Edtech.com's Summary

The University of Georgia is hiring an IT Senior Manager. The role manages the university's Identity Access Management (IAM) program, architecture, and standards, leading the teams that deliver enterprise-wide identity and authentication services to campus. It sits within Enterprise Information Technology Services, working with leadership, project teams, and third-party partners.

Highlights

Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Identity Management and Access Services teams, including planning, designing, testing, documenting, and implementing identity and access management architecture and processes.
Mentor and develop staff by setting objectives, assigning accountability, establishing priorities, and ensuring timely training, while building a culture of teamwork, quality, and security.
Direct production support for the applications, tools, and systems that keep the IAM environment operable and secure, and resolve broad, complex problems involving access rights and security initiatives.
Lead the team in integrating IAM architecture with Active Directory configuration and management, and offer campus identity, access, and federation solutions based on best practices.
Drive continuous improvement through workflows, technical scripts, and procedures that make IAM processes secure, compliant, and automated.
Evaluate IAM solutions and processes, anticipate regulatory and security requirements, and lead ongoing reviews and optimization strategies with leadership, functional users, project teams, and third parties.
Present IAM architecture designs and plans to cross-functional teams and management, and meet internal and external integration and security requirements with stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent, plus 10 years of professional experience including 3 years of supervisory experience.
Knowledge of security and compliance requirements for identity management, an understanding of the university's identity and access business needs, and project management experience.
Full-time, on-site schedule of 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday with occasional after-hours work, at pay of up to $105,000.

IT Senior Manager Full Description

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Position Summary

Responsible for managing and maintaining the Identity Access Management program, architecture, and standards. This role will lead in delivering enterprise-wide identity and authentication services.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent plus 10 years of professional experience to include 3 years of supervisory experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

Ability to understand UGA’s identity and access business requirements.
Knowledgeable in security and compliance requirements for identity management.
Project management experience

Duties/Responsibilities

Oversees the day-to-day operations of Identity Management and Access Services teams and related tasks including the planning, designing, testing, documenting, and implementing identity and access management architecture and processes. (40%)

Promote a culture of high-performance teamwork and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality and security.
Ensure staff members receive timely and appropriate training and development.
Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountability; set objectives; establish priorities; and monitor and evaluate results.
Develop secure processes and procedures to reflect the needs of the University of Georgia around IAM.
Manage resources that create and maintain identities and the ability access systems and services.

Oversee and direct the production support of applications, tools, and systems to maintain an operable and secure IAM environment. (30%)

Oversee and provide solutions to broad, complex, and critical work to address and implement access rights, information security, and security initiatives.
Provide campus with identity, access, and federation solutions by recommending alternatives and best practices.
Lead team to utilize and integrate IAM architecture with Active Directory configuration and management.
Drive continuous improvement with workflows, technical scripts, and procedures to create secure, compliant, and automated solutions.
Determine detailed program and data requirements and design programs from those requirements.
Identity problems; formulate and implement corrective solutions.

Collaborate with leadership, functional users, project teams, and third party entities to effectively implement and maintain IAM solutions. (30%)

Evaluating IAM solutions and processes, anticipating regulatory and security requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and participating in developing and implementing institution wide solutions.
Leading ongoing reviews of IAM processes and developing optimization strategies.
Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IAM process advancements to automate and modernize systems.
Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and institutional design for IAM architecture.
Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
Engage with IAM stakeholders, IAM team, and leadership staff to report and meet internal/external integration and security requirements.

Position Details

Full Time; 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Occasional after-hours as needed.
Advertised Salary: Up to 105,000
Location of Vacancy: Athens Area
Proposed Starting Date: 12/07/2026

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status.

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