Hybrid VP, IAM Authentication Technologies Leader

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • IAM leader at Synchrony managing authentication technologies team to ensure secure solutions. Responsible for overseeing IAM policies, technical knowledge, and strategic vision.

Responsibilities

  • Guide a team of IAM authentication technologies engineers in designing, developing, and implementing scalable, secure, and seamless solutions across the enterprise
  • Own the workforce authentication strategy focused on security and user experience
  • Communicate and get buy-in on strategy to key stakeholder groups
  • Lead teams focused on Synchrony’s authentications tools and services including Okta, Yubikey, FIDO2, WebAuthN, Passwordless, and RSA Authentication Manager
  • Advance the SSO, Directory Services, and MFA vision by creating business cases that support, quantify, and prioritize product initiatives that deliver the highest value
  • Enhance and maintain oversight to Synchrony’s authentication policies, standards, and risk metrics
  • Maintain technical knowledge of Synchrony’s application authentication and authorization architecture
  • Understand and implement leading authentication and authorization industry trends, proposing strategies to continually increase Synchrony’s authentication security and user experience
  • Develop and maintain value driven business relationships through effective needs analysis, program management, customer service and problem resolution
  • Perform Information Security assessments, in conjunction with Sr. Application Security engineers, for key business applications to protect assets
  • Provide strategic risk guidance for business and technology projects, including the evaluation and recommendation of authentication controls
  • Identification of potential non-compliance issues, drive appropriate risk treatment, and drive remediation
  • Act as subject matter expert on Information Security topics during audit and/or regulatory meetings, business requirements reviews, and architecture reviews
  • Facilitate compliance to defined standards and develop tools to assist compliance
  • Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Technology, Risk Management, or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum 10 years in Information Technology, Risk Management, and/or Information Security
  • Building, installing, and maintaining security tools and platforms for Information Security
  • Analyzing log data in order to model cybersecurity threats and discover relevant patterns
  • Partnering with broader Information Security and operations groups to build tailored solutions for unique problems
  • Automating team and business processes where possible (through RPA or Python scripts)
  • Evaluating existing team processes and technologies and applying DevOps principles where possible
  • Collaborating with technology teams to implement FW rules and Proxy requests for application functionality
  • Implementing new technologies by building out new Virtual Machines, installing dependencies, application software, etc.
  • Proactively monitoring platform health and stability
  • Operating in a Linux or Windows command-line environment to maintain services/applications
  • Building customized automation workflows or tools using AWS

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Annual bonus based on individual and company performance

Job title

VP, IAM Authentication Technologies Leader

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$170,000 - $290,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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