VP IAM Engineering Authentication

Overview

Mid-senior leadership, hands-on role overseeing the strategic direction, implementation and management of the organization's authentication and access programs, ensuring secure, efficient and compliant identity and access management.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute a comprehensive IAM Auth & access strategy aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Provide visionary leadership to drive innovation and improvements in auth and access processes.
• Define and communicate the strategic direction for auth and access initiatives across the organization.
• Oversee the design, implementation and maintenance of auth and access solutions, including login and authorization.
• Ensure optimal performance, scalability and security of auth and access systems.
• Lead the integration of auth and access solutions with other IT and business systems.
• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing auth and access team; foster continuous learning and professional development.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with IT, HR, Compliance and other departments to ensure seamless auth and access processes.
• Engage with senior management and key stakeholders to communicate auth and access strategies and progress.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and partners related to auth and access solutions.
• Ensure auth and access practices comply with relevant regulations and standards.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits of auth and access systems and processes, and develop mitigation strategies for identified risks.
• Continuously evaluate and improve auth and access policies, procedures and technologies.
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in auth and access and cybersecurity; drive adoption of best practices and emerging technologies.
• Develop and manage the auth and access budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.
• Optimize the use of tools, technologies and personnel to achieve auth and access objectives.

What you'll need

• Minimum of 10 years in IT or cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a leadership role focused on Auth/IAM.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with auth and access solutions such as ForgeRock Cloud.
• Minimum 5 years of working and managing ForgeRock, Okta or Entra ID platform (mandatory).
• Minimum 5 years of solution design, integration architecture, technical development and deployment experience of auth and access solutions and products, preferably ForgeRock, Okta or Entra ID.
• Experience installing, configuring, customizing and performance tuning ForgeRock.
• Proven track record of successful auth and access implementations and support of those applications.
• Strong decision-making capabilities, weighing relative costs and benefits of potential actions.
• Organizational skills to work on several tasks simultaneously, providing management with insight into workload and priorities.
• Original and innovative thinking that produces new ideas and creates innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process improvement initiatives.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of DevOps (Octopus, GitHub).

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.