Agent Identity Architect

Join Vanguard’s cutting-edge Global Enterprise Security team as an Agent Identity Architect. Lead the enterprise transformation by designing and implementing secure identity strategies for AI agents and non-human identities across multi-cloud environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape security architecture for emerging AI and agent-based ecosystems, collaborating with top talent and driving standards that will impact the organization at scale., Define and drive agentic identity strategies, standards, and architectures for AI agents and non-human identities.

• Design and implement secure identity models, authorization patterns, and trust boundaries for multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS environments.
• Develop security design patterns and long-term direction for agent identity lifecycle management, including onboarding, ownership, and credential management.
• Build scalable agent discovery and inventory solutions across diverse platforms.
• Establish robust access controls, enforcing least privilege and policy-driven boundaries at tool and runtime levels.
• Integrate agent activity observability and telemetry with enterprise detection and response pipelines.
• Partner with IAM, security, and engineering teams to deliver reusable, secure-by-design identity patterns.
• Lead implementation efforts, ensuring cross-functional alignment and technical excellence.

8+ years in identity and cloud security architecture within enterprise environments.

• Deep expertise in IAM/security architecture, including directory services, SSO, federation, OAuth, OIDC, and lifecycle governance.
• Proven experience securing Cloud Compute Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), with deep proficiency in at least one.
• Strong background defining identity models, authorization patterns, and trust boundaries.
• Hands-on experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM), access reviews, and identity governance administration.
• Ability to drive standards and collaborate with engineering and security teams.
• Understanding of AI systems and agentic identity concepts.

Preferred Skills

• Certifications: CCSP, AWS, GCP, or Azure platform certifications.
• Experience with emerging AI/agentic identity models.
• Strong technical leadership and enterprise-scale architecture design expertise.
• Ability to bridge business and technical objectives., Agent Identity Architect* Deep experience designing IAM/security architecture across enterprise environments* Strong background in cloud (AWS Azure GCP) security architecture* Experience defining identity models authorization patterns and trust boundaries* Familiarity with OAuth/OIDC Federation PAM and identity governance* Ability to drive standards across multiple engineering teams* Experience with AI/agentic identity concepts is a strong plus

Work remotely from anywhere in the United States (EST hours).

• Join an innovative, fast-growing security team at the forefront of AI and agent-based technology.
• Opportunity to define and shape industry-leading standards in a greenfield environment.
• Collaborate with industry experts and gain exposure to enterprise-scale, multi-cloud security challenges.
• Expand your technical leadership profile with impactful, high-visibility projects.