Senior Engineer, Identity Security Architect

1 month ago

Durham, North Carolina, United States Pearson Full time

Job Summary:

The IAM Security Architect is a technical position responsible for the development of security strategies and architecture vision as it relates to the organization's platforms, specifically setting the direction for IAM as it relates to cloud. The role involves working with other architects and service owners to provide a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable, and synchronized with the ever-changing business needs.

The role will be responsible for working with our product and technology partners to standardize and modernize our identity technology stack. A successful candidate for this position must possess both a deep and wide background in information security being applied across a wide breadth of technologies spanning on-prem, SaaS and cloud.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide security architectural leadership in shaping enterprise-wide, transformational technology imperatives, focusing on both the Business of IT and firm-wide business technology initiatives.
  • Establish working relationships with strategic and boutique technology providers.
  • Define reference and implementation architectures.
  • Produce technology roadmaps in support of the organization's vision and strategy.
  • Develop proof-of-concept prototypes and initial implementation models.
  • Monitor implementation activity to ensure security architecture and design principles are upheld.
  • Participate in governance team discussions and provide a strong voice on critical decisions.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to a broad group of stakeholders.
  • Establish relationships with senior IT leaders, architects, and technical specialists for the purpose of advancing proposed architectural solutions.
  • Coach and mentor more junior enterprise architects.
  • Utilize a general understanding of the competitive landscape and corporate and business unit strategies to provide context for architectural decision making.
  • Act as a subject matter expert across all IAM topics as it relates to both cloud and on-premise enterprise technology, and the relationship between the architectures.
  • Drive the adoption of Authentication and Authorization reference architectures for existing, new, and emerging IAM technologies.
  • Drive the creation and adoption of IAM capability roadmaps to respond to and address business and technology drivers.
  • Participate in Identity and Access Management enterprise governance processes and drive IAM standards adoption.
  • Develop effective architecture solutions that not only satisfy immediate project requirements but also deliver a coherent, reusable, reliable, and phased architecture to help the business grow and change while aligning to the strategic vision.
  • Review and management of technical security roadmaps related to cloud security and IAM within a cloud security context.
  • Deliver technical security configuration architecture expertise in implementing cross-organizational information sharing.
  • Develop solutions and recommendations for issues caused by process challenges, emerging threats, and technology changes.

Qualifications:

  • Experience interpreting identity and access management strategies and direction. Further, the person must have experience bringing together key tenets of Information Security to the IAM cloud strategies and developing technical security solutions that properly align.
  • The individual in this role must be well educated in general aspects of Information Security, namely: Business Acumen, Digital, Financial Services, Cloud, Fintech, and B2B
  • Experience architecting IAM solutions within Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and, preferably, other cloud providers.
  • Intimate familiarity with IAM related protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID, and OAuth.
  • Experience working with cloud security and governance tools, cloud access security brokers (CASBs), and server virtualization technologies.
  • Experience with Federation concepts and technologies, particularly with solutions from ADFS and Ping Identity.
  • In-depth experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly Azure AD and architecture designs connecting Azure to enterprise infrastructure.
  • Strong experience with Directories, SSO, Federation, Delegated administration, API gateways, SOA services

What to expect from Pearson

Did you know Pearson is one of the 10 most innovative education companies of 2022?

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are on a journey to be 100 percent digital to meet the changing needs of the global population by developing a new strategy with ambitious targets. To deliver on our strategic vision, we have five business divisions that are the foundation for the long-term growth of the company: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills and Higher Education. Alongside these, we have our corporate divisions: Digital & Technology, Finance, Global Corporate Marketing & Communications, Human Resources, Legal, Strategy and Direct to Consumer. Learn more at We are Pearson.

We value the power of an inclusive culture and also a strong sense of belonging. We promote a culture where differences are embraced, opportunities are accessible, consideration and respect are the norm and all individuals are supported in reaching their full potential. Through our talent, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant place to work. People are at the center, and we are committed to building a workplace where talent can learn, grow and thrive.

Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities.

To learn more about Pearson's commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, navigate to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Pearson.

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Job: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Corporate Strategy & Technology

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Req ID: 16512


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