Lead Application Architect at Federal Reserve System | Illinois, US | Rezi

Lead Application Architect at Federal Reserve System

Lead Application Architect

Federal Reserve System · Illinois, US

2 weeks ago

Lead Application Architect

Federal Reserve System · Illinois, US

19 days ago
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About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Lead Engineer / Architect to provide technical leadership, platform ownership, and post-go-live support for our Saviynt IGA environment. This role will serve as the primary technical lead responsible for ensuring the platform is stable, secure, scalable, well documented, and ready for enterprise production operations. The ideal candidate is a seasoned IAM, cybersecurity, data, and systems engineering professional with handson experience in Saviynt or comparable SaaS IGA platforms. This person will lead technical design, train and mentor the internal team, support go-live readiness, and guide the long-term IGA strategy after implementation.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the lead engineer and technical architect for the SaaS IGA platform.
  • Own platform design, configuration, validation, troubleshooting, production readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.
  • Validate Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes, including onboarding, transfers, terminations, rehires, and deprovisioning.
  • Ensure connector stability, account aggregation, entitlement aggregation, provisioning, deprovisioning, and reconciliation accuracy.
  • Configure and support access request workflows, approval routing, access certifications, role models, policies, and provisioning rules.
  • Partner with IAM, cybersecurity, HR, infrastructure, application owners, audit/compliance, and vendor teams.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex platform, workflow, connector, data, and provisioning issues.
  • Analyze identity data, account data, entitlement data, access models, and provisioning outcomes to identify risks and improve accuracy.
  • Support audit, compliance, least-privilege, access review, privileged access, and segregation-of-duties requirements.
  • Develop technical documentation, runbooks, operating procedures, support guides, and knowledge transfer materials.
  • Train, mentor, and guide IAM engineers and support teams on Saviynt operations, troubleshooting, and best practices.
  • Provide strategic recommendations to improve IGA maturity, automation, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Extensive hands-on experience with Saviynt IGA or comparable SaaS IGA platforms.
  • Strong background in Identity Governance and Administration, IAM, cybersecurity, access control, and enterprise security operations.
  • Experience with Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes, access requests, certifications, provisioning, role management, policy configuration, and application onboarding.
  • Strong understanding of connectors and integrations, including REST APIs, SCIM, JDBC, LDAP, SOAP, flat files, directories, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems.
  • Experience with HR source integrations, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD, cloud applications, and hybrid enterprise environments.
  • Strong data architecture and analytical skills, including identity data modeling, correlation, reconciliation, normalization, reporting, and data-quality analysis.
  • Systems engineering experience with production platforms, infrastructure, monitoring, incident management, change control, release management, and operational support.
  • Cybersecurity experience with least privilege, access risk, privileged access, audit controls, compliance, segregation of duties, and secure integration practices.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across applications, infrastructure, identity data, workflows, connectors, and security controls.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, leadership, training, mentorship, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Must be a U.S Citizen

Skills

  • Saviynt IGA
  • Identity Governance and Administration
  • IAM
  • Cybersecurity
  • Access Control
  • Enterprise Security Operations
  • Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes
  • Access Requests
  • Certifications
  • Provisioning
  • Role Management
  • Policy Configuration
  • Application Onboarding
  • Connectors
  • Integrations
  • REST APIs
  • SCIM
  • JDBC
  • LDAP
  • SOAP
  • Flat Files
  • Directories
  • SaaS Applications
  • Enterprise Systems
  • HR Source Integrations
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
  • Cloud Applications
  • Hybrid Enterprise Environments
  • Data Architecture
  • Analytical Skills
  • Identity Data Modeling
  • Correlation
  • Reconciliation
  • Normalization
  • Reporting
  • Data Quality Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Production Platforms
  • Infrastructure
  • Monitoring
  • Incident Management
  • Change Control
  • Release Management
  • Operational Support
  • Least Privilege
  • Access Risk
  • Privileged Access
  • Audit Controls
  • Compliance
  • Segregation of Duties
  • Secure Integration Practices
  • Troubleshooting
  • Communication
  • Documentation
  • Leadership
  • Training
  • Mentorship
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Saviynt Certified IGA Professional
  • Saviynt Administrator
  • Saviynt Engineer
  • Saviynt Architect
  • SailPoint
  • Okta
  • Ping Identity
  • CyberArk
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft identity
  • Cloud certifications
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Azure Administrator
  • Azure Security Engineer
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • CISA
  • Security+
  • CCSP
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Role Mining
  • Role Engineering
  • Access Certification Campaigns
  • Audit Evidence Preparation
  • SQL
  • Data Governance
  • IAM Strategy
  • IGA Roadmap Planning
  • Risk Reduction
  • Platform Maturity

Location

  • San Francisco
  • Onsite

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • 10 or more years of experience with all aspects of a project from design through development, testing, implementation, and production with extensive technical breadth through experience in the IT industry

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field required.
  • Equivalent combination of advanced technical certifications and extensive enterprise IAM/IGA experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Architecture, or a related discipline preferred.

Salary/Compensations

  • Min: $164,400 Mid: $213,500 Max: $262,600

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Child Care Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement/Pension.

About the Company

  • The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
  • OUR BANK has one of the most recognizable brands around the world. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States—one of the world's most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations. The Federal Reserve is charged with the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system and fulfills this responsibility by formulating national monetary policy, supervising and regulating banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services for banks and the U.S. government.
  • OUR PEOPLE are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.
  • Why Our People Choose Us: Our reputation precedes us There will always be room for personal growth Our people are first You’ll find the right balance Your responsibilities will be meaningful We hope that you will be our future colleague.

Equal Opportunity

  • The Bank is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
  • The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.