IAM Solutions Architect (Remote)

This is a remote position open to any qualified applicant in the United States. About the group: Cognizant's Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS) is all about accepting digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the constantly evolving needs of the digital era. Our broad approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to own the business in a secure environment. * You must be legally authorized to work in United States without the need of employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future * Job Title: IAM Solutions Architect (Remote) Roles & Responsibilities: Design experience that would be required for the architecture role, as well as development experience. Design IAM Solutions - various workflows between systems, Okta, Salesforce, and our customer facing platforms. Understand, communicate, and design authentication and authorization solutions using core IAM concepts and following industry standards including OIDC, SAML, OAUTH. Coordinate and lead all aspects of customer identity management for a large, multi-offering enterprise. Understand interactions of different user data sources and work with Enterprise Architecture on where the IAM solutions fit in the overall Data Driven Enterprise. Define and prototype systems that address complex user flows and enable a consistent experience for our learners. Mentor and guide engineering teams in advanced IAM flows and patterns. Build and maintain documentation of both workforce (WIAM) and customer (CIAM) identity and access management solutions. Collaborate throughout the organization to collect information user identities to improve systems and processes and optimally translate them into solutions on the WIAM and CIAM platforms. Required Qualifications: Stronger experience with solutions/application architecture including creating diagrams to represent workflows. Solid experience with IAM SaaS platform and performing integrations. Solid grasp and communication of foundational IAM concepts, including identity, authentication, authorization, entitlements, MFA, SSO, IDP, SP, and access controls. Proven hands-on experience in IAM integrations. Rich experience in an architecture role within IAM space. Leadership, communication, and mentoring skills. Hands-on experience with Okta SaaS solution. Experience collapsing disparate user stores. Salary and Other Compensation: Applications will be accepted until December 01, 2024. The annual salary for this position is between $ 136,000.00 - $ 160,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans. Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment. Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network Assists Veter