VP IAM Engineering - IGA

Overview

The VP, IAM Engineering is a mid-senior leadership, hands-on role responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, implementation, and management of the organization's identity governance and administration (IGA) programs.

What you'll do

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

What you'll need

• Minimum of 10 years in IT or cybersecurity.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role focused on IGA/IAM.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with IGA solutions such as SailPoint, ForgeRock or Saviynt.
• Minimum 5 years of working and managing the SailPoint IIQ, ForgeRock or Saviynt platform (mandatory).
• Minimum 5 years of solution design, integration architecture, technical development, and deployment experience of IGA solutions and products, preferably SailPoint IIQ, ForgeRock or Saviynt.
• Experience installing, configuring, customizing and performance tuning of SailPoint IIQ, ForgeRock or Saviynt products.
• Proven track record of successful IGA implementations and support of those applications.
• Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate actions.
• Organizational skills to work on several tasks simultaneously, providing management with appropriate 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.