State Street
financial-services
DomainArchitect,Identity
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“Domain Architect, Identity at State Street. Skills: Identity domain target architecture, IAM, IGA, PAM, CIAM, machine and non-human identities, federation, authorization services, Zero Trust objectives, cloud-native identity, passwordless authentication, identity orchestration, non-human identity, service accounts, secrets management, agentic / AI identity patterns. Own the enterprise Identity domain target architecture, including IAM, IGA, PAM, CIAM, machine and non-human identities, federation”
What You'll Achieve.
defining and driving the target-state architecture for Identity & Access Management across the enterprise; ensuring identity capabilities scale securely, consistently, and in line with enterprise and regulatory expectations; architectural intent is realized consistently in delivery
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management, security architecture, or enterprise architecture in large, regulated environments, Deep hands-on architectural expertise across IAM, PAM, CIAM, federation, directories, authorization, and cloud identity, Demonstrated experience defining and governing domain architectures at enterprise scale, understanding of regulatory, audit, and risk considerations in financial services
Nice to Have
CISSP, CISM, CCSP, TOGAF, or equivalent practical experience
What You'll Do.
Own the enterprise Identity domain target architecture
machine and non-human identities
and authorization services
Define and maintain Identity reference architectures
and architectural principles
ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and Zero Trust objectives
Serve as the final design authority for material identity solutions and major identity-related programs
and cybersecurity strategy into a clear
sequenced Identity architecture roadmap
Partner with IAM product
and operations leaders to ensure architectural intent is realized consistently in delivery
Guide modernization initiatives including platform rationalization
cloud-native identity
passwordless authentication
and identity orchestration
Operate as the Identity Domain counterpart to Central Enterprise Architecture
ensuring alignment while defending domain-specific architectural needs
Escalate and arbitrate design decisions that have enterprise-wide risk
or precedent implications
Contribute identity expertise to Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and Technology Review Boards (TRB)
Ensure Identity architectures align with financial-services regulatory expectations and internal risk frameworks
Embed security-by-design
and auditability across all identity patterns
Act as a trusted architectural partner in regulatory discussions where identity design is material to outcomes
Provide architectural leadership for non-human identity
and agentic / AI identity patterns
Continuously assess emerging identity standards
and industry practices
incorporating them where strategically appropriate
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with IAM product, engineering, and operations leaders; Operate as the Identity Domain counterpart to Central Enterprise Architecture; Contribute identity expertise to Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and Technology Review Boards (TRB); Act as a trusted architectural partner in regulatory discussions
Communication Scope
Influence senior stakeholders across technology, cybersecurity, and the business without direct authority; Represent the Identity architecture function with credibility at managing director, executive, and board-adjacent levels
Full Job Description
The Managing Director, Domain Architect – Identity is the senior-most architectural authority for the Identity domain, accountable for defining and driving the target-state architecture for Identity & Access Management across the enterprise. This role provides deep architectural leadership across workforce IAM, privileged access, customer and partner identity, machine and workload identity, and emerging agentic / AI-driven identity use cases. The role is intentionally architecture-led rather than operations-led. The Managing Director acts as the design authority and strategic advisor to the Head of IAM, technology leadership, and cybersecurity executives—ensuring identity capabilities scale securely, consistently, and in line with enterprise and regulatory expectations. Key Responsibilities Domain Architecture Leadership • Own the enterprise Identity domain target architecture, including IAM, IGA, PAM, CIAM, machine and non-human identities, federation, and authorization services. • Define and maintain Identity reference architectures, design patterns, and architectural principles, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and Zero Trust objectives. • Serve as the final design authority for material identity solutions and major identity-related programs. Strategy to Execution • Translate business, regulatory, and cybersecurity strategy into a clear, sequenced Identity architecture roadmap. • Partner with IAM product, engineering, and operations leaders to ensure architectural intent is realized consistently in delivery. • Guide modernization initiatives including platform rationalization, cloud-native identity, passwordless authentication, and identity orchestration. Enterprise & Central EA Collaboration • Operate as the Identity Domain counterpart to Central Enterprise Architecture, ensuring alignment while defending domain-specific architectural needs. • Escalate and arbitrate design decisions that have enterprise-wide risk, cost, or precedent implications. • C
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