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North America

Principal IAM Solutions Architect

United States · Principal

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About the role

  • We believe in the power and joy of learning At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning.
  • We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work.
  • To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/.

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve enterprise IAM architecture that aligns with business needs across workforce identity, customer identity (CIAM), and partner ecosystems.
  • Develop scalable reference architectures, build patterns, and standards.
  • Lead and actively participate in the delivery of SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, identity lifecycle process automation, access models, and API-based integrations.
  • Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure clean, secure, and scalable implementations.
  • Plan and lead implementation efforts across IAM solutions covering Okta, Azure AD (Entra ID) and other supporting systems.
  • Mentor IAM Team Members through real-world problem-solving and building thinking.

Nice to have

  • 10+ years of experience in IAM, security architecture or engineering
  • Consistent record as an IAM architect who has successfully delivered scalable and sustainable implementations.
  • Deep expertise in OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, SCIM, LTI, authentication and authorization patterns, and identity lifecycle and governance models.
  • Practical experience with performing work directly within IAM platforms such as Okta and Azure AD (MS Entra)
  • Proven experience with executing work surrounding API integrations, distributed systems, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc. ).
  • Practical experience working with observability tools such as Amplitude, Dynatrace or Splunk to analyze usage and error patterns to define better architecture.
  • Experience using nodejs, typescript, react and JaxRs is preferred.
  • Proven ability to leverage the Agile Project Management methodology to complete work.

Compensation

  • The full base pay range has been provided for this position.
  • Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.
  • Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.
  • In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program.
  • 20% Annual: Individual Target
  • $117,100.00 - $152,200.00 USD

Benefits

  • Act as Lead and point of contact for sophisticated identity challenges and blocking issues, to include the retirement of legacy systems and federation of enterprise identity platforms.
  • At Cengage, you will have an exciting opportunity to build the future evolution of Identity and Access Management (IAM) for our global educational technology company!

Company info

  • We believe in the power and joy of learning
  • At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning.
  • We are bonded by our shared purpose - driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
  • Cengage's portfolio of businesses supports student choice by providing a range of pathways that help learners achieve their goals and lead a choice-filled life.
  • Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery
  • Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being.
  • We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day.
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