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Sr. Principal CIAM Architect
TIAA is seeking a Sr. Principal CIAM Architect. This role will support the organization's mission critical systems and will lead complex architecture requirements to convert end-user needs into technical solutions.
The Principal CIAM Architect will design, develop, and enhance services that are across every interaction between TIAA, its users, and partners. This position will assist the organization in the transformation and development activities such as defining scope of services, building solution design, and related support for the delivery of the projects to the stakeholders. In addition, this position will integrate CIAM solutions with other security systems, such as identity and access management (IAM), authentication, authorization systems and lead the design of CIAM solutions aligned to the organizational objectives.
The ideal candidate is considered a subject matter expert and possesses hands-on in-depth technical engineering experience with implementing identity protocols and standards, cybersecurity best practices, and building scalable solutions within a medium-to-large CIAM infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the delivery of large, complex projects using appropriate frameworks and collaborating with stakeholders to manage scope and risk.
- Drives profitability and continued success by managing service quality and cost and leading delivery.
- Measures and communicates progress to leadership within committed time frames.
- Provide support to the organization's mission critical systems and lead complex architecture requirements to convert end-user needs into technical solutions.
- Design, develop, and enhance services that are across every interaction between TIAA, its users, and partners.
- Collaborate with other engineering teams, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative identity solutions that meet organizational needs.
- Communicate with stakeholders on technical standards, principles, methodologies, and trends.
- Enhance overall system operational characteristics by establishing best practices for code quality, reduction in tech debt, build frameworks or shared techniques to enhance engineering effectiveness.
- Identify opportunities for refactoring, API changes, solution designs, and other types of tech debt remediation.
- Influence stakeholders to drive technical decision-making for the right selection of technology by providing direct, understandable, and actionable advice.
- Work with standards defining organizations to understand the evolving standards, identify gaps, provide inputs on platforms gaps, contribute to roadmap planning to build world class CIAM platform.
- Drive decision-making with stakeholders who have different views for simple to complex problems with the business requirements to help synthesize the best solution.
- Conduct Proof-of-Value (POV), Proof-of-Concept (POC) by partnering with vendor and internal resources.
Educational Requirements
- University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
- 8+ Years Required; 10+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements
- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level
10IC
Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum of 8+ years of demonstrated experience in designing and implementing IAM solutions within a medium-to-large scale and complex environment with focus on Customer Identity.
- Experienced in implementing Identity orchestration tools like FlexID from Transmit Security.
- Expert level knowledge of IAM concepts like SSO, Federation, Role Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Possess an in-depth understanding of IAM protocols such as OAuth2, SAML, OIDC, SCIM and Kerberos.
- Demonstrated experience in creating architecture design, roadmaps for security platforms.
Preferred:
- Possess a CIAM related certification.
- Experience driving decision-making with stakeholders who have different views for simple to complex problems with the business requirements to help synthesize the best solution.
- Advanced verbal and written communication skill with ability to interact across all levels in the organization.
- Experience with Proof-of-Value (POV) and Proof-of-Concept (POC).
- Demonstrated conceptual knowledge of CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Experience of writing Ansible playbooks to support installation and configuration of Ping products.
- Familiarity with Linux operating system.
- Prior experience of System Administration and / or Application Development.
- 2+ years of direct experience with Ping suite of products - Ping Access, Ping Federate, Ping Directory
Related Skills
Application Programming Interface (API) Development/Integration, Automation, Communication, Consultative Communication, Containerization, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Group Problem Solving, Influence, Organizational Savviness, Prototyping, Relationship Management, Scalability/Reliability, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Design/Analysis
Anticipated Posting End Date:
2024-10-26
Base Pay Range: $143,300/yr. - $196,500/yr.
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
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Company Overview
TIAA is the leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and government fields. We offer a wide range of financial solutions, including investing, banking, advice and education, and retirement services.
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The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That's why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.
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