Sailpoint Architect

  • Location

    District of Columbia

  • Sector:

  • Job type:

    Temporary

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Contact:

    Noah Legendre

  • Contact email:

    n.legendre@ioassociates.com

  • Job ref:

    BBBH161885_1750713604

SailPoint Architect

Washington DC

SailPoint IdentityIQ / IdentityNow Solution Architect (IGA)

What You'll Do

  • Lead architecture workshops, produce HLD/LLD, capacity sizing, and HA/DR designs.
  • Drive full life-cycle SailPoint deployments (IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, IdentityAI optional) from requirements through go-live and stabilization.
  • Design and extend custom connectors, plug-ins, and SCIM / REST integrations for SaaS, HRMS, IaaS, and mainframe targets.
  • Establish CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform) and DevOps guardrails for IIQ code promotion.
  • Tune performance and clustering for 10M+ identity stores; guide SoD policy, birthright, and access review strategies.
  • Present architecture and risk narratives to CXO-level and security governance boards.
  • Mentor developers and administrators; set coding standards, peer-review cadence, and documentation discipline.
  • (And yes-explain, with a straight face, why aggregating 40 HR feeds on a Friday is a terrible idea.)


Technical Requirements

Core ExpertiseDepth
SailPoint IdentityIQ / IdentityNow5 + yrs design & implementation; 2 + enterprise-scale architecture lead engagements, SailPoint Certified IdentityIQ Engineer
IAM / IGA Domain8 + yrs across provisioning, RBAC/ABAC, certification, SoD
Languages & ScriptingJava, BeanShell, REST/JSON, SQL; plus Python/PowerShell/Bash for automation
Protocols & StandardsSAML, OAuth2/OIDC, WS-Fed, PKI, SCIM
DevOps & ToolingGit, Jenkins, Docker/K8s, Terraform, Jira/Confluence
PlatformsLinux & Windows server admin; directory services (AD / LDAP); relational DBs (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL)


Leadership & Consulting Skills

  • Translate business risk into IGA policy and technical roadmaps.
  • Facilitate design reviews; enforce best-practice guardrails.
  • Coach cross-functional teams; foster knowledge-sharing culture.
  • Manage competing priorities across multiple concurrent projects.


Certifications & Frameworks (considered a plus)

  • Identity Security Architect
  • CISSP or equivalent security credential
  • Agile/Scrum or SAFe practitioner
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, ISO 27001 controls


Eligibility

  • Active Public Trust, Secret, or Top-Secret clearance (or ability to obtain a clearance is required)
  • US Citizen

Education

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master's a plus).