Technical Architect Staff - Workforce Identity and Access Management
Core
Define technology strategy and direction for workforce Identity and Access Management (IAM) across a hybrid on-premise and cloud environment, establishing enterprise standards and guiding transformation initiatives.
Role type
Staff Technical Architect (IAM/Security)
Builds
Secure identity solutions, authentication capabilities, and IAM transformation initiatives for USAA's hybrid technology environment.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
IAM strategy, hybrid environment architecture, security standards definition, risk assessment, technical mentorship, stakeholder leadership, application architecture analysis, cloud and on-premise system integration
Preferred skills
Security architecture in federally regulated environments, threat modeling, Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Identity Provider (IdP) tooling, Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), SAML 2.0, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, non-human identity management (SPIFFE, service accounts)
Responsibilities
Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to understand strategy and requirements; create technology decisions and architecture artifacts; cultivate relationships to guide execution of architecture solutions; assess domain applications for risks and advise on courses of action; define and document architecture standards; participate in solution design reviews and troubleshooting; provide professional mentorship to architects and engineers; establish external industry relationships; execute architecture practices and documentation; ensure risk identification and control in accordance with policies.
Seniority
Staff, strategic leadership with hands-on technical guidance
