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Nicholas Salmon

@nicholassalmon

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Cybersecurity and governance executive driving IAM automation, risk reduction, and compliance excellence.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles where I can drive enterprise IAM, automate governance, reduce risk, and integrate security into Agile delivery while mentoring teams and delivering measurable compliance improvements.

I am a strategic cybersecurity, risk, and compliance leader with deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), enterprise migrations, and regulatory audit readiness. I have led enterprise SailPoint and Active Directory remediation projects, implemented automation that transformed manual processes into weekly real-time ticketing systems, and delivered measurable risk reduction and cost optimization outcomes.

I integrate security initiatives into Agile/SAFe delivery teams and leverage a broad technical stack—from Terraform, ServiceNow, and Varonis to Python, FastAPI, and AI tools—to modernize architecture, streamline governance, and ensure continuous compliance across SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2, ISO 27001, and NIST frameworks.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Program Manager

Current

NSAtelier

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years)

Manages niche IT projects and client acquisition efforts, increasing new client acquisition by 73% after a website launch while delivering project plans, WBS-driven processes, and stakeholder communication.

Project Management WBS Stakeholder Management Microsoft Office Adobe Client Acquisition Risk Management Communication

IAM Compliance & AI Program Manager

Elevance Health

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 11 months)

Directed enterprise Active Directory remediation and SailPoint IdentityNow implementation, improving data security reporting efficiency by 90% and automating Data Ownership processes to ensure 100% accurate audit POC references.

Active Directory ServiceNow Terraform Power Automate Varonis CI CD

Information Security Advisor

Anthem

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 11 months)

Led migration of legacy IAM to SailPoint IIQ/Keycloak with zero downtime, conducted annual internal audits across SOX/SOC2/HIPAA/GDPR frameworks, and managed cloud infrastructure protecting PCI/PHI/PII for ~10,000 employees.

SailPoint IIQ Keycloak IAM SOX SOC2 HIPAA Cloud Security Audit

IT Business Systems Analyst

Apex Systems

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 11 months)

Served as technical lead for enterprise network security compliance projects, implementing Agile security architecture, authoring requirements and test plans, and escalating risks via ServiceNow using AD, Varonis, and Splunk.

Active Directory Varonis Splunk ServiceNow Agile Testing Security Architecture

Data Compliance Analyst

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Streamlined $15M grant budget management to increase average award values by 15%, led website data migration ahead of schedule, and managed business continuity and vendor technical integrations.

Grant Management Data Migration Project Coordination Business Continuity Vendor Management Reporting Risk & Compliance

Project Coordinator

Indiana Department of Correction

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Coordinated Victims Service Cloud implementation and software/hardware upgrades, improving workflow security and throughput by ~30% and managing ETL for scalable database design.

Project Coordination ETL Database Design Workflow Optimization

Sales Division Manager

C.H. Ellis

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 (11 months)

Led Salesforce migration and process optimization, improving Aerospace cable installation efficiency by 50% and generating $1.5M in client profits while increasing client acquisition by 73%.

Salesforce Process Improvement Client Acquisition Operations Management Technical Documentation performance reporting