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 develops quality deliverables, including code, unit tests, and support documentation, and provides application architecture and big-picture oversight for new or enhanced technology solutions. It assists the architect with technical design and supports team members’ development work, as well as providing technical support during development, testing, and deployment. The position reviews documents, processes, and procedures and recommends opportunities for automation or improvement. It ensures supported systems and applications meet availability standards and carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines or ambiguous issues. The role executes the strategic direction of business function activities and applies a balanced, cross-functional perspective in liaison with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. It calls for extensive technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise, as well as experience managing large, cross-functional teams and complex projects. Northern Trust describes its work culture as flexible and collaborative, with accessible senior leaders, opportunities for internal movement, an inclusive workplace, and a commitment to supporting the communities it serves. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Requirements

A college or university degree and/or relevant proven work experience.
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.
High flexibility and adaptability to change.
Leadership and organizational skills.
Experience managing teams including architects, developers, QA, and consultants in a large cross-functional team setting and on large, complex projects.
Strong enterprise technology experience involving the J2EE stack, PCF cloud-based architecture, and database modeling.
Experience implementing IDM use cases such as identity processing, access requests, access certification, approval workflows, and provisioning connectors such as AD, LDAP, and Exchange.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for 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 big-picture oversight for new or enhanced technology solutions.
Assist the architect with technical design and support team members’ development efforts.
Provide technical support through the development, testing, and deployment phases of projects.
Review documents, processes, and procedures and recommend automation or improvements.
Ensure supported systems and applications maintain availability standards.
Execute the strategic direction of business function activities and carry out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines or ambiguous issues.
Liaise with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.
Manage teams including architects, developers, QA, and consultants in large cross-functional settings and complex projects.
Determine business unit goals and needed resources, and assess and develop staff skills.