
Senior Manager - Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect
Chicago, ILJob$155–354K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
EY seeks a Senior Manager, IAM Architect to lead strategy, architecture, and implementation of identity security solutions across workforce, customer, privileged, machine, workload, and AI-agent identities. The role drives enterprise transformation, supports Zero Trust and cloud adoption, and partners with business and technology leaders to deliver secure identity capabilities. It also provides architectural oversight, advises executives on identity risk and investment, and mentors technical teams.
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Location: Dallas, New York, Hoboken, Metropark, Chicago, Charlotte
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About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Manager, IAM Architect to lead the strategy, design, and implementation of next-generation identity security solutions. This role will drive enterprise transformation across workforce, customer, privileged, machine, workload, and AI-agent identities while enabling Zero Trust, cloud adoption, and digital innovation.
Key Responsibilities
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Define and execute enterprise IAM strategy, target-state architecture, roadmaps, standards, and transformation programs.
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Architect and lead implementations spanning Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Customer IAM (CIAM), and directory services.
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Design governance and access controls for non-human identities, including service accounts, APIs, workloads, bots, autonomous AI agents, and agent-to-agent interactions.
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Establish identity patterns for AI agents covering registration, authentication, authorization, least privilege, delegated authority, credential and secret management, monitoring, revocation, and lifecycle governance.
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Embed Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), passwordless authentication, adaptive access, and identity analytics into the architecture.
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Partner with business, cybersecurity, cloud, data, AI, application, and enterprise architecture leaders to deliver secure and scalable identity capabilities.
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Provide architectural oversight for complex programs, advise executives on identity risk and investment priorities, and mentor architects, engineers, and consultants.
Required Qualifications
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10+ years of experience in IAM, cybersecurity, or security architecture, including leadership of large-scale IAM transformation initiatives.
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Deep expertise in identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, federation, access governance, and privileged access.
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Experience designing IAM solutions across cloud, hybrid, SaaS, and multi-cloud environments.
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Strong leadership, executive communication, client-facing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
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Ability to translate emerging AI and non-human identity risks into practical architecture, governance, and operating-model requirements.
Preferred Skills & Technologies
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IAM platforms: SailPoint, Saviynt, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, CyberArk, Delinea, and BeyondTrust.
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Cloud and standards: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, LDAP, PKI, and policy-based authorization.
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Innovative identity capabilities: AI security, agentic AI governance, AI-agent identity management, non-human identity management, machine identity, secrets management, ITDR, CIEM, identity analytics, and access intelligence.
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Engineering and automation: REST APIs, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD integration, and policy-as-code.
Preferred Certifications
CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, TOGAF or SABSA, plus relevant SailPoint, CyberArk, Okta, Microsoft, AWS, or Google Cloud security certifications.
What You'll Bring
A forward-thinking approach to modern identity security, with the ability to secure human and non-human identities at scale, shape governance for autonomous AI agents, reduce access-related risk, and accelerate responsible digital transformation.
What we offer you
At EY, we harness our collective strength to empower you to shape your future with confidence through professional growth, personal fulfillment and an inclusive culture. Learn more at ey.com/us/careers.
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We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is:
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New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $185,800 to $385,700
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Bay Area California offices – $193,500 to $401,600
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All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $154,700 to $353,500
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Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
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Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
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To make the most of your application experience, please limit yourself to two applications within a six-month period.
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EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.
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At EY, our values set the foundation for how we work and the behaviors we expect of our people. Any misrepresentation or falsification of information or lack of integrity at any point in the recruiting process may result in withdrawal of your candidacy, revocation of an offer or immediate termination of employment.
EY | Building a better working world
EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.
All in to shape the future with confidence.
EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.
EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at [email protected] .
How this job compares
Set against the 1,357 open Security Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$155–354K/yr
- Illinois median$143–222K/yr40 salary ranges
- US median$143–230K/yr1,167 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $254K, is 35% above the Illinois median midpoint ($189K) — in the top quarter of Security Architect salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 43 open Security Architect jobs in Illinois and 1,357 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Old Dominion Freight Line9 open
- EY (this employer)5 open
- Accenture3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Security Architect postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (1,235 postings).
- Education
- 235 of the 1,357 open Security Architect jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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