IAM ARCHITECT

A major global technology services provider is seeking an experienced IAM Architect for a 12-month freelance engagement, with a strong likelihood of extension. This opportunity is ideal for a senior identity architecture expert who excels in designing and governing enterprise-scale identity and access management ecosystems within modern, high-security environments.

Job Title : IAM Architect

Location : Hyderabad - Hybrid

Start Date : ASAP

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and governance of IAM solutions, including Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Access Management, Directory Services, and Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Define IAM architectural frameworks, reference models, standards, and patterns that guide enterprise adoption.
• Architect integrations between IAM platforms and enterprise applications, cloud services, infrastructure components, and directory environments (AD, Azure AD, LDAP).
• Establish and refine role models, access control strategies, governance processes, and identity lifecycle methodologies across the organization.
• Oversee and guide implementation teams on workflows, provisioning models, API integrations, connector strategies, and orchestration logic.
• Drive IAM roadmap development, platform modernization, cloud migration initiatives, and security hardening efforts.
• Conduct architectural assessments, identify gaps, recommend remediation strategies, and ensure solutions align with regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with security leaders, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable IAM architectural designs.
• Provide expert oversight during incident response, root-cause analysis, platform upgrades, and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

Please attach updated CV