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SailPoint IIQ Architect

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Mc Lean, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/8/2025
Job Family:

Cyber Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

  • Architect and Design SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions to meet business and security requirement for a Federal client
  • Provide expert knowledge, guidance, and leadership on SailPoint IdentityIQ implementation.
  • Lead end-to-end implementation of identity lifecycle processes including onboarding, offboarding, access requests, and role management.
  • Develop and maintain integration frameworks with systems such as Active Directory, LDAP, HR platforms, and cloud applications.
  • Define and enforce access control policies, RBAC models, and segregation of duties (SoD).
  • Ensure IAM solutions meet compliance standards through audit support and certification campaigns.
  • Optimize system performance, workflows, and connectors for scalability and reliability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including security, infrastructure, and application owners.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to IAM engineers and analysts.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and SOPs.
  • Interface with client, stakeholders, team members, and executives via verbal and written communications to present complex, technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Stay current with IAM trends, SailPoint product updates, and emerging technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development of client deliverables and technical content
  • Able to take initiative, manage own workload, and assume responsibility for tasks.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic environment and respond to change quickly.
  • Experience troubleshooting software failures and systems incompatibilities in a production environment.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and also produce work deliverables independently.
  • Work with team on designs, code reviews, and testing based on customer processes.

What You Will Need:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
  • Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance
  • Minimum of SEVEN (7) years of experience in Identity & Access Management, with 5 years in SailPoint IdentityIQ architecture.
  • Strong proficiency in Java, BeanShell, XML, SQL, and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
  • Deep understanding of IAM principles, identity lifecycle, and governance frameworks.
  • Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, version control (e.g., Git), and enterprise integration.
  • Proven ability to lead complex IAM projects and deliver scalable solutions.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • SailPoint Certified IdentityIQ Architect.
  • An ACTIVE and CURRENT TOP SECRET federal security clearance
  • CISSP, CISA, or other relevant security certifications.
  • Experience in cloud IAM (e.g., Azure AD, AWS IAM) and hybrid environments.

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1- or via email at All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse's Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant's dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Salary : $130,000 - $216,000

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