Job Description

Qualifications:

Required

• 8–12 years of experience in cybersecurity with a sustained focus on Identity and Access Management; must include 5+ years in a senior consulting or technical leadership role with hands-on IAM platform implementation and client advisory experience
• Demonstrated experience serving as an IAM technical SME within pursuit or sales teams, with a track record of contributing to scoping, pricing, and winning consulting engagements
• Deep technical expertise across IAM domains, including:
• IGA — SailPoint IdentityNow/IdentityIQ, Saviynt, Omada, or One Identity: role engineering, access certification, SoD policy design, joiner-mover-leaver lifecycle management, connector architecture, and entitlement catalog design
• PAM — CyberArk (Core PAS, EPM, Conjur), BeyondTrust (Password Safe, Privilege Management), or Delinea/Thycotic: vault architecture, privileged account onboarding, session recording, just-in-time access, and least-privilege enforcement
• Access Management — Okta, Ping Identity (PingFederate, PingOne), Microsoft Entra ID, or ForgeRock: SSO architecture, adaptive MFA, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SCIM provisioning, and federation design
• Cloud Identity — AWS IAM/IAM Identity Center, Azure Entra ID, GCP IAM, CIEM tools (Wiz, Ermetic, Sonrai): cloud entitlement governance, CIEM policy design, and cloud-native IAM patterns
• Directory Services — Active Directory (design, tiered admin model, hardening), Azure AD Connect, LDAP, and virtual directory architectures (Radiant Logic, Microsoft MIM)
• Working knowledge of identity and security governance frameworks: NIST SP 800-53 (AC and IA control families), NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture), ISO 27001/27002, MITRE ATT&CK credential access and lateral movement tactics, SOX ITGC access control requirements, HIPAA Security Rule, PCI DSS, and DORA as it relates to identity resilience
• Practical understanding of the identity-security interplay across adjacent domains: application security (OAuth/OIDC, API security), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), endpoint and device trust, and privileged attack paths including credential compromise and lateral movement
• Demonstrated consulting delivery competencies, including:
• Structured discovery and assessment: design and execute current-state IAM discovery engagements, conduct stakeholder interviews and technical SME sessions, synthesize findings into clearly structured, actionable outputs
• Gap analysis and maturity evaluation: assess and communicate IAM program maturity across technology, process, governance, and organizational readiness dimensions against recognized frameworks; prioritize findings by business risk and identity risk impact
• Executive communication: translate complex IAM findings into clear, concise narratives for CISO and senior leadership audiences; adapt message depth and framing to technical and business stakeholders
• Workshop facilitation: design and lead executive workshops, IAM program kickoffs, cross-functional discovery sessions, and technical design sessions; drive alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities
• Roadmap and program planning: develop phased IAM execution roadmaps with initiative prioritization, dependency mapping, ROM estimates, and milestone sequencing aligned to client business constraints and risk objectives
• Deliverable excellence: consistent track record of producing client-ready IAM deliverables — assessments, maturity scorecards, gap registers, architecture recommendations, roadmaps, and program plans — that meet professional services quality standards
• Stakeholder and engagement management: manage complex, multi-stakeholder IAM engagements; navigate competing priorities, set and manage expectations, escalate risks appropriately, and sustain client trust through ambiguity
• Practice Development: Develop, maintain, and enhance IAM service offerings including methodologies, marketing content, deliverable templates, and practice capabilities
• Sales and Pipeline Management: Identify, shape, and drive IAM opportunities from initial discussions through proposals, SOW, fee estimation, level of effort, margins, leveraged team structures, and deal closure

Preferred

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
• Advanced certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, or equivalent; vendor-specific certifications from SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Microsoft (SC-300, SC-400, AZ-500), or Saviynt are highly valued
• Experience in IAM program governance, policy development, and regulatory compliance design across financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, or public sector
• Contributions to IAM thought leadership: white papers, conference presentations, or intellectual property that strengthen practice market presence
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance drivers for identity programs, including SEC cyber disclosure rules, DORA, HIPAA, SOX, NERC CIP, or PCI DSS requirements as they relate to identity governance and access control

Key Competencies

• Trusted IAM client advisor
• Delivery excellence and workstream ownership
• Technical SME depth across IGA, PAM, Access Management, and cloud identity
• Pursuit and solutioning acumen

Success in this role means consistently delivering high-quality IAM engagements that clients trust, contributing to won pursuits through credible scoping and solutioning, mentoring the next wave of IAM consultants, and advancing WWT's IAM practice through reusable assets and thought leadership that deepens client relationships and drives practice growth.

