Principal IAM Security Engineer & Architect

Role Snapshot
Our Principal Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security Engineer & Architect plays a crucial role in protecting WPS assets and works with key business partners, developers, vendors, and security engineers to align our IAM Program with WPS's vision. This Architect works closely with key IT and business unit stakeholders to review, recommend, and document standards and best practices for data, network, cloud, and application security. They ensures information system processes and procedures meet or exceed our contractual security compliance requirements and Government policies and standards, including but not limited to; Medicare, HIPAA and NIST Cyber Security Framework.

Salary Range
$125,000 ~ $160,000
The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Work Location
Our first consideration will be to have this new employee live in the state of Wisconsin to take advantage of Hybrid work and collaboration. Employees living within 45 miles of WPS Headquarters (1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI) will be expected to be able to be able to work Hybrid 3 days a week on a regular basis.

**As a secondary consideration, we do offer remote work in the following approved states:
We are open to remote work in the following approved states:
Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Possess technical leadership in the design, development, implementation and maturity of Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms and infrastructure.
• Can foster innovation and continuous improvement in the development and introduction of new and improved processes, platforms, technologies and practices.
• Enjoy leading and/or serving as subject matter expert on enterprise projects and initiatives to ensure security and IAM architecture standards are implemented according to strategy and regulatory compliance.
• Like to conduct security architecture reviews and consultations for all lines of business in an enterprise level environment.
• Can participate in our Architecture Review Board (ARB) and Technology Review Board (TRB) to provide security and IAM architecture expertise.
• Would like to be responsible for conversion of security and IAM architecture strategy into digestible policies, standards, documentation and diagrams.
• Can maintain up-to-date knowledge of new and emerging industry trends and provide recommendations to leadership on the navigation and direction of WPS architecture.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or related field OR equivalent post high school education and/or work-related experience
• 7 or more years of progressive experience in Information Security, specifically in IAM architecture and engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing IAM solutions (e.g., Okta, RSA, SailPoint, Azure AD, Entra ID, Ping Identity, CyberArk).
• Demonstrated experience leading security architecture efforts across multiple domains (data, network, cloud, application).
• Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, government), especially with: HIPAA, NIST CSF, FISMA, FedRAMP
• Strong understanding and knowledge of IT and IAM concepts:
  
  
  
  • Authentication, authorization, RBAC, ABAC, SSO, MFA, provisioning / deprovisioning; cloud security in AWS, Azure, GCP.
  • Secure architect patterns and Zero Trust concepts.
  • DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automated provisioning.
  • Writing and reviewing security policies, standards, and diagrams.
  • Leadership and technical mentoring abilities.
  • Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in IAM.
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to convert security strategy into actionable plans.
  • Strong documentation and diagramming skills (e.g., using Visio, Lucidchart).
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Competency with at least one scripting/programming language (PowerShell, SQL, Java, etc.).
• Industry certification(s) such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CyberArk Sentry/Guardian.
• Thorough experience gathering design requirements, maintaining documentation and knowledge base articles.

Remote Work Requirements

• High speed cable or fiber internet
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

Benefits

• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits: (https://www.wpshealthsolutions.com/careers/fulltime_benefits.shtml)

Who We Are

WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success

WPS' culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce-both current and future-to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.

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