Position Summary

The Senior SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) Architect is an enterprise IAM strategist responsible for large-scale identity modernization, Zero Trust alignment, and cloud-native identity architecture. This role leads multi-year IAM transformation programs and ensures SailPoint ISC capabilities meet enterprise security, compliance, and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Define enterprise-wide SailPoint ISC architecture and roadmap.

• Create IAM standards, reference architectures, and maturity models.

• Lead modernization initiatives including migration from legacy IAM to ISC.

• Drive cloud identity federation, entitlement consolidation, and strategic IAM adoption.

• Influence C-level stakeholders on identity risks, investments, and transformation strategy.

2. Solution Design & Technical Leadership

• Architect complex, multi-region, multi-cloud SailPoint ISC solutions.

• Define identity lifecycle standards, provisioning logic, workflows, and risk-based access.

• Oversee advanced connector design, transformations, rules, and event-driven integrations.

• Guide identity schema design, authoritative source hierarchy, and governance models.

• Lead solution design workshops, PoCs, and high-level architecture reviews.

3. Governance, Risk & Compliance Leadership

• Establish IAM governance frameworks and lead technical review boards.

• Design certification strategy, SoD policies, and access governance controls.

• Ensure compliance with GDPR, SOX, ISO, NIST, HIPAA, and Zero Trust principles.

• Lead identity risk assessments and audit engagements for IAM architecture.

4. Integration Architecture & Automation

• Architect integrations with HR, ITSM, cloud directories, and enterprise applications.

• Leverage REST APIs, SCIM, Webhooks, and serverless automation patterns.

• Lead enterprise role mining, access modeling, and role lifecycle governance.

• Use SailPoint Identity Intelligence for peer analysis and outlier detection.

5. Program Leadership & Delivery Oversight

• Serve as architecture authority across all SailPoint programs.

• Manage technical delivery teams, implementation partners, and engineering squads.

• Conduct design reviews, resolve complex technical issues, and ensure compliance with standards.

• Mentor architects and engineers, and support enterprise-level decision making.

6. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Define operational KPIs, SLAs, dashboards, and audit frameworks.

• Optimize ISC performance, monitoring, connector tuning, and identity lifecycle efficiency.

• Conduct maturity assessments and drive continuous enhancements in governance automation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years in IAM with 5–7 years in SailPoint IdentityNow/ISC architecture.

• Deep expertise with connectors, workflows, rules, transformations, policies, certifications, and access models.

• Strong understanding of AD, Azure AD, LDAP, HR systems, ITSM, and cloud identity patterns.

• Strong scripting and integration experience using APIs, PowerShell, JSON, serverless functions.

• Expertise in OAuth, SAML, SCIM, OIDC, JWT, and Zero Trust architectures.

Preferred Skills

• SailPoint Certified Identity Security Engineer.

• Experience migrating from IdentityIQ to Identity Security Cloud.

• Exposure to PAM tools such as CyberArk or BeyondTrust.

• Strong cloud security design experience (Azure/AWS/GCP).

• Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership capabilities.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until March 30th 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $ 101,250 K -$ 160,000 K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.