Identity and Access Management Manager

We Are

Accenture Security helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond, and recover along with all points of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our client's needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. Our team of the security sector’s brightest people uses the coolest tech to out-hack the hackers and help clients build resilience from within. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security, and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.

Do you have the deep functional and technical experience to help implement security solutions that align with our clients’ business objectives? Do you have the expertise to design and deliver solutions for establishing system user's credentials, and processes for applying those credentials to access enterprise systems and applications?

If so, read on and apply. Accenture’s more than 2,000 security professionals deliver holistic and proactive security solutions in 47 countries, and we’d love to discuss our open Identity and Access Management (I&AM) Security role with you.

You Are

An experienced IGA leader who is equally comfortable at the whiteboard and in front of client leadership. You bring deep hands-on expertise in leading IGA platforms and have served as both the solution architect and the project delivery lead on complex, end-to-end identity governance implementations. Day-to-day, you own the technical vision, guide teams through design and build decisions, and keep delivery on track—managing scope, schedule, risks, and stakeholders with confidence.

You have the experience to assess a client’s identity governance maturity, anticipate business and compliance requirements, and design right-sized solutions based on industry-leading practices. You translate complex identity concepts into clear business outcomes for senior stakeholders, build trusted client relationships, and are passionate about developing and mentoring the consultants and engineers on your team.

The Work

Serve as the IGA solution architect, owning the target-state architecture and IGA design documents, and presenting and defending design decisions with client stakeholders and architecture review boards

Serve as the project delivery lead, owning the project plan, scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, and quality, and reporting status, issues, and risks to client and Accenture leadership

Lead IGA assessments and shape strategies and roadmaps aligned to client business, security, and regulatory compliance objectives

Define deployment and implementation methodology and standards consistent with vendor and Accenture best practices

Direct the installation, integration, configuration, and deployment of IGA solutions for User Life-Cycle Management, Identity and Access Governance, Automated Provisioning, Access Certifications, Role Management, and Separation of Duties

Define application onboarding strategy and oversee connector integrations at scale across directories, databases, ITSM platforms, and cloud and SaaS applications

Provide technical oversight of rules development, workflow customizations, and plugin development, including design and code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability

Own the test strategy and lead system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and production go-live and cutover activities

Lead, mentor, and develop onshore and offshore consultants and developers, removing blockers and driving accountability across the team

Manage vendor relationships and escalations, partnering with product support to resolve complex product issues

Ensure operational readiness through handover documentation, knowledge transfer, training, and a smooth transition to operations teams

Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and serve as an advisor on identity governance, compliance, and access risk

Support business development, including solution shaping, estimates, proposals, and SOWs

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s What You Need

Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing IGA products such as SailPoint IdentityIQ, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt IGA, or other IGA products

Minimum of 5 years experience serving as both the solution architect and the project delivery lead on end-to-end IGA implementations

Minimum of 5 years experience with AD, LDAP, JDBC, and ServiceNow connectors and end-to-end lifecycle management in SailPoint or comparable IGA platforms

Minimum of 5 years experience Java development experience, with the ability to guide technical teams on rules, workflows, and customizations

Minimum of 5 years experience leading onshore and offshore teams and managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 5 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 7 years work experience)

• Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
• We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/11/2026.

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
• U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

• Role Location Annual Salary Range
• California $94,400 to $293,800
• Colorado $94,400 to $253,800
• Connecticut $94,400 to $253,800
• District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300
• Illinois $87,400 to $253,800
• Maine $80,400 to $216,200
• Maryland $94,400 to $253,800
• Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300
• Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800
• New York $87,400 to $293,800
• New Jersey $100,500 to $293,800
• Ohio $87,400 to $235,000
• Virginia $87,400 to $270,300
• Washington $100,500 to $270,300

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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