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Sandisk Senior Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) Architect in Irvine, California
Company Description
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.
Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities and Professional Attributes
Architect, design, and implement IGA/IAM solutions that align with the organization's security policies, compliance requirements, and business objectives.
Architect, design, and implement a new “cloud first” identity framework focused on reducing friction and improving the user experience.
Maintain and update strategy to expand new directory architecture for seamless integration with modern cloud services while maintaining support for legacy systems critical to manufacturing operations.
Develop an Encompassing Operational Technology (OT) and (IoT) strategy for providing a secure and scalable identity solution that balances innovation with continuity.
Develop/sustain identity lifecycle management processes and procedures for managing the entire identity lifecycle, including provisioning, authentication, authorization, and de-provisioning.
Define access control policies and enforce least privilege principles to ensure that users have appropriate access rights based on their roles and responsibilities.
Responsible for overseeing identity and access governance operation and architecture design.
Demonstrate ability to handle heavy multi-tasking and hands-on development and support.
Tasks involve integration of identity management processes or methodologies to resolve total system problems or technology problems.
Applies analytical and systematic approaches in the resolution of problems of workflow, organization, and planning and directs and assists junior engineers in the application of system engineering principles to the solution of secure systems design problems.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to compile, analyze complex issues and recommend effective solutions.
Work with teams to perform security assessments and tool evaluations on all application onboarding and integration requirements based on optimal enterprise architecture and design.
Conducts workshops and integrates solutions for Identity Management platform.
Ability to work with leadership on IGA/IAM strategy and roadmap.
Actively participates to improve procedures and standards.
Escalates issues to management and other teams when appropriate; follows up on issues and the results of issue resolutions.
Strength in communicating proactively and effectively.
Reporting mechanisms to capture information on the status of the environment or assigned projects.
Strong interpersonal skills to gather feedback from end users and collaborate with other groups in the business.
Strong organizational, follow-up skills, time management skills.
Clear ability to complete work with minimal oversight.
Qualifications
Technical Experience Required
Identity and Access Management system architecture including RBAC/ABAC and Single Sign-On Federation using SAML/OAuth 2.0 standards.
Entra ID, Active Directory systems, Cloud applications / application access controls, delegated administration, API gateways, and SOA services.
Product experience includes Saviynt Identity and Access Governance, Azure EntraID, Azure B2B/B2C, and Active Directory Federation Services.
ERP application integration including SAP and Oracle.
Integration with cloud authentication services.
Experience with web and mobile technologies.
External identities, such as B2B and B2C experience is preferred.
In-depth understanding of identity lifecycle management concepts and processes including account management, access governance, and access control is a must-have.
Experience in Governance, Risk, Compliance and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Audit support.
Programming + Tools
- Java, ASP, VB/Java script, Shell script, .Net/C#, SQL
Career and Education Experience
12+ years of experience on IT or related field.
10+ years of experience directly related to Identity Lifecycle and Access Management and application onboarding.
8+ years of experience directly related to Identity and Access Governance is highly desirable.
BA or BS or equivalent in IT related degrees
Language Experience
- English proficiency in both speaking and writing.
Logistics
Primary work in an assigned office and/or home office environment.
Willing to be 24 x 7 on call.
Willing to perform work function cross time zone to support US coverage needs.
Additional Information
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) poster.
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 05/25/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
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Compensation & Benefits Details
An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.