IBM
IAM Identity & Access Management (IAM) Solution Architect
IBM, Athens, Alabama, United States, 35611
IntroductionInformation and Data are some of the most important organizational assets in today’s businesses. As a Security Consultant, you will be a key advisor for IBM’s clients, analyzing business requirements to design and implement the best security solutions for their needs. You will apply your technical skills to find the balance between enabling and securing the client's organization with the cognitive solutions that are making IBM the fastest growing enterprise security business in the world.
Your Role and ResponsibilitiesThe IAM Solution Architect will assist clients in developing overall Identity and Access Management security architectures and blueprints based on IT environment and overall business, technology and security objectives at the strategic and operational level, with the ability to define the structures of solutions and architectures, will be focused on delivering a business outcome and can include systems, applications and process components.
Engage clients and work to understand their business needs, works in levels of abstraction, applies industry knowledge, and leverages appropriate business elements and information technology to address those needs. In addition, advise clients in understanding the desired future IAM framework and work collaboratively with them to develop a roadmap to achieve this goal and become a trusted advisor.
This includes working as a team member with client personnel to identify functional and non-functional requirements and subsequently working on the identification, justification and design of the client's solution. Act as lead Security Architect where necessary to guide project teams in developing & executing on actionable roadmaps to deliver on defined architectures & blue prints.
Support the development of colleagues and pro-actively share their experience, reusable reference material and assets. They act as part of a team at all levels within IBM, taking responsibility for helping to expand the capabilities of our rapidly growing security organisation. Thereby, enabling business growth beyond their immediate work on individual security opportunities.
Are you passionate about keeping current and open to new ideas? To develop your knowledge, along with the cooperative nature of the team, you will be encouraged to constantly learn and improve by visiting industry events and workshops. You will also have access to the global IBM education portal which you are also encouraged to explore as we believe that education and development should not be exclusively security based. Making time to think and explore leads us to develop new ideas and to be better able to help our clients. We are focused on developing talent and industry leading skills. IBM believes in career growth and flexibility. If your desire is to help empower people with unmatched security while working in a supportive and engaging environment, your career and your future will be made with IBM.
General responsibilities :
Responsible for managing all the activities related to delivering a security led IAM solution for the duration of their engagement, including but not limited to:
Leadership - managing all aspects of the solution, the technical team, managing client requirements and linking those requirements to IBM's solutionCreate architectural designs that translate in to solution requirementsCreating & delivering the solution element of security proposals, this could be administrative, operational, technical or physicalCost solutioning - ensure all elements of cost are accurately reflected in the solution, and relevant backup documentation is availableAssisting Sales with responding to requests for proposals and plan the strategy for a given clientDefining and creating a solution that meets the client’s requirements, is deliverable and commercially viableResponsible for ensuring the solution links to the cost case - proposal and contractUnderstanding the IAM Posture of the client, including their drivers and appetite, risk, legal, regulatory and compliance drivers for the clientUnderstanding the functional and non-functional requirements of the systemRefining the Security architecture to support the functional design
Required Technical and Professional ExpertiseAs a minimum, you will have the following:
Experience developing Technical Requirements and Solution Proposals for IAM ArchitecturesCan perform Requirement gathering, definition and refinement whilst ensuring traceability throughout the lifecycle of delivery.Experience of conducting IAM Maturity assessments and making recommendationsPresentation skills for C-Level clientsAt least 5 years’ experience as IAM Security Architect, defining and delivering security architectures in complex multi-platform (Cloud, Hybrid, On-prem) and multi-technology environments.Knowledge of top (analysts) quadrant IAM TechnologiesThe Application of security Architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISF Standard, SABSA)
Experience Delivering Architectures for at least two of the following IAM Domains: Identity Governance; identity life-cycle, provisioning/provisioning, workflow automation, self-service, request and approval workflow, Role Based Access Control, Segregation of duties, application integration techniques, Related business and security standards, policies processes and proceduresPrivileged Access Management; Vaulting, Session Recording, Access Controls methods such as Sudo. Hard coded password approaches, Operating System, Database, Application integration and methods. Related business and security standards, policies processes and proceduresAccess Management; Single-Sign-on, Access Federation, Desktop Single Sign-on, Advanced and Multi Factor Authorization, RBAC/ABAC, Application Integration.Cloud Entitlement Management: Cloud Native IAM: Azure, AWS or others and Identity Analytics: User Behaviors, AI, AnalyticsDirectory Services; LDAP, Active Directory, Azure, Integration, replication/synchronisation,Other: JAVA, API / Rest / XML, XACML, RACF, ADFS
Experience working with at least two of the following IAM Technologies: Sailpoint, BeyondTrust, Microsoft Azure IAM technologies.
Preferred Technical and Professional ExpertiseWhile not prerequisites, the following will be advantageous:
Stakeholder and scope managementAssessment, Strategy and roadmap developmentExperience Delivering IAM ProgrammesA recognized certification in security appropriate to the role for example: CISSP, CISMP, CompTIA Security +, ITIL qualification etc.Experience working with following IAM Technologies: Thycotic, Okta, Microsoft, OneIdentity, CyberArk, IBM IAM suite (ISIM, ISAM, Verify, IGI)Awareness of penetration testing methods and technologies
About Business Unit IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
Your Life @ IBM In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.Are you ready to be an IBMer?About IBM IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
Location Statement IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.
