IAM Senior Architect

IAM Senior Architect 

Richemont owns some of the world’s leading luxury goods Maisons, with particular strengths in jewelry, fine watches and premium accessories. Each Maison represents a proud tradition of style, quality, and craftsmanship and Richemont seeks to preserve the heritage and identity of each of its Maisons. At the same time, we are committed to innovation and designing new products which are in keeping with our Maisons values, through a process of continuous creativity. 

Within an international and multi-branded environment, Richemont Identity and Access Management (IAM) mission is to provide Identity Governance and management services to all it’s employees and partners. 

Responsibilities:  

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of IAM’s technical solutions, including Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), and Secret Management. 

• Creates and maintains standards surrounding documentation related to identity processes, procedures and infrastructure. 

• Drives planning and execution of identity management roadmaps and technology enhancements. 

• Architect plans for implementing management's directives in most secure manners with least disruption.  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable IAM solutions aligned with, Richemont’s IAM ambition, industry standards and regulatory compliance. 

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to IAM team members, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and excellence in execution. 

• Conduct regular assessments of IAM infrastructure, identifying vulnerabilities, areas for improvements, and recommending remediation measures to strengthen security posture of the IAM stack at Richemont. 

• Serve as a subject matter expert on technical processes and technologies, staying abreast of emerging trends, tools, and techniques in IAM and cybersecurity domains. 

• Drive automation initiatives to optimize IAM workflows, enhance efficiency, and minimize manual intervention in access management processes. 

• Collaborate with Technology and Security teams to integrate IAM solutions with existing infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments, not only from a technical perspective. 

• Collaborate with Product Area Managers and other relevant stakeholders to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring that it reflects the vision and goals of the product.  

• Work with stakeholders to address issues related to resources, dependencies, or external factors. 

• Respond to break/fix requests, monitor environment, support Digital Technology in any change management process for development, QA, and production environments. 

• Support Level 3 tickets including bugs, outages, new feature request. 

• Provide reports as requested for compliance, architecture or security-wise. 

Skills:  

• 10+ Years of experience in the IT field, at least 5+ years in the IAM field. 

• Capacity to act as technical lead when needed.  

• Strong Knowledge in PowerShell, Python, GitLab, Terraform, Entra ID, Azure AD B2C, Active Directory. 

• In depth understanding of identity Protocols and technologies: OpenID Connect (OIDC,) OAuth, SAML, AD-Fed, API Gateways, SCIM, and platforms such as MS Azure. 

• Okta / Saviynt / Cyberark / AWS / Alicloud / GCP knowledge is a plus. 

• Lead the planning process, including scope definition, resource allocation, timeline development, risk assessment, execution, and delivery of the IAM projects. 

• Manage and monitor project progress, track milestones, and proactively identify potential roadblocks and propose solutions. 

• Conduct regular assessments to identify and develop service opportunities. 

• Solid and practical understanding of technology, including identity flows and processes. 

Soft Skills: 

• Team player. 

• High flexibility. 

• Customer-centric mindset. 

• Being able to work on things that are not in the engineer or architect domain. 

• Strong communication skills. 

• Detail-minded with excellent critical thinking ability.  

• Flexible, adaptable personality, open to change. 

linguistic proficiency: 

• English (Mandatory) 

• French (Optional) 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 

• Strong understanding of agile principles and methodologies, particularly Scrum, and their application in real-world scenarios. 

• Certifications in different technologies is a plus. 

• Proven experience of 10+ years of experience in the IT field, at least 5+ years in the IAM field. 

• Solid experience with agile tools and frameworks, such as Jira, Confluence, Kanban, and Scrum. 

• Knowledge of German, Spanish languages is a plus. 

How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience on our website. Please include "IAM Architect" in the subject line. 

Richemont is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.  

YOUR JOURNEY WITH US:  

1.  If your application is selected, we will reach out to you ASAP for an informal introductory call.  

2. The next step from there would be a first technical interview; and if there is a match, you will have a personal meeting with him/her and our HR Business Partner. 

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