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Technology Leader with a focus on Identity and Access Management Services consisting of on-site and remote IT technical managers and associates responsible for the engineering and service delivery of Identity and Access Management (IAM) technology solutions, implementation of access policies and processes that align with the business objectives, priorities, security and compliance initiatives for the organization.• Responsible for delivering and managing large, complex Identity and Access Management programs in the areas of Identity Lifecycle Management, Active Directory Services, Azure Tenant Administration, Privileged Access Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Federated SSO, Web Based Single Sign On, Authentication and Authorization• Lead day-to-day technology engineering and operations efforts of the enterprise IAM platform• Transformed my teams from being solely tactical and reactive to an appropriate blend of strategic and tactical focused on business needs and staying ahead of the technology curve.• Work with various stakeholders to implement solutions in accordance with Identity and Access Management (IAM) leading practices and corporate policies• Manage vendor relationships & organize Technical Roadmap sessions to be given to the technical teams• Train and motivate diverse workforces to foster team unity and ensure the highest level of performance.• Measure productivity and goal achievement to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement. • Manage the Identity & Access Management budget along with Senior Leadership guidance including large contracts from outside vendors and all services to exceed service levels and optimize uptime

Technical / Performance Manager of KPMG’s Identity and Access Management Services for the Firm’s Global Authentication and Authorization platform.• Design and implementation of a state of the art enterprise Identity and Access Management system.• Expert in working with IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-Business product suite.• Work very closely with Development Teams, Business Liaisons, Operations Staff, Security and Risk Groups, Network Teams and Server Administrator Groups on integration activities related to the Tivoli suite.• Participate in application architecture and design review working directly with internal/external application houses and business owners on the integration of their applications into the IAM system.• Knowledge directory services including IBM Directory Server, Active Directory.• Extensive knowledge of industry standard security procedures and policies including Single Sign-On, SSL, Kerberos, and Certificate based Authentication.• Knowledge of Cryptography and Encryption technologies including digital signatures, PKI, IBM Ikeyman.• Proven expertise in authentication, authorization, role based access control, password policies, token authentication, and certificate based authentication.

IT Professional responsible for the ongoing operations of the firm's Active Directory, Exchange, Sendmail and IBM Tivoli platforms.Managed the day to day operations of the Active Directory environment. This included the management of the DHCP, DNS and WINS services.Performed the upgrade from Windows NT to Active Directory 2000 with no impact to the user population.Responsible for all inbound and outbound mail through the Sendmail infrastructure.Performed all upgrades and maintenance activities on the technologies I was responsible for.