Hybrid VP, IAM Authentication Technologies Leader

at Synchrony

• Job title: VP, IAM Authentication Technologies Leader
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $170,000 - $290,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cyber Security, Linux, Python, RPA
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

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