our senior architects and practice manager to assess IAM policies and procedures, document and develop overall IAM strategy, identify and address internal process or access control issues, coordinate IAM-related communications to the Simeio community, and provide standards and guidelines to implement/deploy IGA solutions that facilitate business operations.

At present the services fall under one of the following eight (8) categories which are delivered via Identity as a Services Solutions (IDAAS):

- Access Governance
- Identity Administration
- Privileged Identity
- Access Management & Federation
- Core Directory Services
- Security & Risk Intelligence
- Data Security & Loss Prevention
- Cloud Security

Key Accountabilities:

- Managing, facilitating and maintaining knowledge repositories of existing and past implementations
- Creation of LOE based on various deployment scenarios
- Ability to guide team in gap discussions on use cases and recognize technical and process gaps in client programs based on best practices, industry process and technical standards, and regulatory/compliance requirements
- Ability to assess potential threats and weaknesses in existing processes and procedures
- Developing a best practice methodology for the governance of the identity lifecycle processes around roles/rules, monitoring access control processes to ensure they are effective, efficient, and in compliance with standards and control objectives
- Developing and documenting IGA standards and controls and implementing procedures to ensure defined standards and controls are operating effectively
- Developing support and sustainability procedures for ongoing operations related to Security Operations
- Create and maintain training and accreditation programs and manage the Simeio training for the Identity Governance practice area.

**Must-Have Requisites**:

- 8+ years of experience in Systems and Information Security with at least 5+ years of professional experience related to Identity and Access Management programs
- Knowledge of directory servers (Oracle, TDS, AD, LDAP, etc.)
- Implementation experience with Oracle, IBM, Sailpoint product suite (IIQ, SIQ, IDN) or the RSA product suite (VIA, Archer, Security Analytics)
- Technical understanding of identity governance and identity administration skills
- Understanding of authorization/access control models. Practical/business understanding of role and rule-based access control models (how, why, and when to use)
- Thorough understanding of Information Security frameworks and best practices (e.g. PCI, ISO, NIST)
- Professional designations or certification related to cyber-security, audit information systems, or IT security desirable
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

**Good To Have Requisites**:

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) to interact with various levels of client representatives
- Strong program team leadership and interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to identify and analyze problems
- Ability to independently multi-task
- Ability to work in a highly integrated and dynamic team environment
- Desire to work on diverse projects with multiple language, cultural, and technical differences
- Ability to work in a dynamic work environment
- Able to travel to client locations
- Ability to develop and manage project plans
- Ability to track and manage project budget
- Excellent problem-solving / troubleshooting skills