Senior Solution Architect responsible for IAM architecture in a global financial institution. Collaborating across teams to define and implement comprehensive IAM solutions.
Responsibilities
Define solutions realizing workforce, third-party, customer, non-human and agentic IAM capabilities, develop and evolve solution architectures and designs, demonstrate solutions and meet stakeholders' requirements
Propose, evaluate and recommend solution alternatives that best meet business strategy, requirements, current state environment constraints and alignment to target state architecture
Deliver architectures and designs in agile/SAFe project delivery framework, supporting the agile team's delivery by ensuring sufficient architecture runways is available, and providing technical leadership and guidance
Support the development of comprehensive IAM strategy roadmaps, and provide input to product backlog refinement, prioritization and feasibility assessments, while also ensuring the delivery teams have sufficient focus on addressing technical debt
Author patterns to drive reuse of IAM solutions across the bank and its subsidiaries
Drive the technical evaluation of third-party technologies and products
Be an authoritative and trusted partner in IAM capabilities, standards and best practices for the bank
Liaise with other enterprise architecture and development/engineering teams to ensure that all solution architecture views are defined and elaborated, and that solutions are implemented as designed
Participate in and support the execution of RBC architecture governance
Requirements
Technical leadership and strong verbal and written communication skills
Extensive knowledge and application of IAM capabilities: authentication, authorization, user, credential and role management, access certification, privileged access management, secrets management, etc.
Hands-on experience with designing solutions with these capabilities and the use of these solutions across all types of user populations
Extensive experience in designing solutions to meet regulatory requirements in Canada, the UK and US applicable to the financial services industry
Diverse solutioning experience in a variety of environments, platforms and channels
Practical experience in a variety of protocols and standards in solutions, including SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, FIDO2, NIST 800-63, etc.
Practical experience with different architecture and design framework (e.g., Zachman, TOGAF, SABSA) and techniques (e.g., OO, Top-down, structured analysis, component-based design)
Extensive experience in applying IT risk management practices to assess, measure and reduce risk related to the IAM domain
Bachelor’s degree in a technical area of study (computer science, mathematics, engineering, etc.) or other BS/BA degree with a concentration in computer science or information systems
IT experience of 5+ years with 3-5 years in solution architecture experience on large projects.
Benefits
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
Competitive compensation
Commissions and stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and have a lasting impact.
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
Opportunities to do challenging work.
Opportunities to take on progressively greater responsibilities.
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