Job Description:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Job Description:
This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Business' Products and Services. Key responsibilities include defining the target operating environment, designing for client resiliency, assisting with solution design, and defining non-functional requirements. Job expectations include working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business' strategic objectives, evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions, and contributing to the architecture roadmap.
Responsibilities:
Serves as an internal senior trusted advisor providing identity and access management consulting services across multiple project teams, to provide advice on IAM
Assists with alternatives where identity and access management requirements cannot be met
Leads Microsoft 365 identity, access management, modeling, groups, and licensing service architectures with focus on sustainability and compensating controls to ensure resiliency
Hands on design and configuration of the identity aspects of Microsoft 365 to support evolving capabilities and services
Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
Provide architectural support for creative solutions, ranging from experiments & Proof of Concepts to complex multi-year implementationswhile finding creative solutions ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable
Brings strategic, deep understanding of identity security & compliance concepts and practices with alignment to financial services standards; with proven techniques in the development and system integration
Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap in support of the product roadmaps, including Microsoft 365 identity, access management, and licensing modernization
Provides strategic technical guidance to leadership and development teams to implement best practices
Focus on process improvements contributing towards increasing operational excellence and an improved user experience
Will generate and maintain architectural design artifacts in support of governance standards, requirements, and operational excellence
Provide oversight on technical activities to function as a mentor, help with problem escalation, and communicate significant problems or issues to management
Required Qualifications :
College degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
10+ years’ experience with architecture and/or engineering across Microsoft identity management services
Expert-level knowledge of relevant identity and access management, multi-factor authentication (MFA), conditional access policies and licensing services both cloud and on-premises, across various Microsoft technologies
Expert-level knowledge of foundational components such as Active Directory, network infrastructure/architecture(DNS/DHCP, routing, etc.), & PowerShell scripting
Expert knowledge of overall cloud identity standards and specifications
Expert knowledge of Microsoft 365 licensing services including deployment, configuration, and administration
Understanding of hybrid cloud environments and integration with on-premises infrastructure
Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
Strong experience architecting and building applications to support workstreams across multiple platform teirs
Self-starter, critical thinker with proven ability to deal with granular requirements yet see things holistically and strategically
Ability to shift and pivot with changing responsibilities
Ability to work effectively both independently
Ability to work with business and technical teams to build requirements and technical artifacts
Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
Ability to learn new technology and business process as required
Ability to create architecture documents including network/data flows and test plans
Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication
Comfortable sharing ideas and concepts in a highly collaborative team
Have experience with ITIL foundational, methodologies, best practices, and Agile process methodologies
Exceptional organizational and analytical skills with high attention to detail, effective time management skills
Possess a personal sense of urgency and the ability to handle a fast-paced environment
English Speaking/Writing
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired Skills
Authentication mechanisms including domain authentication, OAuth/Modern Authentication, Kerberos
Experience with Microsoft 365 licensing, identity/access management, groups
Experience with Azure Entra ID and Conditional Access
Understanding of Financial Regulatory, Legal and Compliance requirements
Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (or similar)
Microsoft Security Engineer Associate certification
Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert (or similar)
Microsoft Security Operations certifications (any)
Other Cloud Certification
Other Cybersecurity certifications
PowerShell Scripting: Proficiency in PowerShell is beneficial for the M365 IAM architect role
Skills:
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
