Accenture CyberSecurity
Accenture CyberSecurity helps organizations prepare, protect, detect, respond, and recover along with all aspects of the security lifecycle. Cybersecurity challenges are different for every business in every industry. Leveraging our global resources and advanced technologies, we create integrated, turnkey solutions tailored to our client's needs across their entire value chain. Whether we’re defending against known cyberattacks, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we will help companies build cyber resilience to grow with confidence. We blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and managed service solutions to rethink the entire security lifecycle.
We are seeking an experienced Digital Identity Team Lead with strong expertise in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) to join our Portugal cybersecurity team. This role focuses on leading the design, implementation and continuous improvement of identity governance processes, ensuring secure, compliant and efficient identity lifecycle management across the organization.
As a Team Lead, you will provide technical leadership and day-to-day guidance to the IAM team, while remaining hands-on with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and SailPoint IdentityIQ. You will be responsible for driving IGA best practices, overseeing access certifications, joiner-mover-leaver processes, role and entitlement management and ensuring alignment with security policies and regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge of SailPoint IGA platforms with proven leadership skills, the ability to coordinate stakeholders and a solid understanding of enterprise identity architectures.
What You'll Do
Lead the design, implementation and evolution of Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) solutions across enterprise environments
Drive SailPoint IdentityIQ and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud implementations, integrations, enhancements and support activities
Own and optimize identity lifecycle processes, including Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML), access requests, access certifications and entitlement management
Partner with Security, IT, HR and Business stakeholders to implement secure, compliant, and scalable identity governance controls
Identify and mitigate identity-related risks, including Segregation of Duties (SoD) conflicts and access governance gaps
Mentor IAM team members, provide technical leadership and promote best practices in identity governance and access management
Develop automation capabilities and improve operational efficiency through scripting and workflow optimization
Support Zero Trust initiatives and identity-centric security programs across client environments
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology or a related field
Proven experience in Identity & Access Management with a strong focus on Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
Hands-on expertise with SailPoint IdentityIQ and/or SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, including solution design, implementation, configuration and troubleshooting
Strong knowledge of Identity Lifecycle Management, Access Certifications, Access Requests, Entitlement Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Segregation of Duties (SoD)
Experience integrating identity platforms using LDAP, SAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect (OIDC)
Experience developing automation solutions using PowerShell, Python or similar scripting languages
Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience mentoring team members and coordinating IAM-related activities
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Good understanding of Zero Trust architectures, cloud security principles and identity-centric security models
Familiarity with logging, monitoring and identity-related security event management
Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks including ISO…