Charter

Identity and Access Management Architect

Charter

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Origin:  • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

CloudCyber Security

About the role

  • Join Charter's team starting September 2025 as an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect on an 18 month contract with strong possibility of extensions
  • Develop IAM roadmap, policies, standards, and procedures
  • Design and support implementation of on-prem and cloud-based IAM systems
  • Conduct IAM security assessments, testing and troubleshooting
  • Manage user accounts, profiles, attributes, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
  • Validate user identities using passwords, MFA, SSO, and biometrics
  • Provision and manage user access rights and Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Apply access governance frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001)
  • Adapt IAM strategies for cloud environments including identity federation and cloud-based access management
  • Implement monitoring and auditing to track access activities and detect anomalies or breaches
  • Integrate IAM systems with enterprise applications and services
  • Provide training and support on IAM policies and best practices
  • Utilize knowledge management principles, resources, and systems

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience as an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect
  • 3+ years of experience developing IAM roadmap
  • 3+ years of experience designing IAM Policies, Standards and Procedures
  • 2+ years of experience supporting the implementation of on-prem and cloud-based IAM systems
  • 3+ years of experience conducting IAM Security Assessments, Testing and troubleshooting
  • Active industry recognized certifications (i.e., CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF) with post certification experience (2+yrs)
  • Experience with cloud computing and cloud-based IAM solutions
  • Experience managing user accounts, profiles, and attributes, including Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
  • Experience validating user identities using passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and biometrics
  • Knowledge of authentication protocols and directories such as SAML, LDAP, and Entra ID
  • Experience provisioning and managing user access rights based on roles and permissions, including Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Experience in access governance frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and ISO 27001
  • Experience managing access for users with elevated privileges securely and effectively
  • Experience adapting IAM strategies for cloud environments, including identity federation and cloud-based access management
  • Experience implementing monitoring and auditing mechanisms to track access activities and detect anomalies or breaches
  • Experience integrating IAM systems with enterprise applications and services to ensure secure access across platforms
  • Experience providing training and support to employees on IAM policies and best practices
  • Experience utilizing knowledge management principles, resources, and systems
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal) in English is required
  • Must be authorized to work in Canada