Senior IAM Architect

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world.  As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose:

Drives the vision, innovation, standards, and systems architecture to support Identity & Access Management (IAM). Architects software security standards and implementation strategies, including partnering with enterprise architects, applications, and platform teams to design robust, integrated architectures for Identity & Access Management systems and solutions. Collaborates with senior leadership to develop and communicate the long-term vision and strategic plans for IAM. Analyzes business requirements to develop technical working solutions and associated frameworks.

• Understands the business and technical requirements to establish IAM architectural designs across business, process and technical viewpoints
• Bridges the IAM requirements with the overall business needs by driving meaningful collaboration with enterprise architects, infrastructure, data, and application architects
• Analyzes the current state architecture, identifies gaps, and makes suitable recommendations for improvement using IAM best practices against industry standards
• Creates and maintains documentation related to identity solutions, processes and procedures, such as documentation related to proofs of concept, tool rationalizations, or feasibility studies
• Architects security solutions as it relates to required IAM capabilities for new large, cross platform projects
• Provides subject matter expertise and consultation on associated identity solutions, both on prem and cloud, for modules, IAM applications, platforms, frameworks, tools, active directory, privileged account management, synchronization, provisioning, public key infrastructure, and other relevant identity topics
• Create and update necessary service designs for IAM applications
• Reviews and approves service designs submitted by partner application teams
• Leads proof of concept (POC), tool rationalization and feasibility study projects
• Capable of identifying dependencies for up and downstream impacts where consultation is warranted
• Establishes and contributes towards the creation of new solution patterns within domain
• Establishes key success criteria and measures outcomes
• Develops and maintains vendor engagement and performance through proactive relationship management and strategic collaboration
• Ensures compliance with corporate policies and procedures, ethical practices, and regulatory guidelines
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• Experience in identity and access management technologies in authentication, authorization, and identity governance, such as Active Directory, SailPoint, Ping, etc.
• Knowledge of Identity as a Service (IDaaS) solutions, cloud computing, the use of modern authentication methods (such as OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect), and API-based integrations for scalable and secure identity management

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

License/Certification:

• CompTIA Security+ Certification preferred

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act