Onshore - Information Security Specialist: Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product lifecycle, roadmap, and backlog for enterprise authentication services such as directory services, identity providers, MFA, SSO, and password management.


• Partner with business, security, engineering, and infrastructure teams to define requirements, prioritize work, and deliver secure, scalable, and compliant authentication capabilities.


• Drive identity modernization initiatives, including cloud authentication adoption, Conditional Access, self-service password reset, directory improvements, and platform migrations.


• Manage authentication and directory-related risks by ensuring compliance with cybersecurity policies, regulatory standards, audit controls, and identity governance.


• Lead operational excellence efforts by monitoring system health, resolving issues, improving user experience, reducing incidents, and continuously enhancing service quality.


• Establish and maintain authentication standards, onboarding best practices, and governance processes for new applications and enterprise identity services.


• Coordinate with vendors, architects, and engineering teams to evaluate new capabilities, support platform enhancements, and ensure project success.


• Define and monitor key performance indicators such as authentication availability, MFA adoption, password reset reduction, directory hygiene, user satisfaction, and roadmap delivery effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in identity and authentication services within large, regulated organizations.


• Deep knowledge of core authentication technologies including directory services, identity providers, MFA, SSO, password management, password reset, Conditional Access, and identity governance.


• Strong understanding of directory architecture, hybrid identity environments, password lifecycle management, credential security best practices, and access controls.


• Experience supporting and governing core identity platforms such as directory services and identity providers.


• Proven ability to lead large-scale authentication modernization initiatives and drive operational excellence.


• Excellent collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams, vendors, and technical stakeholders.


• Strong agile delivery background and customer-oriented approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise-wide identity and access management frameworks.


• Familiarity with support and governance of core authentication and identity platforms.


• Knowledge of secure password and credential management strategies.


• Experience working in highly regulated industries, especially financial services.


• Strong analytical skills and ability to define and track key performance metrics.

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