IAM Associate Manager

Job Title: IAM Associate Manager

Location: Bangalore, Hyderabad

Experience: 8 - 12 years

Job Description:

• We are seeking experienced individuals with both broad and deep IAM experience and skills to join our team and deliver strategy, assessment, implementation, and managed services in a variety of industries and geographic locations.
• Successful candidates will have experience leading teams of varying sizes, mentoring and developing junior staff, and performing daily duties commensurate with the role.
• Candidates will have solid working knowledge of IAM leading practices, common business use cases, leading vendor products & solutions, federated and composite IAM architectures, IAM technology trends and innovation; and experience leveraging this knowledge to benefit clients.
• Senior Associates are responsible for developing strong working relationships with clients built on understanding their businesses and challenges.
• Associates will identify, pursue, and help close new opportunities with both existing and new clients and will provide subject matter knowledge support to pursuit teams.
• Senior Associates will workacross multiple client account teams within a wide variety of industries.
• These individuals will also work across multiple client account teams within a wide variety of industries.
• They are responsible for managing multiple team engagements simultaneously, including several pieces of any assignment—not just a single area of focus.
• Working in a mutually respectful team environment helps our associates perform at their best and integrate their career with their personal life.

Roles & Responsibilites:

• Building, leading and developing high performing teams
• Mentoring and influencing others both internally within  and within client organizations
• Serving as an ambassador and champion of IAM services throughout
• Providing thought leadership collateral annually for distribution to clients and through our various marketing channels
• Developing  market eminence as a leader in IAM implementation services to the middle market
• Ability to manage client work and drive client communications with little or no oversight from  Senior Leadership.
• In-depth understanding of authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, etc.).
• Experience with implementation of one or more IAM technologies including: SailPoint IdentityNow, IdentityIQ, Okta, ForgeRock, Ping, Delinea, CyberArk, and/or Microsoft Entra ID.
• Leading IAM federated architecture design and implementation including, but not limited to SSO/MFA, IAG/HRIS, AD/LDAP integration.
• Knowledge of key IAM concepts and protocols such as AuthN, AuthZ, Role-Based Access Control.
• Fluency in SailPoint IdentityIQ/IdentityNow leading practices, Okta leading practices and/or Azure AD leading practices
• Knowledge of common IAM processes such as lifecycle events, request/approval, password management, provisioning/de-provisioning, governance, and certifications
• Knowledge of infrastructure sizing, hardening and configuration (e.g., VPCs, network topology, DBMS, API gateway, connectors)
• Familiarity with common IAM data schemas (e.g., Identity Cubes)
• Knowledge of IAM solution error/exception handling and troubleshooting
• Solid understanding of NIST/ISO standards for IAM
• Leading IAM maturity assessments to identify gaps, deficiencies, and recommendations
• Familiarity with IAM custom development and deployment
• Basic knowledge of common compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, PCI, HIPPA, HITRUST, DFARS, CMMC, etc.) as they relate to IAM
• IAM testing strategies and methods (user acceptance testing, integration testing, performance testing, high availability/failover testing)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Basic qualifications for a Senior Associate-level position include:

• Minimum B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent from an accredited university by the time employment commences
• Computer science, information technology, information systems management, or other similar degrees preferably with a focus on information security
• Prior management experience building, mentoring, and developing teams
• Experience managing budgets and resource allocation including, but not limited to program and project management
• 3 – 6 years of experience in IAM Implementations with leading IAM solutions (e.g., SailPoint, Okta)
• Strong knowledge of computer network technologies, protocols, and topologies
• Proficiency with a variety of Windows, Unix, and Linux operating systems
• The ability to interpret and convey technical information through written and oral communications to all levels of technical aptitude, including senior management
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality, as well as ability to adhere to company policies and best practices
• Possess a strong internal drive and motivation for continuous improvement