Overview:
Responsibilities:
- Lead solution design sessions and produce high-quality architecture deliverables including HLDs, LLDs, sequence diagrams, and integration specifications.
- Translate business requirements into scalable IAM solutions.
- Review and approve IAM designs produced by engineering teams and vendors.
- Provide technical oversight throughout the lifecycle of IAM implementations.
- Lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) initiatives and pilot programs for emerging IAM technologies.
- Present recommendations and business cases to leadership and architecture governance boards.
- Design IAM solutions for Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.
- Develop standards for cloud-native identity services and privileged access controls.
- Implement modern authentication mechanisms including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, FIDO2, Passkeys, and mTLS.
- Define cloud access governance and least-privilege models.
- Collaborate with cloud platform teams to enable secure cloud adoption and migration initiatives.
- Lead and manage IAM cross functional projects from initiation to completion, including:




Planning, Scope Management, Risk Management, Design Reviews, Execution Oversight, Deployment Support, Change Management, Project Closure
- Manage vendors, integrators, and implementation partners.
- Track project milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.

Qualifications:
- 10- 12 years of Identity & Access Management experience.
- 5+ years in IAM Architecture or Technical Lead roles.
- Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale IAM transformation programs.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives and large technology projects.
- Solid hands-on and architecture experience in: Authentication & Authorization, SSO & Federation, IGA, PAM, Directory Services, Access Certification & Governance, NHI Security.
- Experience designing IAM solutions across: Microsoft Entra ID / Azure, AWS IAM, Google Cloud IAM.
- Knowledge of OAuth, 2.0 / OIDC, SAML, SCIM, FIDO2 / Passkeys, Co

📌 Architect - Identity and Access Management - Iam Sme (Hyderabad)
🏢 PepsiCo
📍 Hyderabad