The Cloud IAM Architect is a senior architecture role responsible for defining authorization and access patterns for cloud platforms, with a primary focus on AWS and multi‑account environments. This role ensures cloud platforms conform to global IAM standards while enabling secure, scalable, and auditable access across multiple accounts, environments, and regions.
The Cloud IAM Architect translates global IAM strategy into cloud‑native authorization models, preventing identity and permission sprawl while supporting modern delivery models such as DevSecOps, platform engineering, and infrastructure as code. This role focuses on architecture, standards, and reusable patterns, not day‑to‑day access administration.
Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Authorization Architecture
Define and govern AWS IAM Identity Center architecture and permission‑set standards.
Establish global role design patterns (e.g., reader, operator, administrator) aligned to least privilege.
Drive evolution of authorization models from RBAC toward ABAC / PBAC where appropriate.
Multi‑Account & Multi‑Region Access
Architect secure cross‑account access strategies in AWS Organizations and Control Tower environments.
Ensure permission models respect Service Control Policies (SCPs) and organizational guardrails.
Define Terraform‑based IAM patterns for permission sets, role assignments, and policy enforcement.
Integrate IAM standards into AWS Control Tower and account‑vending workflows.
Partner with platform and DevSecOps teams to embed IAM by design.
Governance, Metrics & Risk Alignment
Partners with IAM Governance teams to define and consume cloud IAM metrics, including role reuse, exception volume, and privilege concentration.
Ensure cloud authorization models are auditable, regulator‑defensible, and consistent across regions.
Provide architectural guidance and review for cloud onboarding initiatives.
This role is:
A senior cloud authorization architecture role
Focused on standards, patterns, and scale
Closely aligned with platform engineering and security architecture
This role is not:
A cloud access provisioning or ticket‑based role
A generic IAM or directory services position
A single‑account or single‑team solution owner
Skills & Capabilities:
Required Skills (Must Have)
Cloud IAM & Authorization
Deep experience designing AWS IAM authorization models in multi‑account environments.
Strong hands‑on architectural knowledge of AWS IAM Identity Center and permission sets.
Expertise in RBAC design, with working knowledge of ABAC / PBAC concepts.
AWS Organizations & Governance
Experience with AWS Organizations, SCPs, and permission boundaries.
Understanding of Control Tower landing zone governance and inheritance models.
Infrastructure as Code
Experience designing IAM solutions using Terraform or equivalent IaC tools.
Ability to standardize and template IAM controls for repeatable use.
Architecture & Communication
Strong ability to define reusable patterns and influence adoption across teams.
Experience collaborating with cloud engineering, platform, security, and audit stakeholders.
Suggested Skills (Strongly Preferred):
Experience operating IAM in regulated or highly controlled environments.
Familiarity with environment‑specific role design (dev vs. sandbox vs. prod).
Experience integrating workforce identity (e.g., Entra ID) with cloud authorization.
Experience defining or consuming IAM metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Optional Skills (Nice to Have):
Exposure to multi‑cloud IAM concepts beyond AWS.
Familiarity with DevSecOps or platform engineering operating models.
Relevant cloud or security certifications (e.g., AWS, security architecture).
What Success Looks Like:
Consistent, reusable cloud authorization patterns adopted across accounts and regions
Reduced permission sprawl and fewer manual access exceptions
Clear auditability of cloud access decisions
Secure scale without slowing down delivery teams
Why This Role Matters:
Cloud platforms scale faster than traditional controls. This role ensures cloud access scales securely, consistently, and defensibly, enabling the business while preventing long‑term identity and authorization debt.
Education:
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience
“Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.”
The typical base pay range for this role is between $180k - $220k depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.
Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.
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