Job Description:

About the Role:
We are seeking a passionate and visionary Associate Director for Identity Engineering to lead a high-performing team of identity engineers. This pivotal leadership role will drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of our enterprise identity management solutions, ensuring seamless and secure digital experiences for employees and customers alike. You will play a critical role in shaping our identity strategy, advancing our security posture, and empowering business agility through the adoption of modern identity platforms and practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of skilled identity engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

• Oversee the architecture, development, and operation of robust identity management systems, including Identity Data Fabric, access governance, authentication, and authorization services.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—security, engineering, business, and compliance—to embed identity best practices into all business and engineering processes.

• Champion the integration of modern authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM) and Zero Trust principles across the organization.

• Drive automation and process improvements to enhance identity lifecycle management, provisioning, and deprovisioning.

• Monitor, measure, and report on key risk and performance indicators (KRIs and KPIs) to ensure alignment with business and security objectives.

• Stay abreast of evolving threats, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements to proactively mitigate identity-related risks.

• Represent the identity engineering function in customer, regulator, and stakeholder engagements, articulating security value and building trust.

Key Deliverables

• A resilient, scalable, and unified identity management platform that enables secure and seamless user access across the enterprise.

• End-to-end integration of identity security objectives into product and business lifecycles, tracked by clear OKRs.

• Implementation of continuous monitoring and control processes to maintain security standards and audit readiness (e.g., SOC2).

• Consistent delivery of strategic projects that automate and optimize identity processes, reducing manual effort and risk.

• Development and retention of top cyber talent, cultivating a learning and high-performance environment.

Desired Skills

• Proven leadership in managing and developing high-performing technical teams, especially in identity or security engineering.

• Extensive hands-on experience with enterprise identity and access management platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure AD, Okta, SailPoint, Ping Identity).

• Solid understanding of identity data architectures, identity federation, and integration of cloud/on-premise systems.

• Expertise in authentication and authorization frameworks and protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC, LDAP, SCIM).

• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements into effective solutions.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience architecting and implementing Identity Data Fabrics or similar unified identity data platforms.

• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and modern security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).

• Background in data analytics and correlating large identity datasets for actionable security outcomes.

• Exposure to DevSecOps practices, security automation, and infrastructure as code (IaC).

• Demonstrated ability to partner with legal, compliance, and audit teams to achieve risk and regulatory goals.

• Track record of innovation in identity, security, or automation initiatives.

Additional Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in identity engineering, cybersecurity, or IT with at least 5 years in a technical leadership role.

• Deep intellectual curiosity, humility, and a relentless drive for process improvement and automation.

• Inspirational leadership style—able to attract, develop, and retain diverse talent while building a mission-driven team.

• Calm under pressure, accountable, and driven to deliver commercial outcomes without compromising on security.

• Highly effective written, verbal, and influential communication skills.

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

IND:AP:Hyderabad / Argus Bldg 4f & 5f, Sattva, Knowledge City- Adm: Argus Building, Sattva, Knowledge City

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