Head of Identity Security (India)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Head of Identity Security in India.

The Head of Identity Security will lead the strategy, design, and execution of enterprise-wide identity and access management, ensuring secure, scalable, and automated access across all systems, applications, and cloud environments. This role blends strategic vision with hands-on technical delivery, driving advanced access controls, zero-trust initiatives, and automation-first identity operations. You will partner with senior leaders to embed identity as a core enabler of security and operational efficiency, while mentoring and leading a high-performing engineering team. The position offers the opportunity to shape architectural decisions, implement modern identity technologies, and enhance the organization’s overall security posture. This is a high-impact role, perfect for a proactive leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and values both strategic influence and technical ownership.

Accountabilities:

• Own and lead the end-to-end enterprise Identity strategy, ensuring secure, scalable, and automated access across all environments.
• Set and enforce standards for authentication, authorization, and access governance aligned with Zero Trust and least-privilege principles.
• Manage and mature the Identity ecosystem, including IDPs such as Okta, ensuring strong governance and continuous modernization.
• Integrate applications and implement advanced access controls, including just-in-time access and granular entitlements.
• Shape architectural decisions across authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management.
• Drive automation-first identity operations, eliminating manual workflows through Infrastructure-as-Code and policy-as-code.
• Partner with senior technology and business leaders to embed identity into operational processes and strategic initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Identity Engineering team, promoting engineering excellence and high performance.
• Serve as the organization’s authority on identity, elevating best practices and strengthening overall security posture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Identity Engineering / IAM, with a proven track record of enterprise-scale identity initiatives.
• Strong hands-on expertise with modern IDPs (Okta preferred), including complex integrations, federation, and platform governance.
• Deep understanding of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and authentication/authorization architectures.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code for designing and maintaining identity infrastructure.
• Scripting/programming experience for automating identity workflows and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience implementing Zero Trust, least privilege, just-in-time access, and granular entitlements.
• Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Strong strategic mindset with hands-on technical delivery capabilities to achieve measurable outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives and equity/share options.
• Generous annual leave and parental leave policies.
• Health insurance, life, and accident coverage, including family and OPD options.
• Mental wellbeing support, including therapy sessions, courses, and workshops.
• Sabbatical and flexible work arrangements, including WFH and work-from-abroad options.
• Annual learning and development budget for courses, coaching, and books.
• Home office setup contribution and laptop ownership.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative workplace culture.
• Paid volunteering and personal development days.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile undergoes our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top candidates efficiently and fairly:

• 🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
• 📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and historical success factors to calculate your match score.
• 🎯 The top 3 candidates with the highest match are automatically shortlisted.
• 🧠 When necessary, our team may perform a manual review to ensure no strong profile is overlooked.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once shortlisted, your profile is shared with the company, which handles the final decision and next steps, such as interviews or additional assessments.

Thank you for your interest!

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