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# Lead Architect (IGA/IAM) - Expert Services EMEA at Saviynt

- **Company:** Saviynt
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/saviynt/ad16a0d2-0181-4836-9321-91b6082d316a

## Job description

Saviynt's AI-powered identity platform manages and governs human and non-human access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Built for the AI age, Saviynt is today helping organizations safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.

The primary objective of this role is to lead the design and delivery of complex identity security solutions, ensuring exceptional technical outcomes for customers within Saviynt’s Identity Security practice. The Professional and Expert Services teams at Saviynt provide partners and customers with deep technical expertise and implementation support to guarantee success.

As a Lead Architect, you will be responsible for owning the end-to-end architecture and technical delivery of Saviynt’s Identity Security solutions. This role focuses on designing scalable, secure, and high-performing identity solutions while acting as a trusted technical authority for both customers and internal teams.

You will play a critical role in bridging business requirements with technical implementation, ensuring best practices across Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and broader Identity Security domains. Saviynt is an identity authority platform built to power and protect the world at work.

In a world of digital transformation, where organizations face increasing cyber risk but cannot afford defensive measures that slow progress, Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud provides unparalleled visibility, control, and intelligence—empowering secure, right-time access to critical systems and data.

## What you will do

Own end-to-end technical implementation of identity security solutions, ensuring successful delivery across requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and deployment phases to achieve rapid time to value.

Lead solution design for complex Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) implementations, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and security best practices.

Make and guide key architectural decisions, promoting design standards, integration patterns, and scalability across identity security solutions. ● Provide technical leadership across the full SDLC, including system analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment. ● Manage both technical and non-technical stakeholder communication, ensuring alignment and accountability across internal teams and customer/partner organisations. ● Proactively identify technical risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges, driving mitigation strategies in collaboration with stakeholders. ● Demonstrate thought leadership by conducting implementation reviews, performing comparative analysis of solution options, and delivering clear, strategic recommendations.

● Act as a trusted advisor to customers and partners, supporting identity security strategy, roadmaps, and adoption of industry best practices. ● Drive innovation by introducing modern design principles, emerging methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives across implementations. ● Guide and mentor engineers and consultants, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing. ● Support integration of identity solutions with enterprise platforms such as ERP systems, HR systems, and ITSM tools.

## What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

● Proven experience leading and delivering complex Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) implementations, with hands-on expertise in one or more leading IGA platforms. ● Strong consulting and advisory skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. ● Deep understanding of identity governance principles, processes, and best practices within enterprise environments. ● Excellent communication and technical presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. ● Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high standards of quality and delivery. ● Strong experience in solution architecture, including microservices, integration patterns, and enterprise system design. ● Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with high attention to detail. ● Strong knowledge of SQL and ability to write complex queries. ● Hands-on experience with Java/J2EE, REST and SOAP web services, and system integration. ● Solid understanding of network fundamentals, cryptography, certificates, and Unix/Linux environments, including shell scripting. ● Strong knowledge of identity systems such as LDAP and Active Directory, and protocols including SAML, OAuth, and SCIM. ● Experience integrating with enterprise and cloud platforms such as SAP, ERP systems, Workday, and ServiceNow. ● Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure is a plus.

## About Saviynt

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Saviynt provides an AI-powered identity security and access management platform that secures and governs every identity—human, non-human, and AI agent—across the entire digital ecosystem.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Identity Security & Access Management (IAM/IGA) / Cybersecurity
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, government institutions (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission or Purpose**: To safeguard enterprises through intelligent, cloud-first identity governance and access management solutions, helping organizations safely accelerate AI deployment while protecting digital assets and driving operational efficiency.

## Products & Services
- **Saviynt Identity Cloud (Platform)**: An AI-powered platform that manages and governs human, non-human, and AI agent access to applications, data, and business processes across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments. It combines Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Application Access Governance (AAG) into a single platform. **Type**: SaaS Platform.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $1.075 billion across multiple rounds. Annual Revenue is $89.3 million.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (lead, Series B), HPS Investment Partners, PNC Bank, Carrick Capital Partners. The company serves Fortune 500 companies and government institutions.
- **Growth Signals**: 1,260 employees (+28.0% YoY), 358,442 LinkedIn followers (+86.7% YoY), active job postings up +51.0% year-over-year, global expansion with offices in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and India.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified Platform**: Combines IGA, PAM, and AAG into a single cloud-native platform, reducing complexity and cost for enterprises compared to multi-vendor solutions.
- **AI-Native Architecture**: Built for the AI age, it specifically addresses identity security for AI agents and non-human identities, a rapidly growing market need.
- **Enterprise Scale & Trust**: Designed for the largest, most complex organizations (Fortune 500, government) with a focus on compliance, security, and operational efficiency.
- **Strong Financial Backing**: $1.075 billion in total funding provides significant resources for R&D and market expansion.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-Driven Identity Security**: Prioritizing the safe acceleration of AI deployment and usage by securing AI agent identities.
- **Global Expansion**: Deepening presence in key markets like India, the UK, Australia, and across Europe.
- **Platform Growth**: Continuing to unify and enhance the Identity Cloud platform to cover the full spectrum of identity challenges.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring (+51% job postings YoY) to scale engineering, sales, and customer success teams.

## Why Work Here
- **High-Growth Environment**: Headcount grew 28% in the last year, offering strong career advancement potential in a fast-scaling company.
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Tackling critical cybersecurity challenges for the world’s largest organizations.
- **Global & Remote-First Culture**: Remote-friendly roles and hybrid options available, with offices in major cities globally (El Segundo, London, Sydney, Bengaluru). [saviynt.com](https://saviynt.com/careers)
- **Strong Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive base pay with bonuses, medical/dental/vision, retirement programs, and flexible time off. [saviynt.com](https://saviynt.com/careers)
- **Positive Employee Sentiment**: Average employer rating of **4.0/5.0** (436 reviews), with strong compensation (4.1) and career opportunity (4.0) scores. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/saviynt)
- **Diverse, Global Team**: Workforce spans 23 countries, offering a rich, multicultural work experience.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/saviynt)
2. [Saviynt Careers Page](https://saviynt.com/careers)
3. [Saviynt About Us](https://saviynt.com/company/about-saviynt)
4. [Lever Job Postings](https://jobs.lever.co/saviynt)
5. [CB Insights Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/saviynt)

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