Sr Solution Architect - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Company: Bank of America
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common
purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of
every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and
delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders
every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive
Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an
inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent,
supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial
wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an
impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to
an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based
attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility
for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific
considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful
career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join
us! Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Identity and
Access Management (IAM) Solution Architect to join an exciting team
within Global Information Security (GIS). Cyber Security Technology
(CST) is a globally distributed team responsible for cyber security
innovation and architecture, engineering, solutions and
capabilities development, cyber resiliency, access management
engineering, data strategy, deployment maintenance, technical
project management and information technology security control
support. The Identity & Access Management (IAM) Solution Architect
will facilitate with designing, strengthening, and securing the
Bank’s Identity & Access Management systems and overall security
posture. This role focuses on collaboration across all Lines of
Business, CIO teams, to continuously improve the organization's
security adherence. The Solution Architect will design, identify,
and document inefficiencies, and prioritize improvement
opportunities across the IAM and authentication related projects.
Additionally, the role also will actively apply knowledge of laws,
rules, regulations, and information security concepts (e.g., NIST,
COBIT, ISO) to establish and maintain information security policies
and standards. Job expectations include working with information
security engineering and identity & access product teams,
identifying gaps and directing the overall identity and access
strategy. Key Responsibilities: Design Manage all aspects of
delivery for solution design, including capturing of security
requirements, identifying risks & opportunities, and alignment to
information security policy. Create portfolio level, high?level and
low?level design (PLD/HLD/LLD) documentation for IAM architectures,
integrations, and solution components. Perform IAM-focused threat
modeling to assess security risks, identify attack vectors, and
define mitigation strategies across identity platforms and
authentication workflows. Research Maintain thought leadership role
in identity and access technology, remaining up to date on
offerings of various service providers. Conducting research on
emerging IAM technologies, authentication protocols, threat
landscapes, and best practices to inform platform strategy and
improve architectural robustness. Consult Serve as a technical
security design resource through the Systems Development Lifecyle
and provide expert level guidance on design decisions, standards,
and operational practices. Support with creating new and leveraging
existing secure patterns to optimize an identity and access design
that aligns to business requirements. Be an active member of
Identity center of excellence to define and govern best practices
in identity and access platforms engineering, operations,
application development, and governance. Drive discussions in
architecture review board; develop platform architecture artifacts
and influence on architectural decisions. Communicate Communicate
problems, risks, challenges, and evangelize IAM best practices to
drive discussions across key stakeholders –engineering, operations,
developers, and senior leadership. Cross collaborates and work with
line(s) of business teams and other security and IT support
functions. Required Skills: 5 years relevant hands-on experience in
identity and authentication fields in a large and complex
organization. Knowledge of identity and authentication
methodologies, techniques, and technologies. Experience with PING
products is a plus Experience with Linux, Windows, Cloud Identity,
Access Management, design and architecture of authentication
services or Identity Store. Security knowledge which covers core
technology infrastructure (Account management, servers, databases,
etc.) identity management and application security practice.
Knowledge of IAM IGA related tools which support, vaulting,
integration with service management tool would be an advantage.
Proficient in articulating facts and data-driven plans and ability
to partner with stakeholders to implement intended solutions to
drive risk reductions and adherence to relevant Identity and
Authentication requirement within IAM standards. Knowledge and
understanding of Identity and Access Management specific laws,
rules, regulations, and Guidelines such as SOX, OCC, NIST, ISO/EC,
FFIEC within the financial services sector. Possession of CISSP
certification would be an advantage. Strong attention to detail and
advanced analytical skills. Excellent communication and
presentation skills. Excellent organizational skills and be able to
effectively prioritize multiple tasks. Proficient in data
management which includes strong data analytical capabilities with
advanced understanding of the collection and management of
metadata. Skills: Analytical Thinking Architecture Result
Orientation Solution Design Technical Strategy Development
Application Development Collaboration Data Management DevOps
Practices Risk Management Agile Practices Automation Influence
Solution Delivery Process Test Engineering This job will be open
and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the
date it was posted. Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week: 40
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