Job Description:
Why USAA?
At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.
We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty, and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!
The Opportunity
We are seeking a dedicated Identity Access Management Security Architect. The candidate selected for this position will be responsible for setting the direction for Identity Access Management at USAA. This individual will work closely with our business and technical teams to safeguard USAA in our technology solutions.
This position is a hybrid work type and can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX or Plano, TX. Hybrid roles help employees gain the best of both worlds – collaborating in-person in the office and working from home when needed to achieve focused results.
What you'll do:
- Participates in the full life cycle of data engineering to include analysis, solution design, data pipeline engineering, testing, deployment, scheduling, and production support with guidance from senior team members.
- Assists in the implementation of technical solutions for data reporting and analytic systems.
- Assists with designing and writing test scripts to verify data integrity and application of functionality. Reviews functionality of existing test scripts for understanding.
- Demonstrates familiarity with IT Change and Release Management best practices. Deploys data pipeline code with assistance from senior team members.
- Participate in design and code review sessions.
- Actively participates in Agile ceremonies such as daily standup, iteration planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
- Develops intermediate familiarity of data management best practices by participating in trainings, reviewing documentation, and reading code from existing solutions.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of business products and processes.
- Assists senior team members in breaking down business features into technical stories and approaches.
- Actively learns about new and emerging technologies in the data engineering space. Seeks to apply learnings in current and future projects.
- Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
What you have:
- Bachelor’s degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree
- 10 years of experience in the Information Technology field to include at least 2 years in a technical leadership role within IT.
- Experience in technology application development and/or infrastructure and operational implementation.
- Deep knowledge in a minimum of one technology domain (from an application, infrastructure, operations, scalability, availability, performance, people, process, and tooling perspective).
- Demonstrated experience in explaining complex technology decisions to both technical and nontechnical audiences at all levels in the organization.
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and developing high trust relationships with frontline and second level management and stakeholders.
- Understanding and application of technical architecture standards, principles, and policies and knowledge of applicable regulations and risk management practices.
What sets you apart:
- Partner with Engineering, Enterprise, and Information Security to define/drive Technology Strategy and Roadmap for IAM Products and capabilities.
- Architect and Design secure workforce Identity Governance and Administration Solutions such as MS Identity Management or SailPoint IdentityNow platform.
- Architect and Design secure workforce Identity Access Management solution leveraging Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD to enable Authentication, Authorization and SSO use-cases.
- Demonstrate solid understanding of on-prem Active Directory environment and drive roadmap and strategy to migrate capabilities from Active Directory to Entra ID/Azure AD.
- Demonstrate understanding of compliance requirements that drives IAM Control implementation.
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
What we offer:
Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. The salary range for this position is $132,500 - $253,220.
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, a paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assist employees with their professional goals.
