Cybersecurity Identity Architect

3M•Austin, TX

23h•$221,591 - $270,834•Onsite

About The Position

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role With 3M’s continued commitment to security and its path toward modernization and improvement, we are seeking a strategic and technically skilled Cybersecurity Identity Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise identity and access management (IAM) solutions. This role will define the architecture for identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access across cloud and on-prem environments, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements. In addition, the architect is responsible for coordinating and integrating into other IT, Cybersecurity, and business solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (completed and verified prior to start)
Ten (10) years experience in enterprise identity management in a private, public, government or military environment
Deep understanding of identity protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP, Kerberos, etc.)
Ability to design and articulate identity, authentication, authorization, and lifecycle management solutions for modern IT systems (APIs, containers, agentic agents, etc.)
Deep understanding of non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, AI agents, and delegated (on-behalf-of) authentication flows.
Understanding of API gateways (mTLS, SPIFFE/SPIRE), and token management
Experience with IAM platforms (e.g., Azure AD / Entra, Saviynt, CyberArk, etc.)
Strong knowledge of cloud identity (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance standards (HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS)
Excellent written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Excellent ability to document complex technical solutions for consumption at a variety of levels

Nice To Haves

Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
Experience operating in a multi-national and large enterprise
CISSP, CISM, or similar
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Experience supporting a manufacturing company with IT and OT
Experience integrating identity into larger cybersecurity systems and workflows

Responsibilities

Architect and design scalable IAM solutions including SSO, MFA, identity federation, IDV, IGA and privileged access management
Develop and maintain identity architecture blueprints, standards, and roadmaps
Collaborate with engineering, compliance, and business teams to translate security requirements into technical designs, including authorization mappings
Collaborate with detection and response teams and the scaling of ITDR services
Lead technical evaluations of IAM tools and platforms, and oversee their integration
Partner with cybersecurity engineers and architects on integrating IAM into the IT and cybersecurity tooling ecosystem (e.g. SOC, Data Security, AI, Network, etc.)
Ensure new identity solutions align with zero trust principles, data protection policies, and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR)
When required, provide technical leadership to incident response and identity-related threat mitigation
Stay current with emerging IAM technologies, trends, and threats
Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies such as passwordless authentication, continuous adaptive trust, or AI-driven access decisions while creating and optimizing associated process with associated teams
Manage vendor relationships
Define KPIs and metrics with IAM Program lead to measure IAM program effectiveness
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.