- Company Name
- BLS360
- Job Title
- AWS IAM and IGA Architect (Immediate)
- Job Description
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Job Title: AWS IAM and IGA Architect
Role Summary:
Design, implement, and lead identity and access management (IAM) solutions on AWS to meet zero‑trust and regulatory requirements. Act as a senior architect guiding IAM strategy, governance, and integration across cloud and application environments.
Expectations:
- Drive end‑to‑end IAM architecture for human and machine identities.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA, and other standards.
- Translate security policies into practical, scalable IAM configurations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and configure AWS IAM policies, roles, permissions, MFA, SSO, federation, and RBAC.
- Lead IAM lifecycle management, access review, and privilege escalation controls.
- Conduct security assessments, audits, and remediation of IAM configurations.
- Produce high‑level and low‑level architecture documents and design specifications.
- Collaborate with cloud, application, and security teams to integrate IAM into the overall architecture.
- Troubleshoot complex IAM issues, recommend continuous improvements, and document solutions.
- Manage IAM integrations with third‑party tools (e.g., Okta, CyberArk) and guide developers on customization.
Required Skills:
- Proven architecture and implementation of AWS IAM for both human and machine identities.
- Deep knowledge of IAM concepts: lifecycle management, roles, access controls, MFA, SSO, federation, RBAC, least privilege, Zero Trust.
- Hands‑on experience with at least two IAM deployments in AWS or other cloud environments.
- Familiarity with Privileged Access Management (PAM) frameworks.
- Experience with IAM tools: Okta, CyberArk (mandatory); experience with SailPoint, Ping, Azure AD (nice to have).
- Strong understanding of cloud security architecture principles and secure design.
- Excellent troubleshooting, solution design, and technical documentation skills.
- Superior verbal and written communication abilities.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent.
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty or similar.
- Certifications in identity and access management tools (e.g., Okta Certified Engineer, CyberArk IAM).