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Identity Security Architect

Gibson Dunn
USA
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 days ago
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Qualifications:

  • Expert knowledge of identity and access management architecture, including identity governance and administration, access management, privileged access management, directory services, federation, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, passwordless authentication, and secrets management.
  • Deep expertise with Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, including hybrid identity, Conditional Access, identity protection, authentication methods, administrative tiering, and privileged identity management.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop identity security strategies, reference architectures, standards, design patterns, and multi-year roadmaps for complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
  • Strong command of Zero Trust principles and their practical application across identity, devices, applications, data, networks, infrastructure, and security operations.
  • Experience designing risk-based access controls using least privilege, continuous verification, explicit trust decisions, device posture, authentication assurance, session controls, and identity risk signals.
  • Knowledge of identity lifecycle governance, including joiner-mover-leaver processes, automated provisioning and deprovisioning, role and entitlement design, access certifications, segregation of duties, and access policy enforcement.
  • Experience securing privileged and non-human identities, including service accounts, workload identities, application credentials, managed identities, certificates, keys, APIs, and secrets.
  • Working knowledge of identity protocols and standards, including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, Kerberos, LDAP, FIDO2, and public key infrastructure.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, including Azure, AWS, and GCP, and their native identity, entitlement, workload identity, and security services.
  • Ability to perform identity threat modelling and architecture risk assessments and to translate identity attack techniques, control gaps, and regulatory obligations into actionable security requirements.
  • Knowledge of relevant security frameworks and regulatory requirements, including NIST, ISO 27001, SOC, GLBA, HIPAA, GDPR, and applicable legal-industry obligations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex identity risks and architecture decisions to technical teams, business stakeholders, auditors, and senior leadership.
  • Proven ability to provide technical leadership, mentor architects and engineers, lead cross-functional initiatives, influence without direct authority, and drive adoption of enterprise identity and Zero Trust standards.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in information technology with 5+ years focused on identity and zero trust security.
  • Relevant identity security and Zero Trust certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM), Certified Identity Governance Expert (CIGE), or vendor-specific privileged access management certifications; broader security architecture certifications such as CISSP, GDSA, or SABSA is also desirable.
  • Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.
  • The annual compensation range for this position is $180,000 - $220,000. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
  • Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.
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  • For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at [email protected]. Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.
  • Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process. Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.

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  • Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process. Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.

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