Overview
TITLE: Sr. Manager, Identity and Access Management
LOCATION: Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
- Client prefers local So Cal hybrid. Might be open to remote for the right candidate.
SALARY RANGE: $150K-$200K (FULL TIME EMPLOYEE – No C2C)
REPORTS TO: Global IS Leader
TEAM STRUCTURE: IAM team is a manager + 2 reports. Infosec team is ~25.
MUST BE: US Citizen, or permanent resident Green Card
REMINDER: please make sure your resume speaks to your qualifications relating to the requirements of the job below.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
- Legal Name and Preferred Name or Nickname:
- Best Contact Info (Cell & email):
- Your Linked In:
- Why looking for a new job:
- Availability for interviews and a new job:
- Where do you live (City, State, Zip):
- Desired geographical work location:
- Open to 100% onsite:
- Are you open to travel if needed and have an active passport if needed:
- Are you authorized to work in US (Please indicate US, Green Card or Other):
- Hourly/Salary Expectations: (We need a range) $
- Sizes of staff managed and their titles, if applicable (include # of direct reports):
- Budgetary Responsibility: $
- Education/Certs/Degrees (also indicate which certs are active):
JOB RELATED Q&A (elaborate as needed)
- Held the title of Sr. Manager, Identity and Access Management (IAM) or similar lead role aligned with the job requirements (rather than support and IT generalist):
- Where and when:
- Retail Industry experience working with customer facing and core business applications (where and when):
- Supported over 20,000 users:
- Where and when have you been a key member (and leader) of a global information security team who has worked as a subject matter expert, trusted partner, and ambassador to help protect critical customer facing and core business applications:
- How many years of experience with multiple authentication and authorization solutions and directory platforms, and how recent:
- Have you ever been involved in attempted MFA breach attacks:
- Can you elaborate on what you did and outcome:
- How many years of experience with identity security solutions such as Okta, Duo, CyberArk, Delinea, etc. and how recent:
- GIAC, (ISC)2, AWS Security or similar technical certifications:
- Excellent understanding of authentication, authorization, role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties access control concepts (please elaborate):
- Proven experience leading a practice around identities, access, accounts, authentication, authorization, entitlements, and permissions:
- Positive track record of successful IAM implementations and support of those systems:
- Experience with Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, LDAP and similar directory services (please elaborate):
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Sr. Manager, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a key member of our global information security team who will work as a subject matter expert, trusted partner, and ambassador to help protect the Company’s critical customer facing and core business applications. We are looking for someone who will take charge of growing and maturing a practice that is focused equally on enablement as well as assurance, who will apply a technology first approach to providing seamless secure authentication and the platform necessary to enable humans and machines to operate securely at scale.
The Company’s increasingly digital hybrid technology environment requires an individual who is well versed in both traditional systems as well as modern applications and cloud infrastructure, and who is comfortable operating in an advisory or hands on leadership role as the situation demands. The candidate who will find the most success and fulfillment brings a genuine interest and passion for information security, a love for learning, a positive attitude, a desire to roll up their sleeves and dive into the deep end, and a belief that being excellent doesn’t mean you have to give up on having fun.
Essential Job Results
- Lead the team and practice responsible for identity and access management
- Collaborate with various groups in the global technology organization on the development of standards and best practice guidelines and procedures
- Provide direction and support for the adoption and management of Privilege Access Management, Single Sign On, Multi-factor Authentication, and similar secure authentication services
- Lead the selection, implementation, and maintenance of identity governance and administration capabilities
- Develop, build, and maintain technology, integrations, and automation which enable continuous contextual authentication and authorization
- Collaborate with stakeholders across various technical functions to develop and maintain the roadmap for enterprise IAM solutions
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of identity and access management best practices, including Zero Trust Architecture, Consumer-IAM, and non-human identity management
- Stay up to date and informed on changing IT and information security trends
- Create, communicate, and continuously monitor and improve metrics and KPIs
- Manage vendor relationships for both technology and operations
- Collaborate effectively with diverse internal teams to help drive security maturity
- Contribute positively to the culture of information security across the org
- Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Yes
Job Requirements
- Excellent understanding of authentication, authorization, role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties access control concepts
- Proven experience leading a practice around identities, access, accounts, authentication, authorization, entitlements, and permissions
- Positive track record of successful IAM implementations and support of those systems
- Experience with Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, LDAP and similar directory services
- Ability to communicate issues effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong work ethic with attention to detail
- Ability to excel in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment
Education and Experience
- 5+ years of experience with multiple authentication and authorization solutions and directory platforms
- 5+ years of experience with identity security solutions such as Okta, Duo, CyberArk, Delinea, etc.
- Proven ability to mentor, grow, and develop a team
- GIAC, (ISC)2, AWS Security or similar technical certification a plus