Principal - IAM Governance

Northern Trust•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

The Principal - IAM Governance provides planning, development, organization, monitoring, oversight, and delivery of services and projects. The role produces quality deliverables, including code, unit tests, and support documentation, and provides application architecture and broad technical oversight for new or enhanced technology solutions. The Principal assists the architect with technical design and supports team members’ development work throughout project development, testing, and deployment. The role reviews documents, processes, and procedures to identify opportunities for automation or improvement, and ensures supported systems and applications meet availability standards. It is a seasoned, multidisciplinary position focused on executing the strategic direction of business function activities and carrying out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines or ambiguous issues. The position also brings a balanced, cross-functional perspective and liaises with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. The role requires expertise in information security, software development, database systems, information technology, and identity management (IDM) standards and products. It involves enterprise technology experience with the J2EE stack, PCF cloud-based architecture, and database modeling, as well as implementing IDM use cases such as identity processing, access requests, access certification, approval workflows, and provisioning connectors.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of information security, software development, database systems, and information technology concepts.
Strong knowledge of IDM industry standards and awareness and understanding of IDM products in the market.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Flexibility and adaptability to change.
Leadership and organizational skills to determine business unit goals and needed resources and to assess and develop staff skills.
Experience managing teams that include architects, developers, QA, and consultants in large cross-functional team settings and projects with complex scope.
A college or university degree and/or relevant proven work experience.
Strong enterprise technology experience involving the J2EE stack, PCF cloud-based architecture, and database modeling.
Experience implementing IDM use cases, including identity processing, access requests, access certification, approval workflows, and provisioning connectors such as AD, LDAP, and Exchange.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, Cisco, or SANS.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, organize, monitor, oversee, and deliver services and projects.
Develop quality deliverables, including code, unit tests, and support documentation.
Provide application architectural and broad technical oversight for new or enhanced technology solutions.
Assist the architect with technical design and support other team members’ development efforts.
Provide technical support through project development, testing, and deployment.
Review documents, processes, and procedures and recommend opportunities for automation or improvement.
Ensure supported systems and applications maintain the required availability standard.
Execute the strategic direction of business function activities and carry out complex, cross-disciplinary initiatives.
Liaise with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.