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The Identity Architect plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining identity and access management (IAM) solutions within an organisation. This role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities, from understanding business requirements to architecting secure and scalable identity solutions. The Identity Architect collaborates with various stakeholders across the organization to ensure that IAM solutions meet both current and future needs while adhering to industry standards and best practices.
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Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:
Architect IAM Solutions: Design and architect identity and access management solutions based on business requirements, security standards, and industry best practices.
Identity Lifecycle Management: Develop strategies and processes for managing the entire identity lifecycle, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and access governance.
Access Control Policies: Define access control policies and mechanisms to enforce least privilege access principles and ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Integration and Interoperability: Integrate IAM solutions with existing systems, applications, and directories while ensuring interoperability and seamless user experience.
Security Compliance: Ensure IAM solutions comply with relevant security standards, regulations, and compliance requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.
Identity Federation: Implement identity federation and single sign-on (SSO) solutions to enable seamless access to multiple applications and services.
Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms: Design authentication and authorization mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication (MFA), role-based access control (RBAC), and attribute-based access control (ABAC).
Risk Management: Assess risks related to identity and access management and implement mitigating controls to address identified risks effectively.
Identity Governance: Establish identity governance frameworks and processes to ensure proper oversight of identities, access rights, and compliance.
IAM Platform Evaluation: Research, evaluate, and recommend IAM products, technologies, and solutions that align with organizational needs and objectives.
Documentation and Training: Create documentation, guidelines, and training materials for IAM processes, procedures, and best practices.
Define and develop a long-term IAM strategy and roadmap, aligning IAM goals with business objectives and the overall security strategy.
Provide expert-level guidance in IAM-related security incidents, helping to troubleshoot and resolve critical IAM issues when required.
