ICAM Project Manager – Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
About The Position
GDIT is hiring an ICAM Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) projects in a large enterprise-scale Identity, Credential, and Access Management environment. The role supports the DoD ICAM mission by delivering IGA capabilities on schedule, aligning them with mission needs, and integrating them across enterprise identity services. This is a fully remote position. The Project Manager oversees multi-team delivery efforts, coordinates implementation activities, manages schedules and risks, facilitates stakeholder communications, and ensures outcomes support enterprise governance, compliance, and modernization objectives. The role works with engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, operations, and mission stakeholders to implement IGA enhancements securely and efficiently in alignment with Zero Trust principles.
Requirements
- Hold an active Secret clearance at minimum; interim Secret clearances are not allowed.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
- DoD 8140 certification, such as Security+ CE or higher.
- At least 5 years of experience leading technical, cybersecurity, or identity-related projects in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of IGA capabilities, including provisioning, deprovisioning, role and entitlement modeling, certification workflows, and privileged access considerations.
- Experience coordinating engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and stakeholder teams.
- Ability to manage project roadmaps, schedules, requirements, risks, and dependencies.
- Working knowledge of identity protocols and authentication methods such as SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and directory services.
- Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills, with a focus on execution and delivery.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with enterprise IGA platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with DoD ICAM, identity governance, or federation initiatives.
- Understanding of NIST 800-63 identity assurance principles.
- Experience supporting Zero Trust Architecture, especially identity governance and access controls.
- Experience conducting access reviews, RBAC design, or governance policy development.
- Exposure to large-scale enterprise directory environments, PKI, CAC-based authentication, or DoD credentialing.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, DevSecOps workflows, or enterprise modernization programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery for IGA initiatives, including access lifecycle management, entitlement workflows, certification campaigns, and role governance.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams supporting IGA development, integration, testing, deployment, and operational readiness.
- Develop and manage project schedules, work breakdown structures, milestones, risks, dependencies, and communication plans.
- Facilitate requirements gathering and translate mission needs into actionable tasks for engineering and cybersecurity teams.
- Ensure IGA solutions meet compliance, security, and operational requirements, coordinating with subject matter experts to validate technical alignment.
- Manage project intake and prioritization, aligning work with enterprise ICAM goals and capability roadmaps.
- Provide timely updates to leadership, stakeholders, and mission partners on project health, risks, and progress.
- Oversee documentation updates, process changes, training materials, and cutover activities for new IGA capabilities.
- Support onboarding applications and mission partners into the enterprise IGA ecosystem and facilitate adoption and integration.
- Identify operational or governance gaps and work with engineering teams to recommend enhancements and continuous improvement opportunities.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Competitive pay and paid time off.
- Full-flex work weeks where possible.
- Medical plan options, including some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental and vision plan options.
- Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on hire date.
- An additional 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on hire date.
- Paid Family Leave of up to 160 hours in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
