Iam Solutions Architect (It Csg)

Why you’ll love working here:

• Optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
• The opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers
• Yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
• Learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
• Competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, and newly extended maternity/parental leave top of 26 weeks)
• Membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
• Access to an annual wellness reimbursement program for health and wellness-related expenses for permanent and temporary employees
• High-performance, people-focused culture
• Our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves

Job Summary:
HOOPP’s IT division pushes beyond corporate technological norms to bring our members, our Fund and our enterprise the most innovative, efficient, and secure solutions. We support one of the best pension funds in the world, and we need people who are passionate and up for a challenge.
Our IT Corporate Solutions Group (CSG) is looking for an experienced individual who can fill a permanent, fulltime IAM Technical Solutions Architect role on our Identity and Access Management Team. As an Architect, using your in-depth knowledge and experience, you will deliver thought leadership, projects delivery, and grow team skills. Our IAM space is growing rapidly and your experience in role-based access control, privileged access management and identity governance is vital to HOOPP’s security and on-going success.
What you will do:

• Satisfied in seeing your team’s ideas and dreams become reality to support the business’s objectives and mission of delivering the pension promise to our members
• Lifelong learner who sees opportunity in every challenge
• Innovative, motivated and a quick thinker
• Able to thrive under pressure and pivot easily to adapt to change, based on business needs
• Accepts feedback as a gift, and can provide effective feedback to teammates
• Smart, humble, and hungry to drive results in a team environment
• Strong self-awareness and high emotional intelligence, making you a trusted and valued contributor and partner
• Collaborative and a strong team player, adept at building relationships
• Passionate about “moving the needle,” being a change agent and an influencer of growth

Why you will love working with CSG:

• Our efficiency, focus and hard work is complimented with a social and enthusiastic attitude.
• We are a diverse group of people and that is one of our greatest strengths. We are animal lovers, golfers, mountain bikers, hikers, amateur chefs and foodies, parents and game board enthusiasts. We are collegial and enjoy each other’s company. We push each other to be our best selves and we can’t wait to expand our work family.
• We ensure the organization leverages the most effective cloud-based technology and software to allow cross-team collaboration while working in the office or remotely.
• We are responsible for supporting HOOPP’s divisions with strategic, configurable, and innovative solutions to solve business issues and enhance operational efficiencies.
• We are a valued part of the IT division that is foundational to HOOPP’s daily operations.
• We are a hybrid work force, with our teams working remotely and onsite. We offer a hybrid flexible work model that embraces remote work in Ontario for eligible roles.

What you will do:

• Provide thought leadership across our Identity Management and Privileged Access space
• Demonstrate innovations, and support knowledge-sharing across other IT Agile teams
• Mentor and provide guidance and knowledge to team members, and promote efficiency
• Lead and contribute to design sessions, and support the community of subject matter experts
• Support and build IAM features / enhancements
• Regularly write wiki articles, and participate in issue and team retrospectives
• Facilitate effective team discussion, decision-making and communication
• Collaborate with vendor(s) and support the scheduling of upgrades
• Ask powerful questions, create awareness, and guide individuals and groups in exploring options
• Support the maturity of HOOPP’s IAM roadmaps, standards and practices, in collaboration with the Portfolio architect
• Participate in the off-hours On-Call rotation. Our off-hours support volume is light, and we put in the effort to keep it that way.
• Lead and participate in IAM project including product lifecycle management
• Remain current on developments in the Identity and Access Management space
• Participate in operational support requests, with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Develop standards, patterns, and practices to improve IAM infrastructure
• Actively participate in agile scrum practices, such as daily standups, backlog refinement, planning and sprint retrospectives
• Manage technical planning and operations spanning multiple systems and technologies
• Provide senior technical knowledge across HOOPP’s suite of IAM products and applications
• Help support and sustain technology and process continuous improvements
• Architect and design IAM and security improvements in public and private cloud
• Identify repetitive tasks and build tools / processes for automation and self-service

Our technology stack:

• Centrify
• DNS, DHCP
• Modern authentication protocols (Oauth, SAML, ADAL, PKI)
• Active Directory
• Azure AD
• Identity Systems
• Identity management platforms (Azure AD, Idaptive, Okta, Duo etc.)
• Microsoft MFA, RSA
• Internal Certificates, SSL certificates, Key Management Services

Who you are:

• Strong knowledge of Agile practices such as Scrum or Kanban, MVP, etc.
• A thought-leader in the identity space who can clearly express ideas, concepts, and architecture to all levels in the team and to stakeholders
• Hold relevant industry certifications
• Minimum of 10+ years of operations and project experience in progressively more senior roles across:
• Diploma or Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Directory Services
• Understand the benefits of automation, experienced with automating repetitive work
• Provides a valued voice in the identity and access management space, and is open to innovative ideas
• Able to thrive under pressure and pivot easily to adapt to change, based on business needs
• 3+ years in an Architect, Consultant or similar role
• Authentication Services
• Authorization Services
• Collaborative and a strong team player, adept at building relationships
• Experience in leading delivery on major features in a complex environment
• Senior IT professional who is self-motivated, with deep analytic and problem-solving skills
• Passionate about “moving the needle,” being a change agent and an influencer of growth
• Strong knowledge of DevOps engineering
• In-depth conceptual knowledge and practical hands-on expertise in IAM
• Expertise and working knowledge in multiple areas listed in our technology stack
• Strong knowledge of cyber security and how to secure HOOPP systems
• User Management Services
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with an ability to take end-to-end ownership and drive an outcome
• Strong self-awareness and high emotional intelligence, making you a trusted and valued contributor and partner