Summary: The IAM Technical Architect will lead the technical architecture and implementation of Saviynt’s Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution, ensuring alignment with best practices and business goals. The role requires deep expertise in IAM architecture, particularly with Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud platform, while also providing strategic oversight and collaboration with various stakeholders. The Architect will be responsible for defining architectural standards, integration strategies, and ensuring compliance with security measures. This position is a remote contract for an initial duration of 3 to 6 months and is classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of Saviynt’s IGA solution, aligning closely with operational and strategic business goals.
• Provide technical leadership to implementation teams, ensuring the architecture follows best practices and meets compliance and sector-specific requirements.
• Define and document architectural principles, standards, and processes, including integration methodologies, security architecture, and data governance strategies.
• Collaborate effectively with internal IT teams, project managers, and vendor consultants to gather and validate technical and functional requirements.
• Develop and oversee the integration strategy, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise applications, directory services, and cloud environments.
• Lead architectural governance activities, including technical design reviews, architectural review boards, and risk assessments.
• Ensure robust security measures are embedded, compliant with relevant data protection regulations and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Support user-centric design and effective change management strategies, proactively engaging with user communities.
• Assist throughout testing phases (SIT, UAT), providing design documentation, test strategy input, and troubleshooting expertise.
• Manage and mitigate technical risks and issues, escalating as appropriate.
• Facilitate service transition planning, including effective knowledge transfer to operational teams post-implementation.
• Deliver comprehensive High-Level and Low-Level Architectural Designs (HLD & LLD) specifically for Saviynt EIC.
• Provide detailed integration strategies and technical specifications for enterprise systems.
• Document security architecture aligned with regulatory and internal policies.
• Define governance processes and architectural review documentation.
• Prepare risk management documentation tailored to IAM architectural considerations.
• Document technical oversight across all implementation phases, ensuring quality assurance.
• Create training documentation and operational handover materials.

Key Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in IAM architecture, with significant exposure to Saviynt or similar leading IGA solutions.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale IAM solutions, ideally within complex or regulated environments.
• Extensive expertise in Identity Lifecycle Management, Access Governance, Privileged Access Management, and Application/Data Governance.
• Demonstrable experience integrating IAM solutions with enterprise applications, directory services (Active Directory, Azure AD), and major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks, including GDPR, ISO 27001, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Experienced in managing stakeholder relationships, effectively communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic and analytical thinker with robust problem-solving abilities.
• Highly detail-oriented, committed to delivering quality outcomes.
• Resilient and adaptable under pressure, with a proactive approach.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT