Principal Cyber Systems Architect (Identity)

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

Join the NBCUniversal Operations and Technology (O&T) team and help drive strategy for the growing Identity and Access Management (IAM) service portfolio.  The O&T IAM Architecture team is responsible for creating strategic solutions and setting the identity roadmap that supports the NBCUniversal enterprise and lines of business.  This role is responsible for IAM service support and strategy.  You'll be responsible for evaluating and developing on-prem and cloud-based IAM services with the goal of reducing cyber risk where our personas, devices, and applications consume identity.  Successful candidates will couple an advanced technical mindset with a balanced solution approach, while applying knowledge, flexibility, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business requirements into IAM service functionality
• Develop highly scalable identity service architectures serving enterprise, customer access, and external partner requirements
• Produce technical solutions that meet NBCU business objectives and drive compliance with NBCU’s information security goals
• Partner with technology and security teams across NBCU to provide technical expertise, design guidance, and drive best practices
• Catalog risk embedded in legacy authentication implementations and help define a path to industry-aligned secure designs and services
• Create and deliver effective presentations that inform NBCUniversal Senior Leadership teams to drive business relevant information security decisions
• Mentoring/advising other team members
• Lead product evaluations and new technology adoptions
• Maintain strong vendor relationships that drive partnership with NBCU

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Computer Science related field OR Non-Computer related Degree with equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in an identity architecture role
• 13+ years of overall experience in IAM technical role(s) in a large enterprise that includes experience with modern IAM platforms (EntraID, Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Azure AD)
• In-depth experience defining secure and hardened IAM solutions
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; Ability to influence, persuade, and manage polarities without direct control
• High degree of flexibility and ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization with diverse backgrounds
• Makes wise, data-informed decisions, finds and owns problems to closure
• Ability to balance the long-term big picture and short-term implications of tactical decisions
• Possesses an innovative technical mindset with a focus on architecture, strategy, and design
• Strong desire to drive change
• Significant experience designing initial infrastructure, on-boarding of applications, role-based access controls, policy and password management, certifications, workflows, work items and rules
• Deep understanding of RBAC, identity policies, identity lifecycle automation and reporting, password policies, separation of duties, user provisioning, and approval workflows
• Experience working with modern and legacy enterprise authentication services (OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth2, SAML, WS Fed, Kerberos) and platforms (preferably Active Directory, Entra ID, AWS)
• Experience with Single-Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication, Passwordless Technologies, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience architecting and delivering large-scale Enterprise IAM service instances
• Experience with enterprise directory architecture, including significant knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID
• Experience developing and delivering Zero Trust architectural designs
• Experience with Venafi / Netwrix / CyberArk
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with large-scale ID Verification solutions for Enterprise and Consumer Identity solutions
• A current cybersecurity professional certification (such as CISSP), a current IGA certification

Additional Requirements:

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $180,000 - $210,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

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