Identity and Access Management Manager

Accenture•Albany, NY

About The Position

Accenture Security is hiring an Identity and Access Management (I&AM) Manager to lead identity governance and administration (IGA) implementations for clients. The role combines hands-on technical architecture with project delivery leadership, guiding complex end-to-end implementations from assessment and strategy through deployment and operational handover. The manager translates identity and compliance requirements into practical solutions, advises client stakeholders, and develops consulting and engineering teams. Travel may be required and can vary from 0% to 100% based on business needs and client requirements.

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, with a minimum of 5 years of work experience; candidates with an associate’s degree must have at least 7 years of work experience.
Applicants for US employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Serve as the IGA solution architect, own target-state architecture and design documents, and present and defend design decisions to client stakeholders and architecture review boards.
Lead project delivery and own project plans, scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, quality, and status, issues, and risk reporting.
Lead IGA assessments and shape strategies and roadmaps aligned with business, security, and regulatory compliance objectives.
Define deployment and implementation methodology and standards consistent with vendor and Accenture best practices.
Direct installation, integration, configuration, and deployment of IGA solutions covering 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.
Provide technical oversight of 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; remove blockers and drive accountability.
Manage vendor relationships and escalations, partnering with product support to resolve complex product issues.
Ensure operational readiness through handover documentation, knowledge transfer, training, and transition to operations teams.
Build trusted client relationships and advise stakeholders on identity governance, compliance, and access risk.
Support business development through solution shaping, estimates, proposals, and statements of work.
Travel as needed based on business needs and client requirements; travel may range from 0% to 100%.