Job Title: Identity and Access Management Architect (Technical Architect Emerging Technologies)
Job ID: 37183
Location: Meriden, CT 06450
Duration: 36 Months with possible extensions
Interview Process: Phone/WebEx
Number of Positions: 1
Additional Sites: Middletown, NJ and Dallas, TX
*** Candidate required to be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National***
Required Skills:
Solution architecture:
Access management/Identity life cycle management:
Direct IAM exp:
Java/J2EE:
Java Script:
Cloud/Linux:
IAM related protocols: SAML/SPML/XACML/SCIM/OpenID/OAuth:
TCP/IP, TLS, and HTTP:
LDAP/Windows Active Directory/Office365/Service Now/Databases:
SAFe Agile:
Top 5 Skills / Additional Job Posting Description Details *
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Cybersecurity or a related field
• 5 or more years of strong solution architecture and design with three (3) years of direct IAM experience
• 6 or more years of experience in Java J2EE application development with Java Script Background
• Expertise in implement solutions in cloud and Linux operating system environments with WebLogic/J2EE application server
• Excellent Knowledge with IAM related protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID and OAuth
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, TLS, and HTTP
• Excellent knowledge in OWASP top 10 and protection specific to security architecting
• Excellent Knowledge and Experience integrating with software applications such as, LDAP, Windows Active Directory, Office365, and Service Now. Databases
• Develop and implement system defects/enhancements across Client applications
• Experience with SailPoint products and applications
• Experience in reviewing and assessing development design to ensure robustness, adherence to standards and processes, delivery of stable and scalable solutions, and that risk mitigation and controls are in place
• Strong development leadership experience including collaborating with teams concerned with development, networking and/or project management to coordinate changes and support enterprise technology initiatives
• Experience in conducting studies of new technologies to provide more efficient and cost-effective solutions
• Experience in defining and developing documentation of architectural designs, standards and processes that could affect applications under development or in production, state of data or business architecture.
• Experience with Safe Agile methodologies
• Self Starter and able to represent Architecture organization as subject matter expert.
Role and responsibilities:
1) Designs, develops, documents and analyzes overall architecture of systems on emerging technologies, including hardware and software.
2) Requires excellent technical skills across a wide range of system, software and/or internet technologies.
3) Determines integrated hardware and software architecture solutions that meet performance, usability, scalability, reliability, and security needs.
4) Coordinates design and integration of total system including subsystems.
5) Researches and recommends technology to improve the current systems.
6) Subject Matter Expert (SME) within own discipline/specialty area; basic knowledge of other disciplines/specialty areas.
7) Integrates industry experience and deep professional/technical knowledge. Solves unique problems through evaluative, judgment and precedent.
8) Independently applies sophisticated analysis in evaluating issues.
9) Develops new concepts/methods/techniques for cross functional emerging technologies initiatives.
10) Recognizes/pursues alternative methods.
11) Exercises latitude in determining objectives/approaches to projects.
12) Leads multiple small to medium sized projects and technical breadth.
• Identity and Access Management Architect – designing the identity capabilities utilizing software engineering best practices combined with security best practices for identity.
• Architect will be responsible for supporting 1 specific scrum team over a specific area of the platform either for access management or identity life cycle management. Could be in the area of either internal enterprise or external facing consumer capabilities.
• Work directly with the scrum teams as technical SME, assists in working with developers on proper technology usage.
• Creates architecture designs for features and user stories documentation utilizing UML.
• Review designs with development teams, providing overview and answer design related questions.
• Work closely with our product and testing teams for defining acceptance criteria.
• Enforce coding standards and best practices for both security and software engineering.
Requires expert level feature design and review experience. Responsible for cyber security areas across Client products, services, infrastructure, networks, and/or applications while providing protection for Client , our customers, and our vendors/partners. Works with senior team members on various projects relating to the protection of devices, customers, assets, data, information technology, and networks. Supports innovation, strategic planning, technical proof of concepts, testing, lab work, and various other technical program management related tasks associated with the cyber security programs.