Senior IAM Solutions Architect, Southlake

Identity&Access Management (IAM) Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced Identity&Access Management (IAM) Architect in the Southlake, TX or Austin, TX area to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise IAM solutions across on-premises and cloud environments. This role will play a critical part in defining IAM strategy, ensuring secure identity lifecycle management, and aligning identity solutions with enterprise security and business objectives.What You Will Do

Architect and define secure identity lifecycle management strategies, including authentication, authorization, and access governance for both on-premises and cloud platforms. Develop, maintain, and enforce IAM reference architectures, technology standards, policies, and documentation. Lead the integration of IAM solutions into existing enterprise infrastructure while ensuring scalability, security, and resiliency.Provide technical leadership for IAM infrastructure support, including on-call coverage and escalation management, and drive resolution of complex system integration and implementation issues. Design and support federation solutions, with deep expertise in ADFS, Ping Identity, SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).Architect and engineer IAM solutions within Microsoft Azure and AWS (experience with additional cloud platforms is a plus). Lead Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives and develop both tactical and strategic IAM roadmaps. Partner with product vendors, security governance teams, and internal stakeholders, presenting IAM solutions and architectural decisions clearly and effectively.Provide strategic direction for Active Directory infrastructure, ensuring alignment with security best practices, vulnerability mitigation, and high availability. Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, MIS, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in information security, including 5+ years focused on IAM. 3+ years in an enterprise-level architecture role, specifically defining IAM strategy and solutions. Deep expertise across IAM domains, including Authentication&Authorization, Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity Governance&Administration (IGA), Directory Services&Federation, Privileged Access Management (PAM). Proven ability to define IAM architectures and long-term roadmaps aligned with enterprise security and business objectives. Strong experience aligning IAM initiatives with Zero Trust principles and Just-In-Time (JIT) access models (preferred). Demonstrated ability to collaborate across technical, security, and business teams.Preferred Qualifications

Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or CISM. Experience in influencing enterprise security strategy and leading IAM modernization initiatives.