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Pacific Life

Offers life insurance, annuities, and funds

Director, Identity and Access Management Platforms & Services

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of Information Security experience, with a strong focus in Identity and Access Management, Authentication Services, and Directory Services.
  • At least 8 years of Identity and Access Management engineering and/or operational experience.
  • Experience engineering and supporting platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Active Directory, Okta, Auth0, and/or Netwrix.
  • Extensive knowledge of authentication services, including conditional access policies, SAML, OIDC, and multi-factor authentication methods such as Passkey, FIDO2 tokens, and/or Windows Hello for Business.
  • Experience working in and supporting a multiple-domain forest, including acquiring, divesting, and consolidating such services.
  • Ability to identify and implement technical and/or process efficiencies.
  • Ability to influence and gain trust at leadership levels in multicultural environments.
  • Ability to develop, track, and report department operational metrics.
  • Ability to manage, grow, and retain talent.
  • Ability to manage complex activities simultaneously to short timescales.
  • Clear understanding of CoBIT and ITIL frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of Identity and Access Management professionals delivering global workforce authentication, customer authentication, and directory services.
  • Define and execute the strategic vision and roadmaps across Identity and Access Management platforms and services.
  • Serve as the Director for the Identity and Access Management department.
  • Manage professionals responsible for designing, configuring, and implementing new capabilities and enhancements supporting the enterprise Identity and Access Management strategy.
  • Execute the strategy and multi-year plan across workforce authentication, customer authentication, and directory services.
  • Design, develop, and troubleshoot Identity and Access Management solutions; provide technical and architectural design documentation, recommendations, specifications, use cases, requirements, and test cases.
  • Ensure Identity and Access Management platforms and services remain operational during established business hours.
  • Create solutions that drive full automation, self-service, and resiliency.
  • Eliminate duplicative capabilities where possible, reduce complexity, and leverage enterprise standards and industry best practices.
  • Identify, manage, and remediate existing or future risks, issues, and roadblocks to support timely delivery.
  • Develop and implement a communications framework and operational metrics to keep stakeholders, customers, and Identity and Access Management colleagues informed.
  • Make required decisions and provide technical guidance to the team, communicating with leadership and/or business lines when necessary.
  • Establish strong relationships and collaborate with technology partners and business lines.
  • Lead change and act as a change agent by inspiring shared purpose and driving awareness, communications, documentation, and training.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, standardize and execute the Identity and Access Management strategy, drive operational excellence through metrics, and create a curriculum to support talent development and retention.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • CISSP, CISM, CISA, or other relevant security certifications; knowledge of ISO and NIST security standards.

About the Company

Pacific Life

Offers life insurance, annuities, and funds

Pacific Life offers a range of financial protection and retirement products for individuals and businesses, including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and reinsurance services. Its products work by providing financial protection (life insurance pays a benefit to beneficiaries upon death), generating retirement income (annuities convert premiums into guaranteed payments over time), and offering investments through mutual funds to grow assets. The company serves retail customers, institutions, workplace benefits, and reinsurance clients, and it distinguishes itself through a long history (nearly 160 years), its Fortune 500 status, and a broad product suite that supports financial security across generations. The goal is to help people and organizations protect loved ones, plan for retirement, and build and preserve wealth for current and future generations.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$750M
Headquarters
Newport Beach, CA
Founded
1868

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