Cybersecurity Architect - IAM

Who We Are
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with globalexpertisein filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforceidentifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

The Role

This is a hands-on security position working within the Information Security group and with the internal IT department at large.We are looking for candidates whohave apassionforcyber security,identitymanagementandthreatresponse. Youwill provide domainexpertiseto design and develop the capabilities of the identity and access management platform and the automation of application deployment pipelines to the platform. As a key leader in our security organization, the Cybersecurity Architect will drive the development of secure design principles, reference architectures, and security standards across a modern, SaaS-enabledand cloud-first ecosystem. This includes securing complex identity flows, third-party integrations, APIs, and distributed systems while addressing the shared responsibility modelinherentacross SaaS andinternallydeveloped line of businessplatforms.In this role, you will be an essential partner and technical specialist for identity and access platform development and provide thought leadership onenterprisesecurity and architectureacrossidentity access and governance.Youwill be a key part of ourefforts toenablethebusinessneedsinahighly collaborative organization. The environment is fast-paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud servicesalong withthe challenges of integrating those services into our security practice.

Responsibilities

• Maintain architectural diagrams and workflows of the identity access management platform

• Provide design, evaluation, analysis, of identity and access management programs to support the company’s strategy

• Develop standardsand guidelinesfor access management across the company and department

• Understanduser lifecyclemanagement;including provisioning/de-provisioning, access requests, userentitlementsand audit & validations

• Collaborate with HRIS, IT service owners, servicedeskand end-userstogather feedbackanddesign solutions withidentity related workflows

• Presentondesign & vision that meets user and business needs

• Design overall structure for newand existing cloud andon-premiseapplications into the identity access management platform

• Createidentity governance workflows with the concepts of attestation and auditing.

• Ensure systems are scalable,maintainableand meet business needs

• Create documentation to support architectural decisions and workflows

• Reviewidentity workflows and processes for lifecycle management, auditing, reporting,governanceand self-service

• Design aRESTful identity API toprovide Identity as a Service todownstream servicesand directory owners

• Play an active role in CAA’s security incident response efforts, working toidentifyand mitigate information security threats

Required Capabilities

• Aminimum of7years in Information Technology, ideally with a focus oninformation security

• Aminimum of3years’ experience inidentity and access managementArchitecture or Engineering

• ABachelor’s or Master’sDegree in a relevant field of work

• ExperiencearchitectingIAM projects from design through implementation

• Strong communicationand presentation skills with ability to explain complex conceptsto both technical and non-technical audiences

• Have designed and supported the implementation of Zero TrustIdentity architecture

• Understandingof OAuth, SAMLandOpenIDframeworks

• An understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, networks, firewalls, cloud applications, and infrastructure

• Knowledge in automation and integration with SaaS applications

• Knowledge oflifecycle management and provisioning andde-provisioning

• Knowledge ofdifferentMFA and compensating controlsfor identity

• Knowledge ofprivilegeidentity management,privilegedaccess management,and concepts ofjust in timeprovisioning, just enough access, and principal of least privilege

• Knowledge of scripting in at least one of the following languages: PowerShell, Python, JavaScript

Desired Capabilities

• Cross-team collaboration and vendor management

• Set up and integrations forSingle Sign-On with various SaaS vendors

• Knowledge and experience of SCIM integration

• Account set-up and access management

• Application developmentandDevSecOpspipeline

• Building and using REST APIs

• Experience creating and supporting identity framework orIDaaS

• An understanding of the NIST framework and using a continuous improvement loop

DesiredTechnicalSkills

Azure AD, Active Directory, AD Connect, Azure Automation, Power Automate, SAML,OpenID, SSO, SCIM, OAuth, PowerShell, RESTful APIs,Okta,Workday, SailPoint, Ping Federate,PingID, Splunk, RBAC

Certifications with CIAM, CIMP, Okta, SailPoint, Microsoft Identity, Ping Identity, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+

Location

This role is based in our Nashville office.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $179,000 - $208,000 in Nashville. This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.