Identity Access Management (IAM) Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology•Washington, DC

1d•$169,604 - $229,464•Onsite

About The Position

The Identity Access Management (IAM) Architect will lead the technical design and implementation of large‑scale, global identity access management services supporting the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technologies (DT). This role oversees 24x7 worldwide technical operations, modernization activities, ZTA adoption and compliance, security integration, service management, and customer engagement across all geographic regions.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline
Minimum of 10 years’ technical experience
Experience working within a government enterprise environment
Deep understanding of and previous experience with Zero Trust Architecture, NIST frameworks, and other government standards and compliance frameworks.
Deep understanding of and previous experience with Active Directory and Microsoft Entra, including leading cloud-focused, ZTA centered modernization efforts
Deep understanding of and previous experience with providing DNS, TCP/IP, PKI, ADFS, and other services from Active Directory, including collaborating with technical leaders to lead cloud-focused, ZTA centered modernization efforts
Previous experience with identity solutions such as Okta, Ping, CyberCyberArk, and other industry leaders
Previous experience with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), primarily implementing modern, secure authentication and access management strategies for cloud hosted applications
Experience integrating workflows and automation solutions with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow
Microsoft Identity and access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

Nice To Haves

Experience working within a government enterprise environment
One or more of the following Microsoft certifications: Microsoft Administrator Expert (MS-102), Microsoft Endpoint Administrator (MD-102), Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100), Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Microsoft Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Microsoft AI-centric professional certifications or Applied Skills
CISSP
Technical certifications from other industry leaders in the IAM segment
Project Management Professional (PMP)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with DT and Program Director on defining outputs, outcomes, and adoption framework for project creation and implementation
Leading team providing steady-state support for current environment IAM implementation, preparing for a modernization journey
Define and evolve the enterprise architecture, strategy, and roadmap for IAM capabilities, aligning solutions with business, technology, and cybersecurity objectives, including proper management of non-human identities to securely support AI-implementation.
Design secure, scalable, and automated and AI-augmented solutions for managing service accounts, machine identities, secrets, certificates, APIs, and other identity platforms or use cases.
Establish governance frameworks, lifecycle controls, and operational standards that identities are securely created, monitored, maintained, and decommissioned.
Develop architecture artifacts, implementation guidance, metrics, and reporting that promote consistency, automation, resiliency, and operational excellence.
Serve a trusted advisor, technical leader, and mentor across the program, collaborating with other senior technical leaders and mid- to junior-career staff

Benefits

401K with company match
Competitive pay
Paid time off
Variety of medical plan options
Dental plan options
Vision plan
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance