Identity and Access Management Manager

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

1d•$80,400 - $293,800

About The Position

Accenture Security is hiring an Identity and Access Management Manager to lead identity governance and administration (IGA) implementations for clients. The role combines hands-on technical leadership and solution architecture with project delivery management. The manager owns the target-state architecture and design, guides teams through technical decisions, and manages delivery scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risks, and stakeholders. The position includes assessing clients’ identity governance maturity and developing strategies and roadmaps aligned with business, security, and regulatory objectives. The manager directs IGA solution deployment and integration, oversees application onboarding and technical customizations, leads testing and production cutover, and ensures readiness for transition to operations. The role also involves mentoring delivery teams, managing vendor relationships, advising client stakeholders, and supporting business development. Travel may range from 0 to 100% depending on business and client needs.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience implementing IGA products such as SailPoint IdentityIQ, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt IGA, or other IGA products.
At least 5 years of experience serving as both solution architect and project delivery lead on end-to-end IGA implementations.
At least 5 years of experience with AD, LDAP, JDBC, and ServiceNow connectors and end-to-end lifecycle management in SailPoint or comparable IGA platforms.
At least 5 years of Java development experience, with the ability to guide technical teams on rules, workflows, and customizations.
At least 5 years of experience leading onshore and offshore teams and managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 5 years); an associate degree requires a minimum of 7 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

Own target-state IGA architecture and design documents, and present and defend design decisions with client stakeholders and architecture review boards.
Lead project delivery, including project plan, scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, quality, and status, issue, and risk reporting.
Lead IGA assessments and develop strategies and roadmaps aligned with client business, security, and regulatory compliance objectives.
Define deployment and implementation methodologies and standards consistent with vendor and Accenture best practices.
Direct installation, integration, configuration, and deployment of IGA solutions for user lifecycle management, identity and access governance, automated provisioning, access certifications, role management, and separation of duties.
Define application onboarding strategy and oversee connector integrations across directories, databases, ITSM platforms, and cloud and SaaS applications.
Oversee rules development, workflow customizations, and plugin development, including design and code reviews.
Own the test strategy and lead system integration testing, user acceptance testing, production go-live, and cutover activities.
Lead, mentor, and develop onshore and offshore consultants and developers, removing blockers and driving accountability.
Manage vendor relationships and escalations, working with product support to resolve complex product issues.
Ensure operational readiness through handover documentation, knowledge transfer, training, and transition to operations teams.
Build client stakeholder relationships and advise on identity governance, compliance, and access risk.
Support business development through solution shaping, estimates, proposals, and statements of work.
Travel as required by business needs and client requirements, potentially from 0 to 100%.