Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global professional services firm specializing in digital transformation, business process management (BPM), analytics, and AI-driven solutions. The company partners with organizations to improve efficiency, transform operations, and drive business outcomes through a combination of process expertise, technology, and data insight.
Job Title: Architect - IAM / AI / Enterprise PlatformsLocation: New York City, NY (3 days onsite minimum)Duration: 11 monthsWork Type: HybridJob Type: Temporary Assignment Job Summary:OverviewSenior architect role focused on identity, access management, AI integration, and enterprise-scale platforms.
Core ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & Design - Define reference architectures and reusable patterns for AI agent identities, authentication, authorization, credential/token handling, and auditability across enterprise applications
- Design secure access models for workflows, customers, and workloads
- Partner with application teams to integrate modern auth protocols (OIDC/SAML) and service-to-service communication patterns
- Build AI-enabled solutions using enterprise platforms, connectors, APIs, and orchestration capabilities
- Define modular, scalable architecture covering APIs, middleware, policy enforcement, and lifecycle management
Improve AI/ML processes including: - Access request flows
- Policy validation
- Intelligent analytics
- Documentation automation
Governance & SecurityImplement AI control frameworks including: - Model controls and guardrails
- Auditability and signed-to-NIST / risk frameworks
- Apply AI security standards including OWASP Top 10 for LLM applications and MITRE ATLAS
- Ensure governance, compliance, and privacy are embedded in architecture
Required QualificationsTechnical & Domain Expertise - Experience implementing:
- Enterprise IAM systems (Azure AD/Entra, Okta)
- Identity lifecycle management and privileged access management
- OAuth, SAML, LDAP, Kerberos, and API security
- Strong knowledge of:
- AI/ML and platform engineering
- Microservices and distributed architectures
- Cloud-native patterns
Engineering Skills - Front-end: SPA frameworks (React/Angular) and JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
- Back-end: Java/.NET, microservices, traditional 3-tier architecture
- Scripting: Linux shell and PowerShell
- Documentation and communication skills (technical + business audiences)
Cloud & Platform KnowledgeStrong understanding of: - IaaS/PaaS concepts
- IoT/cloud integration (incl. Azure services)
- Containerization and modern infrastructure
Preferred Qualifications - Financial Services domain experience
- Experience developing enterprise standards / reference architectures
- Exposure to multi-region enterprise solutions
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.