Associate Vice President, Trust & Identity Platforms and Service

Define and execute the platform strategy, architecture, and lifecycle for the Trust and Identity portfolio, balancing new capabilities with service reliability, including evaluation of platform capabilities and build-versus-buy technology decisions.

Lead next-generation federation initiatives, including OpenID Connect, OpenID Federation, IAM-as-a-service, quantum-resistant cryptography, and emerging AI-driven trust architectures, while maintaining existing SAML services and supporting participant migration strategies.

Direct software development and platform engineering efforts, establishing engineering standards, CI/CD practices, and secure development processes.

Drive open-source strategy, platform sourcing decisions, and the evolution of Trust and Identity products and services.

Ensure reliable delivery of mission-critical services through effective service management, incident response, change management, and support operations.

Oversee the security posture of platforms, including threat modeling, security governance, risk management, and post-quantum readiness.

Lead engagement with community technical leaders, governance groups, and standards initiatives across the research and education ecosystem, including participation in community governance related to technology, standards, and security.

Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, peer organizations, suppliers, and strategic partners.

Provide stewardship for Data Integration and Data Analytics initiatives during organizational transition and support enterprise data strategy efforts.

Lead people management, budget planning, contracts, financial oversight, and organizational administration while fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and awareness of emerging technologies.

The Ideal Candidate:

Strategic technology leader with deep expertise in identity, access management, federation, cloud-native platforms, and cybersecurity, with the ability to navigate complex technical and organizational challenges as well as leading complex platform portfolios, building external partnerships, and guiding community-driven technology initiatives.

Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communicator who can translate complex concepts into clear direction for institutional clients, executive leadership, board members, community stakeholders, and technical teams.

Collaborative and humble leader who excels at building trust, developing talent, facilitating shared decision-making, and partnering with others to discover the right solutions.

Highly adaptable and intellectually curious professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balances competing priorities, embraces ownership and accountability, creates clarity amid uncertainty, and stays ahead of emerging technologies and industry trends.

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (or related field) supplemented by professional experience equivalent to a Master’s degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

10+ years of progressive technology experience, including significant software development experience in web application integration, identity and access management (IAM), federated and multifactor authentication, authorization, and information security technologies.

Deep expertise in federated identity and access management, including SAML 2.0 and federation operations, OpenID Connect, assurance frameworks, and RADIUS.

Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage institutional clients, executive leadership, board members, technical teams, and other stakeholders.

Experience defining product strategy, managing community-developed and community-relied-upon service portfolios, and balancing roadmap priorities, operational reliability, and lifecycle management across multiple technology platforms.

Demonstrated experience leading cloud-native platforms, integrating open-source and commercial technologies into scalable solutions, and evaluating emerging technologies and industry trends to inform technical strategy.

Experience overseeing secure, reliable technology operations, including security governance, incident command, change management, service management, and SLA/OLA-driven support models.

5+ years of leadership experience, including experience as a manager of managers and leading geographically and organizationally diverse technical teams, with a demonstrated ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing organizations.

Demonstrated business and operational leadership, including project delivery, contract oversight, vendor and supplier management, budget accountability, and successful execution of concurrent initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to build collaborative partnerships, foster innovation, and navigate complexity and ambiguity.