Sr Cyber Systems Architect (Authentication)

Join the NBCUniversal Operations and Technology (O&T) team and help drive strategy for the growing Identity and Access Management (IAM) service portfolio. The O&T IAM Architecture team is responsible for creating strategic solutions and setting the identity roadmap that supports the NBCUniversal enterprise and lines of business. This role is responsible for IAM service support and strategy. You'll be responsible for evaluating and developing on-prem and cloud-based IAM services with the goal of reducing cyber risk where our personas, devices, and applications consume identity. Successful candidates will couple an advanced technical mindset with a balanced solution approach, while applying knowledge, flexibility, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve on a distributed security and technology team responsible for establishing IAM solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of IAM capabilities including SSO, directory services, Zero Trust access, MFA, PAM, automation, and behavior‑analytics systems.
• Craft resilient and scalable identity strategies that align with cybersecurity policies and governance structure
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define IAM requirements and design comprehensive solutions for business needs
• Develop highly scalable identity service architectures serving enterprise, customer access, and external partner requirements
• Produce technical solutions that meet NBCU's business objectives and drive compliance with NBCU’s information security goals
• Partner with technology and security teams across NBCU to provide technical expertise, design guidance, and drive best practices
• Create and deliver effective presentations that inform NBCUniversal Senior Leadership teams to drive business relevant information security decisions
• Lead product evaluations and new technology adoptions
• Maintain strong vendor relationships that drive partnership with NBCU
• Create technical documentation with architecture diagrams, configuration guides and operational practices
• Make recommendations to improve automation efficiency, security practices and end user experience
• Execute tactical requests along with supporting strategic vision for rigorous and scalable IAM control

Basic Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience in an identity architecture role
• 5+ years’ experience designing solutions in IAM technical role(s) for large enterprise
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, information security, or a non‑computer‑related field, or equivalent work experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; Ability to influence, persuade, and manage polarities without direct control
• Significant experience designing initial infrastructure, administering IAM systems, access controls, security and risk management, and governance fundamentals
• Strong understanding of RBAC, identity policies, identity lifecycle automation and reporting, password policies, separation of duties, user provisioning, and approval workflows
• Experience working with modern and legacy enterprise authentication services (OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth2, SAML, Kerberos) and platforms (preferably Active Directory, Entra ID, AWS)
• Experience with Single-Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Passwordless Technologies, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Familiarity with one or more regulatory requirements and laws such as, but not limited to, PCI DSS, FFIEC, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR and GLBA. Additionally, experience in one or more: ISO 17799, ITIL, NIST
• Understanding of cloud computing architecture, technical design and implementations, including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS models
• High degree of flexibility and ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization with diverse backgrounds
• Makes wise, data-informed decisions, finds and owns problems to closure
• Ability to balance the long-term big picture and short-term implications of tactical decisions
• Possesses an innovative technical mindset with a focus on architecture, strategy, and design
• Strong desire to drive change

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience architecting and delivering large-scale Enterprise IAM service instances
• Experience with enterprise directory architecture, including significant knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID
• Experience developing and delivering Zero Trust architectural designs
• Experience with Venafi / Netwrix / CyberArk
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with large-scale ID Verification solutions for Enterprise and Consumer Identity solutions
• A current cybersecurity professional certification such as CISSP, CCSP, GSEC, or GISP
• Preferably one or more Azure certifications, such as AZ‑900, AI‑900, AZ‑500, SC‑300, or AZ‑305
• Knowledge of integrating AI agents with identity providers and applying governance to their access and lifecycle management.
• Apply AI-driven analytics to strengthen identity governance, enable intelligent access decisions, detect anomalous behavior, and optimize end‑to‑end IAM workflows

Additional Requirements:

Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $110,000 - $135,000. We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

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