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Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $127,00 to $160,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email taposting@wwt.com.

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Qualifications

Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 15,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 15 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

What is the Solutions Consulting & Engineering (SC&E) Team and why join?

Solutions Consulting & Engineering is an organization that is Customer Focused and Solutions Led. We deliver end-to-end and emerging solutions to drive customer satisfaction, increase profitability and growth. Our success is enabled by our world-class management consulting, delivery excellence and engineering brilliance. Our goal is to bring together business acumen with full-stack technical know-how to develop innovative solutions for our clients' most complex challenges.

The Lead Consultant, IAM is an experienced individual contributor positioned between the Senior Consultant and Senior Manager/Principal. They own key delivery workstreams, serve as the primary client interface on IAM engagements, and drive delivery excellence across WWT's Identity and Access Management practice. They are the domain subject matter expert who provides technical credibility to both delivery and pursuit efforts.

Within WWT's pursuit teams, the Lead Consultant partners with account executives, solution architects, and practice leadership to advance qualified IAM opportunities, from architecting the solution through executing the SOW. They are equally expected to deepen relationships within existing accounts, identifying expansion opportunities where WWT's IAM capabilities can deliver additional value, while collaborating with solution owners and stakeholders to continuously refine the service offering.

Essential Functions:

Engagement Delivery & Team Development

• Lead key IAM workstreams with accountability for delivery quality, timelines, and business outcomes, while elevating practice capabilities and growing talent.

Program Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Lead key portions of IAM engagements end-to-end: coordinate resources, manage risks, and ensure consistent execution across assessment, design, and implementation workstreams
• Lead IAM assessment, architecture design, and implementation engagements with documentation of design decisions, platform configurations, integration patterns, and operational support procedures
• Produce and quality-assure client-ready deliverables, IAM assessments, maturity scorecards, gap registers, architecture recommendations, strategic roadmaps, and executive briefings that consistently meet professional services standards

Oversight & Mentoring

• Oversee multiple workstreams while actively developing junior and senior consultants through coaching, structured feedback, and hands-on technical guidance
• Drive practice maturity through reusable delivery assets, assessment frameworks, methodology enhancements, and IAM thought leadership content

Pre-Sales, Solutioning & Client Development

• Build and grow trusted client relationships while serving as the IAM domain expert on WWT's pursuit teams to advance pipeline and revenue growth.

Client Relationships & Executive Communication

• Own client relationships at the working and leadership levels for key IAM engagements, acting as a senior trusted advisor across the engagement lifecycle
• Translate complex IAM findings into business-level recommendations; present to senior leadership and CISO/VP-level audiences; facilitate workshops, steering committees, and program governance sessions
• Identify and develop expansion opportunities within existing accounts where IAM capabilities IGA, PAM, Access Management, cloud identity, can deliver additional client value

Solution Architecture & Pursuit Support

• Scope: Serve as the IAM technical SME on pursuit teams, partnering with account and sales teams to define the engagement approach and solution architecture
• ROM & Estimation: Build Rough Order of Magnitude estimates that validate scoping, define effort levels, and establish pricing parameters for client review
• Papering (SOW): Develop Statements of Work that articulate scope, price, deliverables, assumptions, and timelines for IAM consulting engagements

Practice Visibility & Growth

• Support marketing and digital platform initiatives that drive IAM practice visibility and pipeline generation
• Contribute to reusable IAM methodologies, assessment frameworks, and thought leadership content that strengthen WWT's market position