Senior Security Architect Consultant - Identity

About the role

Kalles Group is dedicated to securing the futures of various companies. As a Senior Security Architect Consultant – Identity, you will lead the modernization and strengthening of your client's enterprise identity security capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the strategic architecture vision for enterprise identity security platforms and services
• Develop target-state architectures, reference designs, and implementation roadmaps for identity modernization initiatives
• Lead architecture efforts related to privileged access management, identity governance, cloud identity, directory services, and Zero Trust security models
• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, integration frameworks, and governance practices for identity solutions
• Serve as a technical design authority, providing guidance through architecture reviews and key implementation decisions
• Design migration and deployment strategies that minimize risk and business disruption during platform transformations
• Architect integrations between identity platforms, cloud services, enterprise applications, and SaaS solutions
• Drive enterprise adoption of phishing-resistant authentication, least-privilege access models, and modern identity security controls
• Partner with engineering, cloud, security, and program teams to translate architecture strategy into executable delivery plans
• Mentor engineers and technical teams, ensuring alignment with architecture principles and security requirements
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and trade-offs while providing recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders
• Support compliance, security, and governance objectives through secure identity design and control implementation
• Leverage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve architecture analysis, documentation, and solution evaluation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, identity engineering, or security architecture roles
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale identity security transformation initiatives from strategy through implementation
• Deep expertise in identity and access management architecture and modern identity security principles
• Strong experience with identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, SailPoint, BeyondTrust, Okta, or comparable enterprise solutions
• Advanced understanding of authentication and authorization technologies, including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SCIM, LDAP, and Kerberos
• Experience designing privileged access management (PAM), identity governance, and access control solutions
• Expertise implementing Zero Trust identity architectures and modern authentication strategies
• Proven experience architecting solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP
• Experience establishing architecture standards and providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences
• Able to operate effectively in large-scale, fast-paced environments with multiple concurrent workstreams

What We Offer

The annual salary range for this role is $210,000-$260,000. We offer a work/life balance, where we encourage our team to pursue other passions, get outside, and spend time with family. We work with clients and consultants to set expectations for a manageable workload.

Location

This role is on-site in Seattle, WA. We are only considering candidates that already live in the Greater Seattle, WA area.

How to Apply

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