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CIAM Architect


Company : Slalom


Location : Detroit, MI


Created : 2025-11-28


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Who You’ll Work WithAs a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies.This Principal level CIAM Architect will lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable Customer Identity and Access Management solutions. This role ensures seamless and secure digital experiences for customers while aligning with enterprise security, compliance, and business objectives.What You’ll DoDevelop end-to-end CIAM architectures for customer-facing applications, ensuring security, scalability, and compliance.Work with cross-functional teams to integrate CIAM platforms (e.g., Okta, Auth0, ForgeRock, Ping Identity, EntraID) into cloud and hybrid environments.Implement Zero Trust principles and enforce authentication/authorization standards. Ensure adherence to regulatory frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001).Design frictionless user journeys for registration, login, and account management, incorporating MFA, adaptive authentication, and consent management.Provide guidance on CIAM best practices, risk analysis, and security patterns for identity lifecycle management, federation, and privileged access.Maintain architecture diagrams, technical standards, and operational playbooks. Support audits and compliance reporting.What You’ll Bring8+ years in Identity & Access Management, with at least 3+ years focused on CIAM architecture.Proven track record in designing and deploying CIAM solutions for large-scale, customer-facing environments.Expertise in authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML).Familiarity with API-driven architectures and microservices.Hands-on experience with CIAM platforms (Okta, Auth0, ForgeRock, Ping Identity).Experience with building integrated CIAM solutions with enterprise CRM, ERPs like Salesforce, Workday, SAPKnowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DevSecOps practices.About UsSlalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for pensation and BenefitsSlalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for Boston, Houston, and Washington DC is $169,000 to $206,000. The targeted base salary pay range for all other listed locations is $155,000 to $189,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time. We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: and AccommodationsSlalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developingand retaininghighly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations areavailable for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact if you require accommodationsduring the interview process.