Principal IT Architect

- Enable a continuous delivery pipeline through proper design guidelines.
- Establish and communicate critical nonfunctional requirements with international internal customers
- Architect and optimize identity integrations with web services, databases, and LDAP directories.
- Apply knowledge of microservices architecture to design modular and scalable IAM components.
- Collaborate with product owners, developers, and security teams to integrate IAM capabilities into enterprise platforms.
- Evaluate and recommend IAM technologies and vendors.
- Develop reference architecture documentation, standards, and best practices.
- Serve as subject matter expert and internal consultant to other technical staff and groups.
- Top-level responsible party for escalated support, working directly with external vendors

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of 11 years experience leading / Architecting large corporation IT projects.

• Significant 5+ years experience in cloud services, cybersecurity, infrastructure, application development-to ensure identity solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise goals.

• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture is essential, as the organization continues to modernize its platforms and adopt cloud-native technologies.

• Experience architecting enterprise scale IGA solutions with Industry leading vendors (Saviynt, Sailpoint, others)

• Must currently reside within 50 miles of posted locations(s). Relocation is not available for this role.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now or in the future.

• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc."

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MBA.

• Previous experience leading/architecting global IT projects.

• Experience in ERP, Planning and Project Management tools.

• Knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools.
• Familiarity with software development processes and methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. This position will often work with other business analysts, project managers and business teams on a regular basis.
• Good team-oriented interpersonal skills. Assists with facilitation sessions, may require some coaching on how to lead and influence others, and to effectively interface and work with a wide variety of people.
• Good team player, self-motivated and committed with an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Technical knowledge :

• Experience with cloud IAM (Azure AD, AWS IAM, GCP IAM).

• Certifications in IGA solutions (e.g., Saviynt Certified Advanced IGA Professional, SailPoint Certified Identity Security Administrator).

• Experience designing solutions to effectively manage privileged access (shared credentials and personal) using PAM solutions like Saviynt PAM, CyberArk, Thycotic.

• Strong understanding of modern authentication / authorization standards (SAML, OIDC) including when to apply them to example use cases and how to perform high-level troubleshooting.

• Experience in designing solutions for non-human account lifecycle management.

• Additional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or vendor-specific IAM credentials are desired.

• Software development and API experience; Java, Python, JavaScript, REST API, SCIM API etc.

• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and NIST cybersecurity frameworks. Administrator

Skills:

Soft skills

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills including the ability to explain and present technical concepts to all levels of the organization
• Comfortable working directly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Good judgment, time management, and decision-making skills
• Ability to work colaboratively on large scale cybersecurity initiatives
• Patience and empathy when working with and coaching developers, testers, and cybersecurity experts
• Extensive experience working with diverse, global cultures, organizations and security teams

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Client-provided location(s): Raleigh, NC

Job ID: Eaton-50576Raleigh

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-12T18:36:36