Senior Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect- Remote

NTT DATA Services•Phoenix, AZ

3d•$104,550 - $193,625•Remote

About The Position

NTT DATA is seeking an experienced IAM specialist to design, implement, and govern the client Identity and Access Management infrastructure. This role will focus heavily on the Ping Identity platform suite to ensure secure authentication, single sign-on (SSO), and strict adherence to the Principle of Least Privilege. The ideal candidate will orchestrate periodic user access reviews and certification campaigns to maintain our security posture and regulatory compliance. This is a remote based role in the US.

Requirements

15+ years of hands-on experience deploying and administering Ping Identity Suite (PingFederate, PingAccess, PingOne, PingID).
Strong understanding of federated identity, SSO, OAuth, OIDC, SAML 2.0, and LDAP.
Proven experience driving access certification campaigns, segregating duties (SoD), and managing identity governance.
Strong analytical problem-solving, excellent cross-functional collaboration, and effective communication for working with IT and auditing teams.

Responsibilities

Design and execute routine user access reviews, identity audits, and lifecycle management workflows across all enterprise applications.
Create and configure role-based, attribute-based, and policy-based access controls (RBAC/ABAC) using PingAccess and PingFederate.
Administer the Ping Identity platform (PingOne, PingFederate, PingAccess, PingID).
Support onboarding and integrating new enterprise applications with PingOne using protocols like OAuth, OIDC, and SAML.
Troubleshoot access-related issues, MFA failures, and authentication flows while maintaining knowledge bases and SOPs.
Generate audit-ready compliance reports for SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR by verifying user entitlements and resolving access outliers.