Lead IAM Architect
Core
Designing the overarching architectural blueprint to transition DRW from legacy identity infrastructure to a unified, enterprise-grade identity platform, decoupling authentication from authorization.
Role type
Lead IAM Architect (Technical Visionary)
Builds
Enterprise Identity Provider (IdP), Zero-trust token exchange architecture, Custom glue-code and SDKs for identity integration
Domain
Financial Trading / Cybersecurity / Identity Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Modern identity protocols (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML), Applied cryptography (JWT, JWKS, RS256), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Programming (Go/Python), Machine identity paradigms (HashiCorp Vault, AWS IAM Roles), Legacy technical debt management, System design
Preferred skills
Experience with Identity-Aware Proxies (IAPs), Vendor evaluation of commercial IdP/IGA tools
Technologies
HashiCorp Vault, AWS IAM Roles, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT, JWKS, RS256, Go, Python
Responsibilities
Design and own the migration architecture to a modern enterprise IdP; Lead vendor evaluations and pressure-test commercial tools; Design zero-trust token exchange for internal APIs and microservices; Act as technical diplomat between security, compliance, and engineering teams; Partner with engineering to integrate new IdP into custom applications; Build proof of concept integrations and custom glue-code
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic vision