IAM Project Architect

TEKsystems•Charlotte, NC

1d•$70 - $75•Onsite

About The Position

This individual will partner directly with their leader to evaluate technical challenges, design solutions, communicate with business leaders, create scopes and delivery plans, and lead execution from inception through completion. Core Attributes: • Extremely experienced with broad, hands on technical experience. • Exceptional communication—executive ready, audience aware, and clear. • Self driven, entrepreneurial mindset; identifies opportunities without being told. • Logical, personable, creative, confident, and self aware. • Versatile—able to “pinch hit” across domains and deep dive when needed. • Strong work ethic and ability to operate independently with minimal oversight. • Strategic and tactical critical thinking; able to deconstruct complex problems. • Comfortable working in ambiguity; days are never identical. Technical Breadth: • Networking, load balancing • Application development • Database administration & connectivity troubleshooting • Scripting • Storage & compute • Security fundamentals • IAM platforms (AD, Entra ID, Azure, AWS) • MFA platforms (Microsoft Authenticator, RSA tokens, YubiKeys) • Authentication concepts & lifecycle management • Desktop/server deployment (Linux, Mac, Windows) • Threat response & ServiceNow integrations Delivery & Planning Skills: • Architectural design (Visio, PowerPoint) • Project estimation (Excel) • Delivery planning (MS Project) • Ability to create reference architectures, infrastructure blueprints, and multi step project plans • Ability to take ownership of workstreams and run independently What the Manager Values Most • Someone they can hand work to and trust it will get done without follow up. • Someone who keeps things organized, brings logic and voice of reason. • Someone who can assimilate information quickly across multiple domains. • Someone who is comfortable working across teams (networking, IAM, threat response, ServiceNow, AD, etc.). • Someone who is always moving forward—if they don’t have something from him, they already know what to work on. Day To Day Responsibilities - Highly variable depending on the project stage. Could include: • Understanding business and technical requirements and synthesizing them. • Designing architectures, Visio diagrams, reference models. • Communicating solutions and risks to leadership (IAM leaders, networking leads, etc.). • Working with architecture teams to build infrastructure blueprints. • Creating detailed project plans (e.g., 18 step execution plans). • Leading execution, coordinating across teams, and driving outcomes. • Acting as a technical SME and delivery owner simultaneously.

Requirements

Extremely experienced with broad, hands on technical experience.
Exceptional communication—executive ready, audience aware, and clear.
Self driven, entrepreneurial mindset; identifies opportunities without being told.
Logical, personable, creative, confident, and self aware.
Versatile—able to “pinch hit” across domains and deep dive when needed.
Strong work ethic and ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.
Strategic and tactical critical thinking; able to deconstruct complex problems.
Comfortable working in ambiguity; days are never identical.
Networking, load balancing
Application development
Database administration & connectivity troubleshooting
Scripting
Storage & compute
Security fundamentals
IAM platforms (AD, Entra ID, Azure, AWS)
MFA platforms (Microsoft Authenticator, RSA tokens, YubiKeys)
Authentication concepts & lifecycle management
Desktop/server deployment (Linux, Mac, Windows)
Threat response & ServiceNow integrations
Architectural design (Visio, PowerPoint)
Project estimation (Excel)
Delivery planning (MS Project)
Ability to create reference architectures, infrastructure blueprints, and multi step project plans
Ability to take ownership of workstreams and run independently

Responsibilities

Understanding business and technical requirements and synthesizing them.
Designing architectures, Visio diagrams, reference models.
Communicating solutions and risks to leadership (IAM leaders, networking leads, etc.).
Working with architecture teams to build infrastructure blueprints.
Creating detailed project plans (e.g., 18 step execution plans).
Leading execution, coordinating across teams, and driving outcomes.
Acting as a technical SME and delivery owner simultaneously.