The Role
The Principal Consultant, IGA will lead identity governance solutions, mentor consultants, and provide strategic guidance in IAM projects, ensuring alignment with best practices and business goals.
Summary Generated by Built In
We help the world Be Everyday Ready™
Today’s threatscape is relentless. So are we. At Cyderes, we specialize in building practical IAM, exposure management, and risk programs, and stopping active threats fast with MDR that works with your existing security tools — all augmented by AI and driven by seasoned operators. Our tireless global team is laser-focused on cybersecurity, arming organizations with the people, platforms, and perspectives they need to conquer whatever tomorrow throws their way.
About the Role:
The Principal Consultant, IGA will play a critical leadership role in delivering Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solutions while guiding and mentoring a team of consultants across multiple client engagements. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to customers, providing strategic guidance and subject matter expertise across the broader Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain. You will work closely with client stakeholders, security leaders, and technical teams to design, architect, and implement scalable identity governance solutions that align with business objectives and security best practices.
The Principal Consultant will also be responsible for mentoring junior consultants, reviewing solution designs, and ensuring project teams follow best practices throughout the delivery lifecycle. Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—are essential, as the role involves presenting solutions to technical and executive stakeholders, documenting architectures, and facilitating workshops with clients. In addition to technical expertise, the Principal Consultant will contribute to thought leadership, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement within the practice by sharing knowledge, refining methodologies, and helping drive innovation across identity governance services.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a product and domain expert in Identity & Access Management (IAM), with a strong focus on SailPoint solutions.
- Lead the technical delivery of IAM implementation projects, ensuring successful deployment and high-quality outcomes.
- Drive strategic IAM assessments and roadmap discussions with customers and internal stakeholders at Cyderes.
- Ensure technical designs align with customer requirements, use cases, and best practices.
- Support pre-sales activities, including developing client-focused proposals and leading technical proofs of concept (PoCs).
- Collaborate closely with Project Services and/or Engagement Managers to identify, prioritize, and catalog technical requirements, and map them to project use cases and sprint plans.
- Identify, qualify, and help develop new and existing customer opportunities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Mentor and coach junior consultants, supporting their professional growth and project success.
- Share best practices and knowledge with the team to strengthen and evolve the IAM Center of Excellence.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in consulting and Identity & Access Management (IAM).
- 6+ years of hands-on experience designing and deploying SailPoint solutions.
- Experience with large-scale implementations supporting 50K+ users.
- Strong experience developing complex lifecycle workflows and custom connectors.
- Experience onboarding applications with automated provisioning.
- Skilled in configuring custom reports and dashboards.
- Experience with role mining and implementing RBAC/ABAC models.
- 4+ years of experience leading large, strategic projects or programs in a technical leadership capacity.
- Experience with web technologies such as XML, SPML, Web Services (SOAP/REST), and web/application servers.
- Experience working with databases such as Oracle, Sybase, MSSQL, and MySQL.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, or equivalent technical and business experience.
- Strong customer engagement and technical leadership skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Proven team player with strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to motivate and guide teams to achieve high performance.
- Experience working remotely and leading virtual project teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously.
- SailPoint Engineer Certification preferred; CISSP or CISM is a plus.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% annually.
WHY CYDERES?
Benefits that go beyond the basics, we support our people so they can do their best work.
✔ Medical Insurance - Employee + dependents covered
✔ Life Insurance - Protection for what matters most
✔ Hybrid Work Model - 2–3 days in office
✔ Maternity & Paternity Leave - Time for the moments that matter
✔ Paid Time Off - PTO + sick & casual leave
✔ Bereavement & Volunteer Time - Give back to your community
✔ Professional Development - Reimbursement program
✔ LinkedIn L&D Platform - Thousands of courses at your fingertips
✔ Mobile Phone Reimbursement - Stay connected, on us
Cyderes is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.
Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.
Top Skills
Mssql
MySQL
Oracle
Sailpoint
Spml
Sybase
Web Services (Soap/Rest)
XML
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The Company
What We Do
Cyderes is a global cybersecurity partner built for today’s relentless threatscape. We specialize in identity-centric security, managed detection and response, and cloud defense—powered by AI and driven by expert operators. Our mission: arm organizations with the people, platforms, and perspective to "be everyday ready.”
