Associate Vice President, Trust & Identity Platforms and Service

Internet 2• US,

20d•$211,900 - $317,900•Remote

About The Position

Internet2 is seeking a strategic, technically accomplished leader to share responsibility for technology and product strategy for its Trust & Identity services, with primary leadership for platform strategy, architecture, and engineering. The role translates strategic objectives into platforms supporting the InCommon Federation, Federation Manager, eduroam for the United States, identity and access management services, and certificate services used by participating institutions. The position will guide the evolution of Internet2’s Trust & Identity ecosystem, including the transition to cloud-native federation and IAM services, while maintaining the reliability, security, scalability, and long-term sustainability of existing platforms. In partnership with organizational leadership, technical teams, community stakeholders, and external partners, the role guides software and open-source strategy, supports innovation and data integration and analytics initiatives, develops community relationships, and oversees vendor partnerships, service management, and budget planning. The role also provides stewardship for Data Integration and Data Analytics initiatives during organizational transition and supports enterprise data strategy. It leads people management, budget planning, contracts, financial oversight, and organizational administration, while fostering innovation, continuous learning, and awareness of emerging technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, supplemented by professional experience equivalent to a Master’s degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of progressive technology experience, including significant software development experience in web application integration, IAM, federated and multifactor authentication, authorization, and information security technologies.
Deep expertise in federated identity and access management, including SAML 2.0 and federation operations, OpenID Connect, assurance frameworks, and RADIUS.
Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills, with the ability to engage institutional clients, executive leadership, board members, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
Experience defining product strategy, managing community-developed and community-relied-upon service portfolios, and balancing roadmap priorities, operational reliability, and lifecycle management across multiple technology platforms.
Demonstrated experience leading cloud-native platforms, integrating open-source and commercial technologies into scalable solutions, and evaluating emerging technologies and industry trends to inform technical strategy.
Experience overseeing secure, reliable technology operations, including security governance, incident command, change management, service management, and SLA/OLA-driven support models.
5+ years of leadership experience, including experience as a manager of managers and leading geographically and organizationally diverse technical teams, with a demonstrated ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing organizations.
Demonstrated business and operational leadership, including project delivery, contract oversight, vendor and supplier management, budget accountability, and successful execution of concurrent initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to build collaborative partnerships, foster innovation, and navigate complexity and ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Fluency with OpenID Federation, eduGAIN interfederation, and eduroam.
Experience leading data integration, analytics, and business intelligence functions.
Experience within higher education, research, or non-profit technology service organizations.
Familiarity with community-governed, community-developed technology platforms and services.
Experience supporting research and education communities through technology solutions.
Cover letter highlighting directly relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Define and execute platform strategy, architecture, and lifecycle for the Trust and Identity portfolio, balancing new capabilities with service reliability and evaluating platform capabilities and build-versus-buy decisions.
Lead next-generation federation initiatives, including OpenID Connect, OpenID Federation, IAM-as-a-service, quantum-resistant cryptography, and emerging AI-driven trust architectures; maintain existing SAML services and support participant migration strategies.
Direct software development and platform engineering, establishing engineering standards, CI/CD practices, and secure development processes.
Drive open-source strategy, platform sourcing decisions, and the evolution of Trust and Identity products and services.
Ensure reliable delivery of mission-critical services through service management, incident response, change management, and support operations.
Oversee platform security, including threat modeling, security governance, risk management, and post-quantum readiness.
Lead engagement with community technical leaders, governance groups, and standards initiatives across the research and education ecosystem, including participation in community governance related to technology, standards, and security.
Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, peer organizations, suppliers, and strategic partners.
Provide stewardship for Data Integration and Data Analytics initiatives during organizational transition and support enterprise data strategy efforts.
Lead people management, budget planning, contracts, financial oversight, and organizational administration.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and awareness of emerging technologies.