Identity Governance and Administration Lead

Focus: The Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) IT Lead is responsible for the oversight and management of company s enterprise identity lifecycle and access governance programs. This role is critical to ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient access to systems and data across the organization, and to driving continuous improvement in identity and access management (IAM) practices.
IGA IT Lead Essential Job Functions:

• Lead the design and management of the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) framework and the initial Implementation of a leading IGA solution.
• Oversee user lifecycle management processes including provisioning, de-provisioning, access reviews, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Manage and optimize IGA tools such as SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity, etc.
• Collaborate with IT, HR, Compliance, Cybersecurity and business units to align identity governance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain documentation, policies, and procedures related to identity governance.
• Provide guidance to external IAM managed technical services resources and lead the coordination of IAM decision making with internal teams, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application access control specialists.
• Monitor and report on IGA metrics, compliance status, and risk indicators.
• Drive automation and integration of identity services with cloud and on-premise applications.
• Stay current with industry trends, threats, and technologies in identity and access management.

IGA IT Lead Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant IT experience, with at least 3 years focused on IGA or IAM.
• Proven experience with IGA platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, or equivalent.
• Experience with regulatory compliance requirements and frameworks such as DFARS, CMMC, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, and NIST required.
• Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management, RBAC, SSO, MFA, and directory services such as Active Director or Azure AD.
• Experience with scripting automation such as PowerShell or Python.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and SaaS identity integrations.
• Experience working with business application-based role governance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following skills and/or experience:

• Formal or ad-hoc leadership experience.
• Experience with NIST SP 800-171, and/or NIST SP 800-53.
• Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) certification.
• IGA Product Certification (SailPoint, Saviynt, or equivalent).