Being You @ IBM IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Your Role and ResponsibilitiesThe IAM Solution Architect will assist clients in developing overall Identity and Access Management security architectures and blueprints based on IT environment and overall business, technology and security objectives at the strategic and operational level, with the ability to define the structures of solutions and architectures, will be focused on delivering a business outcome and can include systems, applications and process components.
Engage clients and work to understand their business needs, works in levels of abstraction, applies industry knowledge, and leverages appropriate business elements and information technology to address those needs. In addition, advise clients in understanding the desired future IAM framework and work collaboratively with them to develop a roadmap to achieve this goal and become a trusted advisor.
This includes working as a team member with client personnel to identify functional and non-functional requirements and subsequently working on the identification, justification and design of the client's solution. Act as lead Security Architect where necessary to guide project teams in developing & executing on actionable roadmaps to deliver on defined architectures & blue prints.
Support the development of colleagues and pro-actively share their experience, reusable reference material and assets. They act as part of a team at all levels within IBM, taking responsibility for helping to expand the capabilities of our rapidly growing security organisation. Thereby, enabling business growth beyond their immediate work on individual security opportunities.
Are you passionate about keeping current and open to new ideas? To develop your knowledge, along with the cooperative nature of the team, you will be encouraged to constantly learn and improve by visiting industry events and workshops. You will also have access to the global IBM education portal which you are also encouraged to explore as we believe that education and development should not be exclusively security based. Making time to think and explore leads us to develop new ideas and to be better able to help our clients. We are focused on developing talent and industry leading skills. IBM believes in career growth and flexibility. If your desire is to help empower people with unmatched security while working in a supportive and engaging environment, your career and your future will be made with IBM.
General responsibilities :
Responsible for managing all the activities related to delivering a security led IAM solution for the duration of their engagement, including but not limited to:
Leadership - managing all aspects of the solution, the technical team, managing client requirements and linking those requirements to IBM's solutionCreate architectural designs that translate in to solution requirementsCreating & delivering the solution element of security proposals, this could be administrative, operational, technical or physicalCost solutioning - ensure all elements of cost are accurately reflected in the solution, and relevant backup documentation is availableAssisting Sales with responding to requests for proposals and plan the strategy for a given clientDefining and creating a solution that meets the client’s requirements, is deliverable and commercially viableResponsible for ensuring the solution links to the cost case - proposal and contractUnderstanding the IAM Posture of the client, including their drivers and appetite, risk, legal, regulatory and compliance drivers for the clientUnderstanding the functional and non-functional requirements of the systemRefining the Security architecture to support the functional design
Required Technical and Professional ExpertiseAs a minimum, you will have the following:
Experience developing Technical Requirements and Solution Proposals for IAM ArchitecturesCan perform Requirement gathering, definition and refinement whilst ensuring traceability throughout the lifecycle of delivery.Experience of conducting IAM Maturity assessments and making recommendationsPresentation skills for C-Level clientsAt least 5 years’ experience as IAM Security Architect, defining and delivering security architectures in complex multi-platform (Cloud, Hybrid, On-prem) and multi-technology environments.Knowledge of top (analysts) quadrant IAM TechnologiesThe Application of security Architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISF Standard, SABSA)
Experience Delivering Architectures for at least two of the following IAM Domains: Identity Governance; identity life-cycle, provisioning/provisioning, workflow automation, self-service, request and approval workflow, Role Based Access Control, Segregation of duties, application integration techniques, Related business and security standards, policies processes and proceduresPrivileged Access Management; Vaulting, Session Recording, Access Controls methods such as Sudo. Hard coded password approaches, Operating System, Database, Application integration and methods. Related business and security standards, policies processes and proceduresAccess Management; Single-Sign-on, Access Federation, Desktop Single Sign-on, Advanced and Multi Factor Authorization, RBAC/ABAC, Application Integration.Cloud Entitlement Management: Cloud Native IAM: Azure, AWS or others and Identity Analytics: User Behaviors, AI, AnalyticsDirectory Services; LDAP, Active Directory, Azure, Integration, replication/synchronisation,Other: JAVA, API / Rest / XML, XACML, RACF, ADFS
Experience working with at least two of the following IAM Technologies: Sailpoint, BeyondTrust, Microsoft Azure IAM technologies.
Preferred Technical and Professional ExpertiseWhile not prerequisites, the following will be advantageous:
Stakeholder and scope managementAssessment, Strategy and roadmap developmentExperience Delivering IAM ProgrammesA recognized certification in security appropriate to the role for example: CISSP, CISMP, CompTIA Security +, ITIL qualification etc.Experience working with following IAM Technologies: Thycotic, Okta, Microsoft, OneIdentity, CyberArk, IBM IAM suite (ISIM, ISAM, Verify, IGI)Awareness of penetration testing methods and technologies
About Business Unit IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
Your Life @ IBM In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.Are you ready to be an IBMer?About IBM IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
Location Statement IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.
Being You @ IBM IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.