Identity Governance & Administration Leader

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $149k - $248k / year

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Guidehouse

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2018

💰 Grant on 2023-02

Consulting • Digital Services • Public Sector

Guidehouse is a global consultancy offering advisory, digital, and managed services across commercial and public sectors. It is purpose-built to support industries such as national security, financial services, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure. Guidehouse collaborates with leaders to navigate complexity and drives transformational changes that impact the future. Their expertise spans data analytics, digital technologies, risk management, and more, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and innovation.

📋 Description

• We are seeking an experienced Identity & Access Management (IAM) Leader to build and lead our enterprise IAM function. • Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), this role is responsible for IAM strategy, architecture, delivery, and operations across workforce, customer, and non-human identities. • Define and lead the enterprise IAM strategy, operating model, and roadmap aligned to business, risk, and regulatory priorities. • Build and scale the IAM organization to include team structure and hiring plans. • Partner across Cybersecurity, IT, HR, Legal, Privacy, Risk, Internal Audit, and business teams to deliver consistent identity outcomes. • Oversee major IAM transformation initiatives, including program execution and budget accountability. • Establish metrics and reporting to demonstrate program maturity, business value, and risk reduction. • Lead the design and maturity of Identity Governance and Administration capabilities, including lifecycle management, access requests, certifications, role management, and separation of duties. • Drive the strategy, implementation, and maturation of enterprise IGA capabilities using platforms such as SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, or similar solutions. • Advance least-privilege and Zero Trust principles across enterprise applications, platforms, and cloud environments. • Oversee identity lifecycle management for workforce, contractors, partners, and non-human identities. • Lead the strategy and maturity of the firm’s Privileged Access Management program, including vaulting, credential management, session controls, and privileged access governance. • Provide strategic leadership for PAM capabilities and related tooling, including platforms such as Delinea, CyberArk, or similar solutions. • Establish standards for privileged access, secrets management, and just-in-time elevation across human and machine identities. • Lead enterprise authentication and access capabilities, including SSO, MFA, conditional access, federation, and modern authentication methods. • Support modern identity and access patterns through technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID and related federation and access governance capabilities. • Drive identity standards for cloud and workload access across Guidehouse’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments. • Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to embed identity and access controls into platforms and delivery processes. • Establish guardrails and monitoring for entitlements and permissions across enterprise technology environments. • Align IAM capabilities to security, compliance, and audit requirements across applicable regulatory and control frameworks. • Partner with compliance and audit stakeholders to support control evidence, remediation, and sustainable governance processes. • Support identity requirements for both internal operations and client-serving environments as needed. • Lead, coach, and develop a team spanning IAM architecture, engineering, operations, and governance. • Build a culture of accountability, service excellence, and continuous improvement. • Represent the IAM function with senior leadership and key stakeholders across the enterprise.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 7+ years focused on Identity & Access Management, and 5+ years in a people-leadership capacity or 14 years of equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree. • Proven experience building or maturing an enterprise IAM function in a complex, global organization. • Demonstrated success leading in a matrixed environment and partnering across technology, security, and business teams. • Strong experience with modern IAM technologies and concepts, including IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, federation, and lifecycle management, with hands-on experience leading or supporting platforms such as SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Delinea, CyberArk, and similar tools. • Experience leading complex, multi-year IAM transformation programs with cross-functional teams and external partners. • Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks relevant to IAM programs. • Experience supporting identity requirements in regulated environments, including public sector or highly governed industries. • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills. • U.S. Citizenship required. Must reside in the United States.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Basic Life & Supplemental Life • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability • Student Loan PayDown • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities • Skills Development & Certifications • Employee Referral Program • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program • Mobility Stipend